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Title:
Hard Trigger
Author: S.L.
Hannah
Release
Date: August 28, 2018
Publisher:
AOH Publishing
Genres:
Romantic suspense
Word Count: 30K
Format: Print
and digital
Synopsis:
“Your
mother’s opiates are coming from Jose Herrera’s distribution
network.” My pulse races as my stepfather speaks these words.
Because taking on the Herreras also means taking on Diego.
Reckless,
and hardened by a volatile past, Victoria does not see a future with
Diego Herrera as a realistic option. As their
childhood friendship ignites, they find themselves on opposite sides
of a bloody feud between the two most powerful families in Mexico
City. And she’s a Moreno now—brought up to be the secret weapon
nobody suspected.
But
Victoria can’t deny the attraction. Diego’s commanding muscles,
the coarse, dark hair of his solid chest, that rugged scar above his
sensuous lips…
Loyalty
is in the eye of the beholder.
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HARD
TRIGGER Excerpt
Copyright
© 2018 S.L. Hannah
I take a long sip of
my drink, the flavor of olives and alcohol saturating my mouth.
“How’d you do in there?”
“Not even close to as impressively as
you.” He shakes his head, as if we’ve just finished a friendly
one-on-one game on my balcony.
The bartender slides a tumbler brimming
with brown juice towards him. I press Max Bet, and hold two Queens.
“You know what they say about losing propositions.” I land a full
house, and suck on my cigarette. Diego notices. “Get out before you
get killed.” I tilt my chin up to exhale away from his broad torso,
moving in closer as he leans an elbow on the bar. The current between
us surges.
He swirls the ice in his glass before
downing most of the whiskey. “Unless the risk is worth the reward,”
he says placing his near-empty glass on the bar. “Like winning a
$150,000 pot…on a bluff.” He stares at the cut over my brow.
“Jujitsu?”
I nod, gulping down more alcohol,
watching his jaw flex from youth and an overabundance of
testosterone. “Are you looking for pointers?”
“I want to apologize.” One of his
large, well-manicured hands takes the cigarette from between my
fingers. He inhales deeply, glancing briefly at my empty ring finger.
He’d accused my step-father of
purposely calling me to break up our trip, and worse, that my working
for him was the reason that my mother had ended up in the hospital.
I finish my drink and push it out of my
way. It’s the only thing I can do to calm my nerves. I stand, and
in my heels, we’re nearly at eye level. “My mother is out of the
hospital. Thank you.” I place a fifty on the bar and press the Cash
Out button. “But it doesn’t change anything between us.” I slip
the paper worth a couple hundred extra now into my clutch, sidling up
next to him, “So fucking hot, aren’t you?” My bare shoulder
brushes against his jacket, and my cheek gets flush the closer it
inches towards his. “But let me be clear.” My lips brush his ear.
“I’m not interested.”
I let that sink in before pouting like
I’m about to blow him a kiss and strutting away, even though I know
his eyes are still on me.
“Hey,” he calls out, but I don’t
bother turning around. Diego and I…we’re better at being friends.
I shouldn’t have given him false hope.
But he’s keeping pace. “Hey,” he
says, firmly grabbing my arm.
My fist whips up. Reflex. I nearly
clock him. And he let’s go, putting some distance between us. “I
know you like to play rough, Victoria. But I also know you’re
trying to kill my uncle.”
I grind to a halt. My heart thumps
loudly in my chest.
“Interested now?” Diego places his
hand back on my arm and walks me towards a set of elevators.
About S.L.
Hannah:
S.L.
Hannah was born in Poland, grew up in Canada, and moved to Southern
California to pursue her love of single-engine airplanes. Her latest
rogue romance, Hard Trigger, will be published on August 28th, 2018.
Visit her online at www.slhannah.com to learn about her other books,
to get updates about her new release, and to connect through social
media. S.L. Hannah lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and
garden of succulents. When she’s not writing fiction, she continues
to solve the aviation problems of the world.
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