Dana Marton has a deft hand at writing intriguing romantic suspense. I had the pleasure of reading her 'Broslin Creek' series which includes Deathscape, Deathtrap, and Deathwatch and I am under the impression that the next title (Deathblow) should be released in December (yay!). These tales artfully combine thrilling adventures with a enhancing element of paranormal that adds to the chills up one's spine (perfect for this time of the year!). My posts about these titles are at the following links. Deathscape (review on GR), Deathtrap, and Deathwatch. Deathwatch takes place first chronologically so should be read first.
Deathwatch (Broslin Creek) (Amazon buy link)
Deathscape (Broslin Creek) (Amazon buy link)
Deathtrap (Broslin Creek) (Amazon buy link)
(NOTE: Free on Amazon on October 4, 2013!)So, not content to have just one exciting series, Dana Marton has a Harlequin series, 'HQ: Texas' that includes the titles My Spy: Last Spy Standing, Most Elilgible Spy, and the soon to be released Spy In the Saddle
An excerpt from My Spy: Last Spy Standing
He held still as she moved his pant leg up. He knew
what she would see: cold steel alloy, nothing human, a well-engineered machine.
He’d received his prosthetics as a major favor from a friend of the colonel his
team reported to. It was the best technology Olympic athletes used, taken up
another notch. A prototype, the first and only set to receive the designation:
combat ready.
“Fancy hardware,” she commented as she covered up
his left leg and moved on to the right. “How did this happen?”
None of her business. “Car accident.” He said the
first thing that came to mind.
“I would have thought war injury.” She finished
and straightened, expertly sliding her hand into his pocket and retrieving his
wallet.
“You move like a soldier.”
And suddenly he had enough of her prying into his
business. He twisted his wrist to expose the link on his metal watchband that he
kept sharp. Another twist, applying pressure to the right places, and he was
free.
He reached for her as he turned, caught her by
surprise and had her trapped against the wall in a split second, holding her
hands at either side of her head, preventing her from going for her weapon.
Their faces were inches from each other, their
bodies nearly touching. She stared at him with wide-eyed surprise that quickly
turned to anger, then back to calm strength again, the transition fascinating
to observe.
God, she was even more beautiful up close—those
sparkling blue eyes and all that flawless skin.
“Not a smart move,” she said calmly, the words
drawing his gaze to the crease in her bottom lip that begged to be kissed. “I
call out and there’ll be half a dozen officers in here in a second.”
“Why don’t you?” He knew the answer, the exact
same reason why he hadn’t given her the number to call Ryder at the office. She
didn’t want to embarrass herself.
Her cell phone rang in her pocket.
He thought about kissing her, which was really
stupid. He held her for another long second before he stepped back and let her
go as a gesture of good faith, but took his wallet back.
She pulled her phone with one hand, her gun with
the other, pointing it at the middle of his chest.
She glared at him as she took the call. “Yes. Yes,
sir,” she said, the look on her face stunned at first, then quickly turning
speculative. She lowered her gun. Her sparkling blue eyes narrowed when the
call ended and she turned her full attention back to him.
She stepped around to put the desk between them
once again. “Want to guess who that was?”
He raised an eyebrow.
“Homeland Security. I’ve been ordered to release
you immediately, without any further questions. Want to tell me what that’s
about?”
He winced. He would rather have that nobody know
about his brief time in Brianna Tridle’s custody, but hell, he’d take whatever
break he could get at this stage.
He sauntered by her on his way to the door. “Looks
like you won’t get to keep me. Life is full of disappointments, Deputy Sheriff.”
(yum!)
Buy links
My Spy: Last Spy Standing (HQ: Texas) (buy link)
Most Eligible Spy (HQ: Texas) (Amazon Buy Link)
Spy in the Saddle (HQ: Texas) (Amazon buy link)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dana Marton writes fast-paced action-adventure romances that take her readers all over the globe. She is a Rita Award finalist and the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. She loves writing stories of intrigue, filled with dangerous plots that try her tough-as-nails heroes and the special women they fall in love with.
Her books have been published in seven languages in eleven countries around the world.
She would love to hear from her readers.
In her own words:
Okay, the above version is the glamour version for press releases.
The truth is that my path to publication was nothing but unglamorous. I
wrote for 13 years and completed 4 books (as well as having others in
various stages of completion) before I finally received a call from a
Harlequin editor. I was beginning to wonder if I was being tenacious or
just too dense to know when to quit. But it all worked out at the end! J
I love, love, love writing and would spend all day in front of the
computer if I could just break my family of the habit of wanting to eat
and wear clean clothes. What’s up with that? But I must get up from the
desk now and then, if only because my Internet connection goes down or
my ancient PC overheats. Then I do enjoy cooking, knitting, hunting for
treasures at the flea market, our Beagle, Peanut the Destroyer, and
gardening.
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GIVEAWAY
Dana has very generously offered a paperback copy of the 2-in-1 MY SPY/LAST SPY STANDING for the giveaway for U.S. residents only. Please leave a comment about your favorite spy and a valid e-mail address. A winner will be chosen from commenters on October 12, 2013 after midnight using random.org
