In
His Keeping
Slow Burn #2
Slow Burn #2
By: Maya Banks
Releasing January 27th, 2015
Avon Romance
Blurb:
#1
bestselling author Maya Banks continues her suspenseful and steamy Slow Burn
trilogy with this second book-a twisting tale featuring a strong yet vulnerable
heroine in danger and the sexy alpha hero who must save her.
Abandoned
as a baby to a young wealthy couple and raised in a world of privilege, Arial
has no hint of her past or who she belonged to. Her only link lies in the one
thing that sets her apart from everyone else—telekinetic powers. Protected by
her adoptive parents and hidden from the public to keep her gift secret, Ari is
raised in the lap of luxury, and isolation. That is, until someone begins
threatening her life.
Beau
Devereaux is no stranger to the strange. As the head of Deveraux Security, he’s
more than familiar with the realities of physic powers. So when a family friend
approaches him about protecting his daughter, he’s more than ready to jump on
board. What Beau isn’t prepared for is the extent of his attraction to his
beautiful and powerful client. What began as a simple assignment, just another
job, quickly turns personal as Beau discovers he’ll do anything at all to
protect Ari. Even if it costs him his life.
He kissed away every single tear and then pulled her into his
side so they could stare at the tree she’d taken such painstaking
measures to make beautiful. His wife loved Christmas. Their first
holiday together would long stand
out in Gavin’s memory be- cause, before her, Christmas had been just another day for him. An inconvenience since most places were closed for the holidays
and people were out of town or simply unavailable.
But when Ginger came into his life, she’d forever changed him. She’d laughingly dragged him out of his Connecticut home to get the biggest, most glorious live tree they could
find.
That was yet another change she’d wrought.
Though he owned a grand house with rolling acreage and complete
privacy, he’d always hated to stay in it alone. He’d spent most of his time in his Manhattan apartment. Until Ginger.
Now it was rare that he ever stayed over in his apartment and
if he did, he ensured she was there too. He hadn’t spent a night
away from her since the very first time they’d made love.
She’d turned his house in Connecticut into a . . . home. Warm,
inviting, full of love and happiness.
“I love the tree,” he said honestly. “You did a wonderful job,
just as you do every year.”
“Is it possible that I’ve turned
the
Grinch
into
Father Christmas?”
she teased.
He chuckled. “What do you think?
I didn’t personally spend an entire day trying my best to kill myself by attaching lights to every exposed area of the outside of the house because I hate the holiday.”
“You do
hate the holiday. But you love me,” she said cheekily. He laughed. “I’m getting better. And I don’t hate anything as long as you’re a part of it.”
Her entire expression softened and love warmed her eyes. She turned, tilting
her head to receive his kiss when their door- bell rang.
They both frowned and Ginger drew away, her gaze flitting toward the foyer.
It was nearly 11 p.m. Who on earth would be at their door at this hour? For that
matter, how would anyone have gotten through their security gate without
their knowledge?
Gavin immediately grew serious. “You stay here and don’t move. I’ll see who it is.”
“But . . .” she protested.
He silenced her with a quick squeeze and then reached into the drawer of the sofa table, drawing
out his pistol. He tucked it out of view and then gave her another
look that told her not to move and then strode toward the front door.
He frowned when he glanced through the speakeasy window that could be opened but was barred to prevent anyone on the outside
from opening
it. No one was standing
there, but the motion light had been activated and still shone over the glistening snow-covered landscape.
Pulling the pistol f rom its hiding place, he eased the door open and stared into the still night. Cold air washed over him, the wind whistling
in his ears. There was a full moon casting a glow over the white layer of snow. Only the sound of trees swaying and the crack of ice as branches broke disturbed the serenity.
He damn near tripped over the object at his feet. He took a
hasty step back and glanced down, stunned to see what looked
suspiciously like a . . . baby carrier?
He immediately dropped to his knees, carefully pulling back
the blanket that covered something
inside the carrier. When he lowered it enough to take in the contents, his breath escaped in a startled gasp.
“Gavin, what is it?”
Ginger’s worried voice reached him and before he could tell her to stay back, the baby chose that exact moment to begin wailing, though it came out more of a whimper of distress than a true sob.
His wife gasped and crouched down beside him, reaching
for
the precious bundle before he could think to do the same.
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Author Info:
Maya Banks is a #1 USA Today and New York Times bestselling
author whose chart toppers have included erotic romance, romantic suspense,
contemporary romance, Scottish historical romances. She is the author of the
Breathless Trilogy, the KGI novels, the Sweet series, and the Colters Legacy
novels.
She lives in the South with her husband and three children
and other assorted babies, such as her two Bengal kitties and a Calico who’s
been with her as long as her youngest child. She’s an avid reader of romance and
loves to dish books with her fans and anyone else who’ll listen! She very much
enjoys interacting with her readers on Facebook and Twitter as well as in her
Yahoo! Group.
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