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Hard Trigger by S.L.
Hannah
Release
Date: August
28, 2018
Publisher:
AOH
Publishing
Genres:
Romantic
suspense
Word
Count: 30K
Format:
Print
and digital
“Your mother’s opiates are coming
from Jose Herrera’s distribution network.” My pulse races as my stepfather
speaks these words. Because taking on the Herreras also means taking on Diego.
Reckless, and hardened by a volatile
past, Victoria does not see a future with Diego Herrera as a realistic option.
As their childhood friendship ignites, they find themselves on
opposite sides of a bloody feud between the two most powerful families in
Mexico City. And she’s a Moreno now—brought up to be the secret weapon nobody
suspected.
But Victoria can’t deny the
attraction. Diego’s commanding muscles, the coarse, dark hair of his solid
chest, that rugged scar above his sensuous lips…
Loyalty is in the eye of the
beholder.
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HARD
TRIGGER Excerpt
Copyright © 2018
S.L. Hannah
I take
a long sip of my drink, the flavor of olives and alcohol saturating my mouth.
“How’d you do in there?”
“Not even close to as impressively as you.”
He shakes his head, as if we’ve just finished a friendly one-on-one game on my
balcony.
The bartender slides a tumbler brimming
with brown juice towards him. I press Max Bet, and hold two Queens. “You know
what they say about losing propositions.” I land a full house, and suck on my
cigarette. Diego notices. “Get out before you get killed.” I tilt my chin up to
exhale away from his broad torso, moving in closer as he leans an elbow on the
bar. The current between us surges.
He swirls the ice in his glass before
downing most of the whiskey. “Unless the risk is worth the reward,” he says
placing his near-empty glass on the bar. “Like winning a $150,000 pot…on a
bluff.” He stares at the cut over my brow. “Jujitsu?”
I nod, gulping down more alcohol, watching
his jaw flex from youth and an overabundance of testosterone. “Are you looking
for pointers?”
“I want to apologize.” One of his large,
well-manicured hands takes the cigarette from between my fingers. He inhales
deeply, glancing briefly at my empty ring finger.
He’d accused my step-father of purposely
calling me to break up our trip, and worse, that my working for him was the
reason that my mother had ended up in the hospital.
I finish my drink and push it out of my
way. It’s the only thing I can do to calm my nerves. I stand, and in my heels,
we’re nearly at eye level. “My mother is out of the hospital. Thank you.” I
place a fifty on the bar and press the Cash Out button. “But it doesn’t change
anything between us.” I slip the paper worth a couple hundred extra now into my
clutch, sidling up next to him, “So fucking hot, aren’t you?” My bare shoulder
brushes against his jacket, and my cheek gets flush the closer it inches
towards his. “But let me be clear.” My lips brush his ear. “I’m not
interested.”
I let that sink in before pouting like I’m
about to blow him a kiss and strutting away, even though I know his eyes are
still on me.
“Hey,” he calls out, but I don’t bother
turning around. Diego and I…we’re better at being friends. I shouldn’t have
given him false hope.
But he’s keeping pace. “Hey,” he says,
firmly grabbing my arm.
My fist whips up. Reflex. I nearly clock
him. And he let’s go, putting some distance between us. “I know you like to
play rough, Victoria. But I also know you’re trying to kill my uncle.”
I grind to a halt. My heart thumps loudly
in my chest.
“Interested now?” Diego places his hand
back on my arm and walks me towards a set of elevators.
About S.L. Hannah:
S.L. Hannah was born in
Poland, grew up in Canada, and moved to Southern California to pursue her love
of single-engine airplanes. Her latest rogue romance, Hard Trigger, will be
published on August 28th, 2018. Visit her online at www.slhannah.com to learn
about her other books, to get updates about her new release, and to connect
through social media. S.L. Hannah lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and
garden of succulents. When she’s not writing fiction, she continues to solve
the aviation problems of the world.
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