Luke’s Redemption
by Anni Fife
GENRE: Contemporary
Erotic Romantic Suspense
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Chased
by her criminal kingpin father, Katya Dalca runs to New Orleans and straight
into the arms of Luke Hunter. Sucked into the carnal world of the French
Quarter, she succumbs to Luke’s potent sexuality. He not only steals her
breath, he steals her heart and the only leverage she has against her father.
She is left with no choice except to pick up the pieces and rebuild her life
alone.
Undercover
DEA agent Luke Hunter thought his newest assignment—recover a stolen flash
drive to gain the trust of the Russian mob—was like any other. But his target
brings him to his knees, and after one taste of her intoxicating beauty, he's
in too deep. Doing his job means walking away, leaving his heart behind with
nothing but a promise to reunite. It's a promise he can't keep.
When
Katya's past reaches out and her world unravels, her only hope is the one man
she is most vulnerable to—Luke.
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EXCERPT:
The
smell of beignets wafted up and distracted, I lifted the bag and took a deep
breath. Whoosh! Fine sugar blew up out of the bag and coated me.
“Shit,
honey, you look sweet all over.”
Oh,
just great.
Blinking
sugar out of my eyes I looked up. And up. He was tall, well over six foot.
Midnight-blue eyes rimmed by a deeper blue-black smoldered lazily down at me.
“You’re holding the best beignets in the world. You gonna stand there or you
going to take a bite?”
“Umm.”
Jeez, Katya. Say something.
“Here,
let me hold that for you.” He took the coffee from my hand. “Go on, babe. Take
a bite. It’ll be the best thing you’ll ever taste.”
Still
struck dumb, I did what he asked and lifted a beignet out of the bag and took a
big bite. Oh! It was like sinking my teeth into a sweet pillow of ambrosia.
“Good
huh?”
I
nodded and stared back at him. Then, without uttering a word, I stuffed the
rest of the beignet into my mouth. He grinned at me, shaking his head. “Want to
wash it down with this?” He held out my coffee.
My
fingers brushed against his. Yikes! I couldn’t stop the slight tremor caused by
his touch. I took a gulp of coffee - half rich chicory, half hot milk - and
finally found my voice. “Would you like one?” I offered the bag of beignets to
him.
“Would
be like taking candy from a baby,” he grinned. “But don’t worry, I’ve got my
own.” He dangled a packet like mine in front of me.
Then
we both stood there and smiled at each other while we gorged on sugary donuts.
He would reach for my coffee to free my hand. Then after I ate some fluffy
yumminess, he’d hand it back to me so I could take a sip. We swallowed the last
of our beignets and licked our fingers.
I
didn’t even know his name, yet I was more turned on than I had ever been in my
life.
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Last year, Anni
Fife closed the door on a successful career in television, to fulfill her
lifelong passion, writing. In the space of one month, she closed her business,
packed up her city life and moved to a small seaside village. ‘My writing has
always been constrained by client briefs,’ Anni says. ‘Now, I finally have the
opportunity to write to the beat of my own heart.’ LUKE’s Redemption is Anni’s
debut novel and she hopes you enjoy reading it as much as she loved writing it.
Anni loves to spend hours walking on the beach searching for pansy shells, more
hours drinking red wine with her gal posse, and the most hours writing steamy
romance novels filled with hot alpha men and the sassy intelligent women they
can’t live without. She is currently working on her second novel, GRAY’s
Promise.
Anni is
published by The Wild Rose Press, and is a member of Romance Writers of America
(RWA).
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Anni
will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Hello there, Booklover Sue. Thank you so much for hosting me today. And a happy welcome to your readers. I hope you enjoy learning a little about Luke’s Redemption. If you have any questions, ask away … Best, Anni. Xx
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome!!
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa. xx
DeleteDefinitely wondering how this plays out for these two.
ReplyDeleteYou're just gonna have to read the book! :) Thanks for stopping by. xx
DeleteGreat excerpt, sounds like a terrific read!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eva. xx
DeleteAre they petals or gems on the cover?
ReplyDeleteThey are violet petals ... and yes, they mean a lot in the story!! :) Thanks so much for stopping by. xx
DeleteGreat excerpt, I bought my copy and I'm so excited to check it out :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful news, Victoria! xx
DeleteThanks again to BookloverSue for hosting me on your lovely blog. And readers, thank you so much for taking the time to read about Luke’s Redemption. For another opportunity to win our Giveaway, keep following our tour. Happy reading. Best, Anni. xx
ReplyDeleteCute meeting, and now I have a craving for beignets! Thanks for the post and excerpt.
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