Delta Fierce!
On loan for a local assignment, Max Caveman Decker already feels at home in the backcountry of Wyoming. Protecting one womaneven petite spitfire Grace Saundersis a vacation to the Delta Force warrior. But Grace thinks something darker is at work than the murder she witnessed. It wasnt a case of the wrong place at the wrong timeit was her curse. Every man she gets close to dies. Now shes saddled with Decker, her sworn protector, who wont leave her side. Any hope for a simple assignment will change once theyre living under the same roof, where Graces curse will be just as inescapable as the crosshairs of a killer.
Your battery is dead. Caveman glanced around. You got another handy?
She shook her head. No. Fresh out.
Got a helmet?
She nodded. Yeah, but I wont need it if I cant get my ATV started.
He spun and headed for the barn door. You can ride on the back of mine, he called out over his shoulder.
Graces heart fluttered at the thought of riding behind Caveman, holding him around the waist to keep from falling off. No, thanks. Those trails are dangerous. She suspected the danger was more in how her pulse quickened around the man than the possibility of plunging over the edge of a drop-off.
I grew up riding horses and four-wheelers on rugged mountain trails. I wont let you fall off a cliff. He held up a hand. Promise.
She frowned. Knowing she only had a few minutes to get to the meeting location, Grace sighed. Okay. I guess Ill put my life in your hands. She followed him out of the barn and closed the door behind her. Although, I dont know why I should trust you. I dont even know you.
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Elle James
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ELLE JAMES, a New York Times bestselling author, started writing when her sister challenged her to write a romance novel. She has managed a full-time job and raised three wonderful children, and she and her husband even tried ranching exotic birds (ostriches, emus and rheas). Ask her, and shell tell you what its like to go toe-to-toe with an angry three-hundred-and-fifty-pound bird! Elle loves to hear from fans at ellejames@earthlink.net or www.ellejames.com.
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Contents
Cover
Back Cover Text
Introduction
Title Page
About the Author
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Extract
Extract
Copyright
Chapter One
Max Caveman Decker clung to the shadows of the mud-and-brick structures, the first SEAL into enemy territory. Reaching a forward position giving him sufficient range of fire, he dropped to one knee, scanned the street and buildings ahead through his night-vision goggles, searching for the telltale green heat signatures of warm enemy bodies. When he didnt detect any, he said softly into his mic, Ready.
Going in, Whiskey said. Armed with their M4A1 carbine rifles with the Special Forces Modification kit, he and Tank eased around the corner of a building in a small village in the troubled Helmand Province of Afghanistan.
Army Intelligence operatives had indicated the Pakistan-based Haqqani followers had set up a remote base of operations in the village located in the rugged hills north of Kandahar.
Cavemans job was to provide cover to his teammates as they moved ahead of him. Then they would cover for him until he reached a relatively secure location, thus leapfrogging through the village to their target, the biggest building at the center, where intel reported the Haqqani rebels had set up shop.