Laying Down the Law
by Delilah Devlin
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Seeking sanctuary could be the hottest mistake she ever made.
The TripleHorn Brand, Book 1
A lifetime ago, Zuri Prescott kicked the dirt off her boots and
ditched her small-time small town for the glam city life—and lived to regret
it. When she’s framed for a bank job, she lights out for home, seeking refuge
with her old high school sweetheart while she figures out her next steps. Only
she discovers that the boy she left behind is the last man she should trust.
Sheriff Colt Triplehorn knows trouble when he sees it, especially
when it comes in the form of a familiar trespasser, caught naked between an
angry bull and her underwear. Sure she’s up to her usual no good, he grants her
sanctuary at his ranch—the better to keep an eye on her, and purge her from his
system once and for all.
Reconnection is sweet and hot, but the heat can’t hide the truth.
When Colt inevitably finds out what Zuri’s running from, it’s too late to put
the fire out, and he’s got a career-compromising choice on his hands. Follow
the letter of the law, or follow his heart.
Product Warnings: When a sheriff captures the girl who got away,
expect revenge so hot it leaves brands on two lonely hearts…
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Excerpt:
She’d landed on her knees, her pantyhose shredding
on impact—the long, fat ladder that rippled up her thigh as strangely upsetting
as the masked man behind her who grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up to
face the security alarm.
She’d pressed the buttons on the key pad, disarming
the premises alarm and dropped her hands. But another nudge of hard steel
against her back, and his hushed, “The vault alarm too, sweetheart,” had her
punching a second set of numbers before he hustled her around the corner toward
the vault, out of sight of her manager who waited in the parking lot for the
all-clear signal.
The vault operated on a timer. At any other time of
day, she wouldn’t have been able to open it—a fact that didn’t register until
later. She’d spun the two combination locks, heard the inner mechanisms clang
as they released, and he’d reached around her to grab the lever and push it
down. The large steel door swung open.
The thief had shoved her through the anteroom with
security deposit boxes lining both walls, heading straight for the locked door
at the rear. Again, he’d waited while she found the key and opened the door,
then shoved the mesh interior gate inward.
Forcing her to her knees, he’d wrapped her wrists
and ankles in duct tape, and pulled a hood over her head.
Then she’d been left to shiver on the floor,
listening to the sounds he made as she followed him in her mind through the
gate while he scooped stacks of cash into a bag. One side only. Later, the
assistant manager pointed out that the thief must have been timing himself, a
real pro, because he’d skipped the temptation of pausing to finish the sweep.
Less than five minutes had passed since they’d
entered. Another two and the manager would call the police.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Delilah Devlin is an
award-winning author of erotic romance with a rapidly expanding reputation for
writing edgy stories with complex characters. Ms. Devlin has published over a
hundred stories in multiple sub-genres and lengths with Atria/Strebor, Avon,
Berkley, Black Lace, Cleis Press, Ellora’s Cave, Kensington, Kindle, Running
Press, and Samhain Publishing. In January 2013, she’ll add Montlake Romance to
her list of publishers when SHATTERED SOULS
releases!
Website: http://www.delilahdevlin.com/
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