A Bodyguard of Lies
by Donna Del Oro
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GENRE: Romantic suspense
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BLURB:
The
past and present collide as FBI analyst Jake Bernstein is recruited to go
undercover and investigate an elderly American grandmother, currently on a tour
of England and Ireland with her granddaughter, who is suspected of WWII war
crimes. Jake joins them and runs into complications when his growing attraction
to the granddaughter challenges his obligation to remain emotionally detached.
As the investigation intensifies, a neo-Nazi group tries to prevent him from
learning the truth and achieve justice for all concerned. Danger mounts, and
Jake struggles to stay alive long enough to either prove the old woman’s guilt
or exonerate her.
Despite Meg Larsen’s
mounting passion for the stranger who has joined their tour, she suspects he’s
not who he claims to be. When she realizes her grandmother is the target of the
man’s investigation, her first instinct is to protect the woman who raised her.
Eventually, however, Meg must face the possibility of her grandmother’s
lifetime of lies while forced to trust a man who has become both their nemesis
and bodyguard.
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Note from the Author:
My new FBI series,
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE-JUNE 8th, is the Jake Bernstein FBI series--A BODYGUARD
OF LIES, Book One. If you love a genre that's chock full of danger, suspense,
crime drama and a heavy dose of sizzling romance, you'll LOVE THIS SERIES! FBI
agent Jake Bernstein is my epitome of a hardy, justice-seeking federal officer
who combines good looks, a sense of humor and unyielding courage. He knows how
to investigate as one of the Bureau's best undercover agents, but he also knows
how and when to bend the rules for the sake of true human justice.
The idea for this
book, A BODYGUARD OF LIES, struck me when I was tipping a pint with fellow
tourists at an Irish pub. There on the wall was an old, WW II photo of Irish
dockworkers sharing their pub with German U-boat sailors. That started me
wondering about the role that Ireland played during the war, its uneasy
relationship with Nazi Germany and the German spies who infiltrated Ireland and
England. Lots of research followed, which led me to a contemporary story about
an FBI undercover agent who investigates an elderly, naturalized American
grandmother, wanted by MI6 for war crimes. Little ol' Mary McCoy Snider, a
dangerous WW II Nazi spy who caused the deaths of thousands? Even Agent Jake
Bernstein finds that an unbelievable stretch. The granddaughter whom Jake finds
himself falling in love with also disbelieves MI6's allegations.
Until his
investigation draws him into the middle of a dangerous, secret neo-Nazi group
that'll stop at nothing to protect one of their own. And then Jake must choose,
the old woman and her lovely granddaughter. Or justice!
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EXCERPT:
“Since when are you courting me?” She sat back on the bed,
leaning back on her hands, her elbows cocked. Still in her underwear, her
breasts thrusting half out of her bra.
“Since the first time I saw you.” He smiled with irony,
admitting to himself that he was lost from the first moment he set eyes on her.
You
lovesick fool.
Your
career’s about to crash and burn.
What Meg did next surprised even him. Suddenly, she reached
up. Her hands seized his hips and pulled him closer to the bed. With alacrity,
Jake began stripping off his clothes. Off flew his windbreaker and sweatshirt,
followed by a more gingerly unstrapping of his shoulder holster. He laid them
on the floor, then untied the waistband of his sweat pants.
He stopped, his hands frozen at his waist. A quickie in this
dump? What a memory to leave her...
“Jake Bernstein, are you courting me? Yes or no?” she
repeated, her voice dripping with sass.
“Doing a half-ass job of it, but yeah,” he said, smiling.
“Well, let me be the judge of that.”
Her eyes sparkling with humor, she pulled down his trousers
and briefs, exposing his huge erection. She scooted back on the bed and
shimmied out of her panties at the same time. She glanced at her watch. “C’mon,
cowboy, we have only ten minutes!”
No time for recriminations, he thought.
Screw
this dump. Screw this case. Screw my career.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Donna is a
retired high school English teacher and is finally able to fulfill her dream of
writing fiction. She lives in Northern California with her husband and three
cats. When she’s not writing novels, she’s singing with the Sacramento Valley
Chorus or traveling with her husband. Life is good and she feels very blessed.
Visit her on
Facebook or at www.donnadeloro.com
Contact her: donna@donnadeloro.com
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