Death Riders MC, Book 7
MC Romance
Date Published: 12-20-2024
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
An act of savage violence shatters Keres’s life. Her heart and soul demands vengeance. To hunt a monster, she must become a monster.
Ronin is tracking the person who’s been sniping his marks, and is surprised when he finds the beautiful red-head wielding the deadly knife.
Sparks fly between them. Not of love, but of anger. They don’t trust one another, yet can’t seem to deny their attraction.
When the Death Riders are attacked, her sacrifice is demanded. The unsteady foundation she’d been balancing upon crumbles, leaving her to face alone the nightmare that created her.
Short excerpt:
“Keres, look at me.” Fingers tilted her chin up until she stared into his light green eyes. “Can you speak to me?”
Speak to him? She couldn’t even take a breath. He cupped her face, leaned close, and then…he started to hum. The sound completely shocked her, not only because his warm breath tickled her ear and fanned across cheek, but because the musical cadence in his voice hypnotized the dread pulsing through her soul. Slowly, the numbness melted and her vision came back into sharp focus.
“That’s it,” he murmured, smiling at her. “Welcome back.”
Keres drew a shuddering breath, letting it out slowly. The stiffness in her muscles unclenched. “Y-you sang to me.”
“Not quite,” he murmured. “Long ago I discovered music helps settle my mind when it goes into the darkness.”
It seemed odd to think this gorgeous man had a condition so mundane like panic attacks. “Y-you have anxiety?”
He grinned. “You thought all us hitmen sat around polishing our knives and eating nails?”
“I didn’t realize there was a club.”
He chuckled. “That’s funny in more ways than you know. My name is Ronin.”
She turned that over in her mind. “A samurai without a master. That explains the tattoo. The name fits you.”
“Because I’m wicked deadly?”
“Are you flirting with me?”
“Yes.”
She wanted so badly to flirt back. To giggle and pretend she was an ordinary woman, but she wasn’t and would never be again. The monsters had ripped out her innocence and blackened her soul.
“You should leave,” she mumbled, then cleared her throat. “You need to forget about me.”
Longer teaser:
Reaching her locker, she grabbed her duffle and took off her soaked shirt. Before she peeled off her sports bra, however, an awareness came over her. Someone was watching. Could feel the stare burning into her back. Slipping her hand into the gym bag, she grabbed her gun and spun, bringing the barrel up. The man from the bar and the loft was there, leaning against the door frame.
“Don’t stop undressing on my account,” he said.
“What the hell are you doing here? How did you find me? And why are you in the women’s locker room?”
He held up one finger. “I came to see you.” He held up a second finger. “I followed you, of course. I wasn’t going to let you walk home by yourself. It’s a dangerous city, and I should know because I had my hand in that.” Finally, he held up the third finger. “Isn’t it obvious why I’m standing here? Because of you.”
“None of that answers why.”
He straightened and walked slowly toward her, seemingly unfazed by having a loaded weapon trained on him.
“You got distracted in the ring,” he said calmly, like he was discussing the weather. “Dropped your guard.”
“Thank you, Captain Obvious.”
He stepped so close that the barrel of her gun came to rest against his chest. “Do you always pull a gun on a man?”
“Only if the day ends in Y.”
He smirked. “You’re not going to shoot me, Keres. The safety is still on.”
“You don’t have to mansplain to me how to fire my own weapon.” She stepped back and let her arm fall away. “How do you know my name?”
“I followed you, remember? Is the big guy out there your man?”
“I find it hard to believe if you’ve researched me that you haven’t researched the hell out of him.”
He shrugged. “I know he was married to another man so I’m curious where you fit in.”
They had a staring contest, one she tried to win but eventually had to blink. “He’s my friend.”
“Such a good friend that he helps you kill people?”
“Shh,” she cried. “Don’t talk about that in public!”
“You’re the only woman in this building right now, Keres. No one is coming in here.” He advanced, and she retreated, all the way to the wall. He placed his hands on either side of her, trapping her.
About the Author
I began reading my mom’s Harlequin Presents in the fifth grade, and my love for romance was born and from that first book, I knew I wanted to write romance novels. My first book was finally accepted for publishing in 2009. Since then, I’ve become a best selling author writing in many different genres. I try to write characters who aren't cookie cutters and push myself to write complicated situations that I have no idea how to resolve, forcing me to think outside the box. I strive to create characters who are complex and full of flaws. Deep passion romance between heroes and heroines who find redemption through love.
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