Dive into the world of drug cartels and
assassins in this thrilling conclusion to Veronica Forand’s True Lies series in
TRUE PERIL.
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Title:
True Peril
Author:
Veronica Forand
Genre:
Romantic Suspense
Release Date:
March 7, 2016
Publisher: Entangled
Select Suspense
Format:
Paperback and Digital
ISBN:
9781633755772
Series: True
Lies #3
She's
this assassin's toughest assignment ever...
Socialite
Trista Patterson has turned her back on her life of privilege and dedicated
herself to helping others. Her mission to protect the world’s children often
takes her into the bleak and violent underbelly of third world countries. When
a kidnapping attempt goes wrong, Trista quickly finds herself running for her
life...and married to a man she just met...as she’s placed at the top of the
Cartel’s most wanted list.
Some
days no good deed goes unpunished.
Dane
O’Brien has spent his life in the shadows. Once a lethal assassin he grew tired
of losing his soul with every hit, trading his gun and missions for a
conference table and office politics as an undercover operative for the CIA.
But when visiting his humanitarian sister turns deadly, Dane finds himself
swearing to protect her beautiful and passionate friend Trista no matter the
cost...even if it means stepping back into the world he swore never to return
to. Although falling for the tough-hearted Trista is easy, keeping her alive is
hard.
Get a Sneak Peek at True Peril!
Copyright © 2016 by Veronica
Forand
“Trista?”
he called out through the trees.
No
answer.
“I’m
Jenny’s brother. It’s safe.”
He
called to her several more times and then started back to his car to gather
supplies to hike a mile or two farther to try to find more evidence of her
presence. The swish of a branch behind him caught his attention. Whoever was
hiding had emerged.
Relief
turned to caution as Trista walked out of the jungle with a layer of mud
covering her and a handgun aimed at his head.
“Trista?”
She
didn’t speak. Her eyes remained focused on him, and her legs seemed poised to
take off at the slightest threat.
“Are
you hurt?” he asked.
Hovering
in the area between the road and the forest, she shook her head. “You’re
Jenny’s brother?”
Her
voice sounded stronger than her faltering body appeared. Some of the mud that
covered her looked more like blood that had dried on her shirtsleeves and part
of her pants.
“Yes.
I’m Dane O’Brien.”
“What’s
Jenny’s middle name?” Her eyebrows furrowed as they had in the pictures.
“She
doesn’t have one.”
She
took a tentative step forward. She observed Dane’s movements and fixed her eyes
on his like a panther ready to pounce. “What’s her favorite drink?”
“Chocolate
milkshakes. Or a margarita if the bar carries fresh limes.”
The
tension in her face melted away. She pointed the gun to the ground and walked
over to him. His arms opened automatically—after all, the woman had been
through hell. She probably needed a hug or a shoulder to cry on.
She
crossed her arms over her chest, the gun dangling from her hand. Her breathing
pattern switched from a heavy sigh to a shivery exhale. He put his arms down
and observed her.
“Are
you okay?”
She
nodded. “I’ll survive.”
“Let
me rephrase. Do you need medical attention?”
“No.”
“Where
are the men who took you from the village?”
“Dead.”
“You
killed them?”
She
nodded. Her gaze dropped to the ground. Most people never recovered from such a
nightmare. Yet she’d not only lived through the ordeal, she emerged from the
jungle healthy and armed.
Impressive.
He’d
placed the odds against her, but now that he saw her in person, he’d have
changed his bet. He approached her with caution. Her finger rested just outside
the trigger, in a position a skilled shooter would feel comfortable with.
She
peered up at him. “I’m glad you’re here. I didn’t know how I’d get down from
the mountain. Is Jenny all right?”
“Worried
about you.”
“What
about Natalia?”
“I
don’t know anything about her, except she’s probably alive thanks to you. Did
they hurt you?” He placed a calming hand on her shoulder and slipped the gun
out of her hand.
“No.”
She eyed the weapon, but didn’t reach for it. Not that she’d be capable of
taking it back from him.
“I’ve
been listening to the group’s radio all night. They’re coming back. For me.” A
tear rolled down her cheek. She ignored it and looked toward the hut. “I didn’t
mean to kill them.”
“Kill
or be killed.” He urged her toward the Land Cruiser with a soft hand still on
her shoulder, trying to ease the wretched emotions that would brand her view of
the world forever—the same emotions that tortured his soul every night. “You
survived a kidnapping by two moronic men. Don’t feel guilty.”
“You’d
have killed them?”
More than killed
them. That’s why he hid away in an office now. If anyone had threatened to rape
a young girl in his presence, he would have flayed their skin and stuffed it
down their throats before ripping their hearts out. “I wouldn’t have been as
merciful as you.”
UNTRUE COLORS, True Lies #1
“A briskly paced romance featuring breathless
suspense.”—Kirkus Reviews
TRUE DECEPTIONS, True
Lies #2
A Bostonian by
birth, Veronica Forand regrettably lost her Boston accent while moving from
state to state and country to country. Cleveland probably had the most profound
effect on her ability to pronounce the “r” in the word “park.”
She does try to
return now and then to visit family and eat long neck clams and lobster.
Summers on Cape Cod are also high on the priority list.
Her experience in
crime involves time as a court appointed attorney. Eventually, she switched
fields to where bigger crimes take place, corporate tax. The allure of spending
mornings in her pajamas homeschooling her children and writing fascinating
fiction caused her to change careers again. Now that the kids are out of the
house (in school), she writes romantic thrillers by day and is the perfect wife
and mother at night.
Her experience in
romance is limited to one man. Luckily, he’s still finding ways to charm her by
taking her on vacations to the south of France, Fiji, and the Green Mountains
when time is short. Avid travelers, they love to roam with their kids across
continents in pursuit of skiing, scuba diving, and the perfect piece of
chocolate.
She’s lived in
London, Paris, Geneva, Washington D.C., and the accent destroying city of
Cleveland. She currently resides near Philadelphia.
Her books are
published by Entangled Publishing, Boroughs Publishing Group, and The Wild Rose
Press.
This looks so fantastic! Thanks for hosting the cover reveal. I can't wait for the book to be released.
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