I love heroes that are not what they seem. That’s why I love Jose from KILLER IN THE KENNEL so much. He’s not looking to be a hero but when danger calls, Jose is not afraid to risk life and limb in order to help K-9 trainer Sara and his South Beach Security cousins. As for Sara, she has lots of reasons for avoiding a man like Jose who seems too slick for her taste. But as they work together to find and stop a serial killer before he kills again, their attraction grows until it’s too hard to resist. Today’s teaser is from that first moment when they finally give in. Grab your copy of KILLER IN THE KENNEL and my upcoming December 24th release, DANGER IN DADE, at https://amzn.to/4dt8sk3. P.S. All books are standalone but have connected characters.
Teaser
“Is she protective?” he asked, and from the tone of his voice, she sensed that he thought that the dog wasn’t all that keen on him.
“Not really. Bloodhounds are very easygoing, and they think everyone is a friend,” she said, and almost as if Bongo knew they were talking about her, the dog raised her head and looked at him.
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JOSE TOLD HIMSELF it was a friendly look even though he felt like Bongo was their very determined chaperone. He sipped his whisky, falling silent as he considered what to do next.
Sara spared him by asking, “I’m sure this isn’t how you pictured this sale going.”
“You can say that again,” he said with a rough laugh and rattle of the ice in his glass. But the emotions that had been building in him reared up and he blurted out, “I sure didn’t expect you.”
Her hand trembled as she set her glass on the coffee table in front of the couch, and she shifted to face him.
“Me? You didn’t expect me?” she said and tapped her chest with her finger.
He nodded and caressed her cheek. Ran his thumb across the creamy skin there and then drifted it lower to trace the edges of her lips. “I didn’t,” he said, before leaning forward to finally do what he’d wanted to do for hours.
He kissed her.
