Dark Justice by Susan Vaughan

 Which is deadlier—the deaths he can’t forget or the danger she can’t remember?

Wild Women Authors focus on Dark Justice, Book 5 in The DARK Files series, written by Susan Vaughan, published by the Wild Rose Press.

 

A Bit About the Book: DARK Officer Jack Thorne joined the antiterrorism task force for one reason only—to exact revenge on the smuggler responsible for the tragedy that haunts him. Vacationing in Italy, Sophie Rinaldi overhears her host plotting to sell weapons-grade uranium to terrorists. She flees, but the man’s car strikes her. She ends up in the hospital, the last crucial weeks erased from her mind—and still a target for murder. Whether Sophie is an accomplice or merely a witness, to find out what she knows, Jack must keep her safe.

As Sophie and Jack race to stay ahead of hired killers, they find it impossible to deny their growing attraction. Jack is torn between his longing for Sophie and his pledge of vengeance. And how can Sophie fall for this tormented man who doesn’t trust her?

If she regains her memory, what she knows could destroy them both…

 

Excerpt:

Jack’s adrenaline surged and his temples throbbed. Photographs had put a face to Vadim, but now he was finally going to see his enemy in the flesh.

A Mercedes sedan rolled up to the portico, and the driver climbed out, a swarthy man. The Italian bodyguard. He made a small bow as he opened the rear door.

The diamond dealer eased smoothly from the backseat. He gleamed like his wares, in a tailored suit the same silver-gray as his luxury automobile. At a distance he looked younger than his fifty years.

Fifty is all you’ll have. Jack’s eyes narrowed as he memorized the man’s features.

Even teeth showing in a crocodile smile, bright and bogus, Vadim extended a hand for the woman.

Jack had seen only snapshots taken with telephoto lenses. Sophie Rinaldi, aged twenty-seven, from Pelham, New York. An American tourist who after two weeks of touring Italy moved in with Vadim. She—

What he saw next short-circuited his thought processes. A slim foot in a red sandal extending from the Mercedes. Then a long, shapely tanned leg. And the other.

The Rinaldi woman accepted Vadim’s hand as she slid from the leather interior. After smoothing her skirt—a gauzy red thing that floated to her knees—she tossed back her hair and smiled.

That soft curve of lips sent a shock wave of heat into Jack’s veins. Never had the mere sight of a woman affected him with such power. Why now? Why her?

 

To Purchase Dark Justice, go to:

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Apple:  https://books.apple.com/gb/book/dark-justice/id6475874303

BN:    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-justice-susan-vaughan/1144556681?ean=9781509253937

 

About our Focus Author:

Susan Vaughan loves throwing her hero and heroine together under extraordinary circumstances and pitting them against a clever villain. Her books have won the Golden Leaf, More Than Magic, and Write Touch Readers’ Award and been a finalist for the Booksellers’ Best and Daphne du Maurier awards. A former teacher, she’s a West Virginia native, but she and her husband have lived in the Mid-Coast area of Maine for many years.

A note from Susan: Setting this story in Italy gave me the opportunity to revisit a spot I’d enjoyed on a vacation, Venice, and to explore vicariously other placed I hadn’t. From the Veneto, I sent super-serious and single-minded Jack and the warm and caring Sophie on the run into the Italian countryside.

To learn more about Susan Vaughan and the stories she creates, go to:

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanVaughanBooks

Z (Twitter): @shvaughan or https://twitter.com/SHVaughan

 Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-vaughan

 

 

Dark Vision by Susan Vaughan

 Undercover…on the run…he’ll risk everything for her.

Wild Women Authors focus on Susan Vaughan and Dark Vision, book 4 in her DARK Files series, a contemporary romantic suspense, published by the Wild Rose Press.

 

A Bit About the Book: Shrapnel damage to one eye has sidelined DARK Officer Matt Leoni, so he jumps at an undercover gig in a small Mediterranean country’s embassy to work with Nadia Parker, a documentary filmmaker who believes he betrayed her on the past mission that took down her father.

When rebels set off an explosion, embassy security believe they are the bombers. Matt pulls Nadia to safety and they flee into the D.C. streets. Unable to rely on DARK, Matt is determined to protect Nadia, clear her name, and find answers.

As the two of them work together, trust grows and leads to passion, but both harbor secrets that could tear them apart. A bold plan to foil the traitor’s assassination plot could place Nadia in the crosshairs, and time is running out.

 

Excerpt:

Having him pop up like a discarded video file renewed all Nadia’s anger from five years ago. Seeing him lounging in the limo had pulled her back in time. Into the old resentment. And the old attraction.

An attraction she could control, even with him in the embassy. She’d be too busy with the filming to run into him.

Rebels. Undercover work. Anxiety sifted inside her.

Other than the sweat stains marring Matt’s dress shirt and a few finger-track lines in his short black hair, he looked as if today’s bullet-riddled chase was par for the course. And maybe it was. For him. Blue jeans, no tie, of course. Signature Leoni. His solid, muscular build had made her feel protected.

Thin red scars slashed his left eyebrow and the cheekbone below the eye patch. Shrapnel from a bomb? Or a terrorist’s knife? She shuddered. Whatever happened in that incident might explain the edge she sensed in him. A guarded tension. He was a more dangerous man than she’d realized.

She’d fallen for him, for his dark eyes, square-jawed solidity and deep voice, then for his wry humor and sexy, sleepy demeanor that hid a sharp brain.

But then he’d used her to trap her father. She could never forgive him that betrayal.

 

To Purchase Dark Vision, go to:

The Wild Rose Press: https://wildrosepress.com/product/dark-vision/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ8KGB97

Apple: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/dark-vision/id6474323140

BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Dark%20Vision%20;jsessionid=C0D7B7E87C2D4BFEBD4EC0D117E96B2A.prodny_store01-atgap18

 

A Bit About our Focus Author:

Susan Vaughan loves throwing her hero and heroine together under extraordinary circumstances and pitting them against a clever villain. Her books have won the Golden Leaf, More Than Magic, and Write Touch Readers’ Award and been a finalist for the Booksellers’ Best and Daphne du Maurier awards. A former teacher, she’s a West Virginia native, but she and her husband have lived in the Mid-Coast area of Maine for many years.

A note from Susan: Matt Leoni is my true wounded hero. First, his eye was damaged in a bomb blast. Then did he or didn’t he betray the heroine in a previous case? So there’s no way Nadia can trust him to work with her to find a traitor. And no way she could fall for him, right?

To learn more about Susan Vaughan and the stories she creates, go to:

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanVaughanBooks

Z (Twitter): @shvaughan or https://twitter.com/SHVaughan

 Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-vaughan

 

 

Dark Rules by Susan Vaughan

 Which is more dangerous, their undercover op or the tropical heat smoldering between them?

About the Book:

Danger, secrets and lies…

Maverick government officer Simon Byrne, undercover on a Caribbean island, must stop an international arms dealer’s sale of uranium that could trigger world conflict. Simon’s mission goes sideways when the woman he once failed to protect is assigned as his tech officer. He vows to keep her safe, but she’s in his head…and in his heart.

By-the-book tech expert Janna Harris is determined to prove herself in the field and uncover whether her late husband, who sold to the arms dealer, also betrayed his government. A treason investigation could expose Janna’s own secrets. Her attraction to Simon wars with her pledge not to let another man into her life. But can she walk away from the only man who could heal her battered soul?

Emotions and danger collide as the powder-keg deadline ticks down on their mission—and their survival.

 

Excerpt:

Janna let her gaze lift to Simon as she listened to his explanation.

His diamond earring winked at her, teased her like he used to. Never under control, his brown hair had been styled with something like a garden trimmer. His perpetual two-day beard looked soft and touchable.

Ever the rebel, he wore snug, faded jeans and a T-shirt emblazoned with the words Spies Do It Undercover. Not that every man in DARK wore a tie, but at headquarters, most wore dress shirts and pants. Higher-ups tolerated Simon’s in-your-face attitude because of his sharp intellect and street savvy.

She and Simon were such opposites. How had they ever managed to be friends?

Once upon a time. No more.

When she received her first field assignment, anticipation had tingled through her. But why did her partner have to be Simon? Why not someone dull? Married? Safe?

I’ll need you to translate for the two goons. I’ll want you to record it,” he said. A beat passed. “Standard procedure.”

Why did he say that almost apologetically? Her heart did an anxious flip. How could she work so closely with this man? The analytical part of her said her stung feelings weren’t rational. The emotional part of her regretted the loss of their friendship.

There was a part of her that she could never reveal to him. Or to anyone. She would keep her private pain just that—private.

 

To Purchase Dark Rules, go to:

The Wild Rose Press: https://wildrosepress.com/product/dark-rules/

Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Rules-DARK-Files-Book-ebook/dp/B0CKXXCSP3/

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-rules/id6469137898

Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-rules-4

BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-rules-susan-vaughan/1125896676?ean=2940185984840

 

About our Focus Author: 

Susan Vaughan loves throwing her hero and heroine together under extraordinary circumstances and pitting them against a clever villain. Her books have won the Golden Leaf, More Than Magic, and Write Touch Readers’ Award and been a finalist for the Booksellers’ Best and Daphne du Maurier awards. A former teacher, she’s a West Virginia native, but she and her husband have lived in the Mid-Coast area of Maine for many years.

A Note From Susan: As soon as Simon Byrne appeared as a secondary character in Dark Mission, I knew he’d have his own book. Irreverent, a rule breaker, and devastatingly sexy, he intrigued me. But I needed the right heroine to challenge him and open his heart.

 

Susan can be found at:

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanVaughanBooks

Z (Twitter): @shvaughan or https://twitter.com/SHVaughan

 Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-vaughan

 

 

Dark Dark Cover by Susan Vaughan

 A traitor’s brother, an undercover fiancée—and a terrorist’s deadline…

Wild Women Authors continues its focus on The DARK Series, a set of contemporary romantic suspense novels written by Susan Vaughan and released by the Wild Rose Press. Today’s title is Dark Cover.

A bit about the book:  

Nick Markos has inherited the burden and shame of his brother’s dealings with terrorists. Hoping to uncover a plotted attack, the Feds send in undercover DARK [Domestic Anti-terrorism Rick Corps] agent Vanessa Wade to pose undercover as Nick’s glamorous fiancée.

Despite her expertise, Vanessa has grown to dislike undercover work. Under orders to make sure the sexy and tortured tycoon is no traitor, she soon realizes that instead he’s determined to regain his family honor—and his own. She tells herself to stay detached, but this man’s kisses make her emotions spin out of control. As they work together amid gala social events and terror threats, Nick and Vanessa cannot deny their mutual attraction, but her deception makes Vanessa feel as false as the rock on her finger.

Is their relationship only a charade? One that could explode—along with a terrorist bomb?

 

Excerpt:

Nick winked at her. If she’d thought him sexy and rugged in a casual sweater or commanding in a business suit, in a tuxedo this man was devastating.

How could mush that used to be legs carry her the rest of the way downstairs?

The jet-black formal suit had surely been custom tailored. Nothing off the rack could fit those broad shoulders so perfectly, so… so. Against his olive complexion, the white shirt was blinding. An onyx stud pinned the formal crossed collar. Smaller studs ran down the shirt front and gleamed at the cuffs.

He gleamed.

His white smile and his blue, blue eyes held her in thrall—until she blinked. Somehow she’d arrived at the foot of the stairs.

“No tie,” she said inanely, focusing on anything but how gorgeous he was. And how tongue-tied she was. “I’ve never seen a tux without a tie.”

“I don’t wear ties. Don’t own one.” He took her hand and guided her to pirouette.

She felt the approval of his gaze deep inside her. She swallowed. “You don’t?”

“I didn’t want to forget the blue-collar start of what became N.D.M. International. I didn’t want to put myself above my employees. And now it’s become a point of pride.”

Nearly dizzy from his nearness and her slow turn, she stopped before him. “Commendable attitude. But even in sweats, no one would mistake you for the intern or the shipping clerk.”

 

To purchase Dark Cover go to:

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CJG4VWKB

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-cover/id6467132436

Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-cover-2

BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-cover-susan-vaughan/1125896674?ean=9781509252893

 

A bit about our focus author:

Susan Vaughan loves throwing her hero and heroine together under extraordinary circumstances and pitting them against a clever villain. Her books have won the Golden Leaf, More Than Magic, and Write Touch Readers’ Award and been a finalist for the Booksellers’ Best and Daphne du Maurier awards. A former teacher, she’s a West Virginia native, but she and her husband have lived in the Mid-Coast area of Maine for many years.

Something more from Susan: For a few years I lived in the Washington, D.C. area, even worked in Chevy Chase, where I put Nick's house in this book. It was fun revisiting the area to plot out my car chases and choose a mansion for him. I introduced Vanessa in Dark Mission, so pairing this woman insecure in her femininity (always the best friend, you know) with the sexy billionaire was great fun. I hope you enjoy Dark Cover.

 

To learn more about Susan Vaughan, go to:

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanVaughanBooks

Z (Twitter): @shvaughan or https://twitter.com/SHVaughan

 Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-vaughan

 

 

Dark Mission, Bk 1 of the DARK Files

 Can they hold onto the heartbreak of the past when he’s protecting her from a killer 24/7?

 For the next two weeks, Wild Women Authors will focus on The DARK Files series, a set of five romantic suspense novels, written by Susan Vaughan and published by the Wild Rose Press. While each story is considered stand-alone, they are all connected by the OGA [other government agency] known as DARK (the Domestic Anti-terrorism Risk Corps). Up first is Dark Mission.

 A bit about the book:

After museum curator Laura Rossiter witnesses a murder, she runs for her life, finally landing in a Maine resort where she feels safe. Until bad-boy Cole Stratton rides his Harley back into her life…

Now a DARK officer, Cole has a mission—protect Laura, the golden girl he’s never forgotten, and flush out a killer. As the danger increases, so does the tension between the ex-lovers. Cole still believes she’s out of his league… and that she’s hiding secrets she intends never to reveal.

Together 24/7, they can’t deny the passion reigniting between them. But as the painful memories of their past assail them and a killer closes in, they must find a way to trust each other—before their future is extinguished forever.

 

Excerpt:

The bike roared up beside her. When it threatened to bump her, she pulled into the parking lot.

As her dad said, the best defense was an offense. She rolled down the window. “Cowboy, you’re in my way.”

“If you’re out for a Sunday drive, it’s only Wednesday.” He looked too good in the worn jeans, snug on his muscular thighs, and a black T-shirt. “We never finished our talk. Imagine my shock when you pulled out in that excuse for a car.”

“I couldn’t sleep,” she said.

“Me, neither. The ground behind your cabin is harder than this pavement.” He rolled his shoulders.

She recoiled. “You slept behind my cabin?”

He sighed. “Keeping watch. That’s what I’m here for, 24/7.”

She felt unbalanced, as though her protective layers were peeling away. “I gave you my answer yesterday. What part of no don’t you understand?”

“Oldie lyrics don’t cut it. Neither does no. Markos may have already found you. If you won’t go to a safe house, come back and we’ll talk. DARK wants Markos. You want to be safe from him. We can work out…something.”

Safe, yes, dear God, she wanted to be safe, but with Cole? How could that be safer? His nearness was devastating to her pulse. His low voice sent heat eddying through her veins.

 

Dark Mission can be found at:

The Wild Rose Press: https://wildrosepress.com/product/dark-mission/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Mission-DARK-Files-Book-ebook/dp/B0CFS6XJLD/

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-mission/id6461864959

Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-mission-5

BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-mission-susan-vaughan/1143928195?ean=2940185623756

 

A bit about our focus author: 

Susan Vaughan loves throwing her hero and heroine together under extraordinary circumstances and pitting them against a clever villain. Her books have won the Golden Leaf, More Than Magic, and Write Touch Readers’ Award and been a finalist for the Booksellers’ Best and Daphne du Maurier awards. A former teacher, she’s a West Virginia native, but she and her husband have lived in the Mid-Coast area of Maine for many years.

Also from Susan: I set the book in an area near where I live in Maine and used some of the scenery and summer activities in some old Maine resorts. I once dated a guy who rode a motorcycle, not a Harley as in this book, but the experience gave me the idea. I hope you enjoy Laura and Cole's story.

Susan can be found at:

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanVaughanBooks

Z (Twitter): @shvaughan or https://twitter.com/SHVaughan

 Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-vaughan

 

 

Crushed Promises, Bk 3, the Rock Ledge Series

 Wild Women Authors winds up a week-long focus on the Rock Ledge series with Crushed Promises. This award-winning series is a three-book set of contemporary, romantic suspense stories, set in the lush Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, written by the talented Linda Trout and released by the Wild Rose Press.

 What it’s all about:  Rebecca Walker loves searching for lost treasure but puts her plans on hold to fulfill her sister’s dying wish of performing on Broadway. She returns home when her father has a severe stroke. While there, she’s determined to achieve her father's lifelong quest for hidden Confederate gold, rumored to be buried nearby.

Former army ranger Roy Maddox blames the accident that took his fiancée’s life on her sister, Rebecca. Now Rebecca is back, pretending to care about the father she left behind to pursue her dreams. Despite their differences, they’re drawn to each other. Will they locate and retrieve the gold, or will they be blind-sided by an outside force who is intent on taking the treasure, destroying them both?

 Excerpt:

“I asked what you’re doing on my father’s farm after dark?”

“Not that I owe you any explanation, but feeding the calves.”

“Don’t give me that! I haven’t been gone that long. You turn them out with their mothers.”

He gave her a dead-pan face that indicated she was an idiot. “They’re orphans.”

“What?” She drew back, then paused as his words sunk in. Good grief, she was an idiot. “Oh.”

“Yeah, oh. They have to be bottle fed.”

He started to turn away from her when the last fifteen minutes caught up with her and she began to shake violently. Shoot. Why couldn’t she get a grip on herself? The last thing she wanted to do was fall apart in front of Roy Maddox. But he saw.

“Hey. Sorry I scared you. I can announce my presence from now on if you want.” He didn’t sound sorry at all, but at least he apologized.

She crossed her arms over her chest to steady her racing heartbeat and shook her head. “No, it—it isn’t that. Someone tried to run me off the road a few minutes ago. Someone driving a truck a lot like yours hit me from behind a couple times before driving off.”

“Run you off the road?” He looked confused. “What are you talking about?”

“What I said. They almost succeeded, too.” Horrified to show weakness of any kind, she found her knees giving way, and she crumpled to the ground.

 Crushed Promises can be found at:

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Barnes&Noble: https://tinyurl.com/ycyrjsbw

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Shattered Promises, Bk 2 in the Rock Ledge series

                      She stole his heart, then rejected him. Forgive or forget?

While investigating a plane crash in rural Arkansas, FBI Agent Wade Malone is stunned to learn the only woman he’s ever loved is living close by. As a hardened criminal closes in, putting Miranda in the crosshairs, Wade is conflicted about how to protect her while keeping his well-guarded emotions from resurfacing.

Miranda Johnson loves the life she’s carved out as an artist, but she never expected to see her former lover, Wade Malone, again. Can they reconnect and move past the hurts each inflicted on the other, or will the secret she has kept from him all these years cost them everything?

Wild Women Authors focus on Shattered Promises, a contemporary romantic suspense novel, written by award winning author Linda Trout and released by the Wild Rose Press.

Excerpt:

Randi fought for breath as all coherent thought evaporated into thin air. Black dots danced before her eyes and, for a moment, she thought she might pass out. Her eyes hadn’t deceived her earlier. Wade Malone was actually here.

But this wasn’t the skinny young man who had gone on that mission trip. Now, his body was fuller, broader. He was the same height, all six-foot-two of him, and his hair was the same sable color she remembered. Memories of his touch, his kisses, the love radiating from his deep blue eyes, assaulted her.

The Wade Malone she’d known had been kind, caring, loved life and always had a smile on his face. He loved people and would do anything to help them. That wasn’t the man who stood in her yard. This man looked at her with a surprised recognition, then just as quickly, disgust, if not outright hate.

A whimper welled up in her throat.

How could he be the same man who’d left her? The man she’d known had professed his undying love, yet had never returned. Had he found another woman and made his home in Columbia? Did he have children? Other children, her heart whispered.

The urge to run to him was tempered by his hard expression, the thin set of his lips. He had no idea of what she’d been forced to live through. Did he even care?

To find Shattered Promises, go to:

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