By
Suz deMello
Genre: Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Fledgling agent
Ani Sharif has finally been assigned to her first undercover mission—to seduce
software tycoon Richard Rexford, known as the fearsome T-Rex of Silicon Valley.
He's suspected of selling software secrets to the Chinese. Ani must succeed at her
first assignment, but will handsome, clever Richard uncover her secrets and
seize her heart?
Prologue
San Francisco,
California
On Saturday
afternoon, Gar saw an umbrella hung in the signal tree in Golden Gate Park, so
he met his contact in the Castro at midnight. To anyone watching, they’d look
like two guys outside a crowded bar, sharing a smoke, but his contact passed
Gar a tiny package, a package worth millions to his customers in Indonesia.
He tucked the
package inside his jacket and mounted his motorcycle, heading for Potrero Hill
and the shelter of a safe house. As he passed through a residential area, he
slowed, and only then did he hear the growl of another motorcycle on his tail.
At first he thought it was happenstance, but as he turned one corner and then
the next, with the following motorcycle’s roar ringing and banging in his ears,
he realized he’d been tagged.
Gar tried every
trick he knew to shake the tail, but nothing worked. Too late, he saw that he’d
been herded toward the shore of the bay, heading too fast down a dead-end
alley, with warehouses on each side and a chained metal gate in front of him.
Braking too
hard, he jerked the bike into a sharp turn in front of the ten-foot-high gate.
The bike slewed on the slick, damp street, drawing a screeching curve to the
left before crashing into the cyclone fence.
He hit hard and
went down, his bike clattering on its side, sliding out of the fog lamp’s amber
halo into the dark, misty night.
In a haze of
pain, he lay stunned on the pavement, moving in and out of consciousness, with
the bitterness of failure flooding his mouth.
The other
motorcycle stopped. Gar heard the scrape of boots on asphalt. Blinking, he
raised his heavy head a fraction to see an hourglass figure silhouetted against
the golden light. He groaned and dropped his head back. One hand scrabbled
toward the precious parcel, seeking to protect it.
The boots
stopped close to his head. Too close, but nothing he could do about it. Too
weak.Too much pain. Should have worn a helmet…
Motorcycle
leathers creaked. He smelled jasmine, felt warmth, sensed she knelt beside him.
He blinked again.
She had a jaunty
smile and eyes that gleamed green even in the dim light. Opening his jacket,
she removed the package, which contained the prototype of the computerized
brain that would run some of the United States’ newest, most sophisticated
guided missiles.
“Thank you.” She
tucked the package into her jacket and walked away, her boots crunching. He
heard her bike kick, catch, and roar away, its growl receding into the misty
night.
Best-selling,
award-winning author Suz deMello has written nineteen books in several genres,
including erotica, comedy, historical, paranormal, mystery and suspense, plus a
number of short stories and non-fiction articles on writing. A freelance
editor, she's held the positions of Managing Editor and Senior Editor, having
worked for such publishers as Totally Bound, and Ai Press.
Her books have
been favorably reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Booklist, won a
contest or two, attained the finals of the RITA and hit several bestseller
lists.
A former trial
attorney, her passion is world travel. She’s left the US over a dozen times,
including lengthy stints working overseas. She’s now writing a vampire tale and
planning her next trip.
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