Release Date: July 23, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-928044-28-4
Genre: Contemporary with suspense elements
Format: ebook & print
Length: Short Novel (43,000 words)
Blurb:
She’s a warrior at heart.
Briar’s life was changed forever by a childhood marked by loss and trauma. When she was an orphan the government recruited her into a secret program and turned her into a contract killer. No matter how hard she tries to leave that life behind her, it’s still a part of who she is. She loves and trusts her husband deeply, but old habits die hard. Now everything is about to change for them. When things take a life-threatening turn, Briar is forced to confront her most deeply buried insecurities and find the courage to lay herself bare to the man who has promised to stand by her always.
But this is one battle she can’t win alone.
Matt loves his independent, badass wife more than anything, but she’s also the most stubborn and frustrating woman he’s ever known. Haunted by a loss that shook him to his core, he’s even more determined to protect Briar now that their lives are about to be altered forever. He’ll do anything for her, but if they’re going to have a shot at a happily ever after as a family, his fierce Valkyrie must first learn to lower her guard and let him in completely.
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EXCERPT
Waking a while later, Briar sighed and pulled free of Matt’s embrace. Nature was calling. She did that a lot now. Sometimes a few times a night.
Swinging her legs over the side of the bed, Briar stood. Warmth gushed between her legs.
She gasped, horrified. Dammit…
“What?” Matt asked.
“I think my damn bladder just gave out,” she grumbled, and hit the lights to make sure she didn’t step in it on the way to the bathroom. God, this was so embarrassing—
A puddle of brilliant red gleamed on the floor.
She paled, a spike of terror shooting through her. “Matt,” she said, her voice tight.
He shifted behind her. “What’s wrong?”
“I’m bleeding.” Oh, shit. Oh, shit, shit, shit. There was a lot of it.
“What?” he said sharply, then inhaled when he looked over the side of the bed.
Briar gingerly waddled for the bathroom, heart thudding. “Call my obstetrician. Tell her I’m on the way to the hospital.”
Matt was already out of bed and met her before she reached the foot of it. Before she could even open her mouth he had scooped her up in his arms. “Does it hurt?” he asked as he strode for the door.
“No. I didn’t feel anything.” She put a hand to her belly and stayed still as he carried her. “Wait, I need clothes.”
He cursed and quickly reversed directions, heading for the closet.
She grabbed a new pair of panties and a stretchy dress, fighting the fear beating at her. The baby. Was she losing the baby?