Here's an excerpt
from my latest release IVAR’S ESCAPE, book 2 of the Assassins of Gravas series. Hope you enjoy it!
If you’ve read the
Marks Mercenaries series, you might remember that Vaden el Gravaso, the hero
from Salvaging Abby is from Gravas, a highly secretive world with advanced
technology and a kickass military. Oh, and their assassins are the best in the
known universe. They’re also all male. This time it’s impossible for a
Gravasian assassin to infiltrate and rescue Ivar, a prince of Gravas. When a
man can’t do the job, they send a woman who can.
Sometimes the best
man for the job is a woman.
Ivar’s Escape
Assassins of
Gravas, Book 2
Ivar el Gravaso—a
prince of Gravas—wakes in a prison cell with no idea how he got there or even who
he is. If his captor can’t get answers from Ivar, his days are numbered. When a
strange woman sneaks into the prison and promises to get him out, he’s
suspicious. Is this nothing more than another trick by his captor or is she
truly there to help?
Delphi is an assassin sent by the Gravasian government to infiltrate the space
pirate stronghold of Tortuga in search of the missing prince. She finds a
prisoner who is well-spoken, knowledgeable, and ready to fight, even though he
has no idea who he is. He might be her target. It’s difficult to tell due to
his ragged appearance. But no way can she leave him behind, no matter who he
is.
TEASER:
The man wasn’t
moving.
Delphi glanced at
the door at the far end of the corridor. It was solid wood. She should be safe
enough. Taking a risk, she eased a candle stub and matches from her pants
pocket. Primitive but effective.
She struck the
match and touched the flame to the wick.
He exploded from
the pallet and lunged. She scrambled away, her back hitting the cell door
behind her. Shit, he was fast. If it hadn’t been for her training, he’d have
his hands around her neck right now.
Miraculously, the
light hadn’t gone out. The candle was on its side. The large male grabbed it
and pulled it inside, giving her a good look at him.
His hair was long
and dark and matted. An unkempt beard covered the lower half of his face. His
clothes were in tatters, his feet bare. His eyes were golden brown, like a
coywolf she’d seen a picture of once, and just as feral. A barely healed scar
ran down the left side of his face, starting at his temple and disappearing
into his beard.
She held up her
hands to show him she was unarmed. “I’m not here to hurt you.” It was only dumb
luck that she hadn’t rattled the steel doors when she’d hit them and possibly
woken the guard. He’d been drinking, but it might not be enough for him to pass
out.
Still in a crouch,
the prisoner studied her. He’d see the image she wanted to project—a teenage
boy with a pockmarked face. Disguises were part of an assassin’s bag of tricks,
and this was her specialty.
“What’s your
name?” Given his appearance, it was hard to tell if it was her target. He’d lost
weight and was totally disheveled and dirty. It was doubtful his own mother
would recognize him in a fully lit room, let alone by dim candlelight.
He swallowed
heavily, his throat rippling. His fingers tightened around the stub of candle.
He opened his mouth, closed it, and tried again. “I don’t know.” His breath hit
the flame directly, blowing it out and plunging them into darkness.
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N.J. Walters is a
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious
reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves,
dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering
good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to
live it.
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