A Bodyguard of Lies
by Donna Del Oro
GENRE: Romantic suspense
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:
Twenty minutes to go and they’d be boarding the motor coach.
The fog was even soupier now it had been an hour ago. The coach passengers were
finishing lunch and some were already stirring in their seats. God help him,
he’d never sat in one place so long in his life as during this tour. Even at
his desk at work, he was up and about once every hour. This sedentary coach
tour was making his butt itch.
Of course, having Meg close by and unable to touch her made
another part of him itch. His previous undercover assignments, when one of his
duties was to schmooze a woman in order to get intel, were a kind of
playacting. Playing the role of womanizing seducer. A ladies’ man, or player.
It was a job. If you had a certain look and background that
fit the job, you were expected to do your duty. Typecasting, maybe, but he’d
been rewarded with promotions as a result. Grandpa Nate had said once, right
after Jake had joined the FBI, “You haf gifts, Yakov, you use dem. Yust like
anybody else.”
This time, however, he wasn’t acting. His mind was crowded
with thoughts of her, yearnings to hold her, talk to her, even just to sit next
to her and feel her thigh rubbing against his. Thoughts of her crowded his
mind, filled his every waking moment. Juggling his emotions and loyalty to Meg
with his duty and loyalty to the FBI was—well, he hated to admit it but it was
driving him to distraction.
The FBI might fire him for insubordination if MI5 got wind
he’d alerted Meg to MI5’s arrest warrant. Major Temple and his team would throw
him to the dogs.
And rightly so.
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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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GIVEAWAY:
Donna Del Oro
will be awarding a copy of A Bodyguard of Lies (a print copy for a US winner or
an ebook for an international winner) to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
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