Guns drawn, two men poured into her sanctuary.
Backpedaling, thrusting the lamp at the intruders, she eyeballed their pistols, Of course...Glock 22’s, waiting for the first shot.
The men fanned out.
Faith gaped at them. The one to her left, the one who had held the blade from earlier, was tall and lean. The one on her two o’clock, creeping up to her bedside, Blade’s linebacker-of-a-partner stared at her with black eyes under bushy eyebrows.
Okay, why am I not dead yet? What do they want? She glanced at the mattress and saw herself there from an hour ago. They’re NOT getting that. She swung the lamp toward Linebacker’s head.
He hunched a shoulder, and the bulb shattered on his upper arm.
Blade lunged.
She whipped the lamp around, and the bulb’s jagged glass and sharp metal base opened up a two-inch gash under Blade’s left eye.
Howling, he grabbed his cheek and pivoted toward the dresser.
Faith reversed course with her brass ‘sword.’
Linebacker parried the strike with his right forearm, clenched the lamp’s stem with his free hand, and jerked while sweeping her foot with his.
Faith tumbled and rolled. Landing on her backside, she drew knees to her chest and drove out her legs.
Linebacker redirected the attack upward, spread her feet apart, and fell on top of her, his stomach slapping onto hers, his groin grinding against hers.
The air left her lungs, and she rolled her head to the side, her mouth opening and closing as she gasped for oxygen.
Linebacker pinned her arms to the floor above her shoulders.
Blade ransacked a dresser drawer, retrieved a t-shirt, and held the garment to his injured face, as he made his way to the subdued woman.
Not having taken her first full breath, Faith looked up at the man, pressure building behind her forehead.
He holstered the Glock, flicked open his knife, sat on his haunches, and touched the blade’s tip to her throat.
She sucked in a scant amount of air and swallowed, feeling the cutting tool’s sharp edge pierce the skin under her jawline.
Blade smirked at the growing line of blood on her neck before meeting her gaze. “Be a good girl, Ms. Mahoney, and make this easier on all of us.”
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Trust Fall was a pleasure to create. Jessica Devlin is such a deep, multi-dimensional character with strengths and weaknesses. Her passion for her family is paramount, driving her to be the best at what she does...putting away criminals. Her character turned out better than I could have imagined. I’m anxious to see where her new job takes her.
And Noah Randall is a perfect partner, bringing skills to the team that will make Team Devlin and Randall a force for good in the world. I especially enjoyed Trust Fall’s ending, a ‘passing of the torch’ if you will with Devlin giving Randall permission to use her and Blake’s mantra. I loved that last exchange, last two paragraphs.
Hopefully, you enjoyed reading this novel too. If so, please post a review at your favorite bookseller. I’d be most grateful. And, if you’d like to send me note, then email me at [email protected].
Thank you for purchasing and reading Trust Fall. Without people like you, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do...write clean, positive, fast-paced action stories. Until the next adventure...
Best Wishes,
Alex J. Ander
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About the Author
Living in the middle of Michigan, Alex Ander writes Action & Adventure/Thriller novels. He has four series in production, focusing on the exploits of the protagonists Aaron Hardy, Jacob St. Christopher, FBI Special Agent Raychel DelaCruz (Cruz to those who know her), and Jessica Devlin.
His writing style mixes fast-paced action scenes with suspense, humor and sharp dialogue. Each book is wrapped up at the end with NO cliffhangers. Characters and relationships do develop and evolve over the course of the series, so it is best to read the books in order.
Mission Statement:
Write fast-paced action thrillers with characters you'll love and clean language.
From the Author:
My goal is to craft stories that entertain and leave a positive, lasting impression on you. I seek to create protagonists with good character, and surround them with allies you’ll want to read about as much as you do the main character.
You won’t find any vulgarity in my work (F-bombs and the like). Yes, an occasional mild, cuss word is used; however, even those are kept to a bare minimum.
And what about graphic sex scenes that leave nothing to the imagination? Nope. Not in my books.
So if you enjoy clean, fast-paced action & adventure stories with humor, crisp dialogue and camaraderie among the characters, then pick up a copy of one of my books today.
Best Wishes,
Alex
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