by Delta James
Release date: June 16th, 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary,
When the thief he is chasing becomes more than just a job, will the distraction be his undoing or her death sentence?
Claire Mitchell is a master jewel thief, who has a secret. Although the thrill of the heist is exciting there is a reason behind her choice of profession. Family honor above all else. It was the perfect plan… until he interfered.
Ryland Fletcher is the investigator determined to catch her. As he tracks Claire and gets to know her he finds there are more questions than answers. He doesn’t trust the beautiful thief in his bed but it doesn’t stop him from wanting her. The risk is life or death but the rewards are too great to resist.
What begins as a heist of the century turns into a game of cat and mouse. When their game of cat and mouse turns deadly it’s time to bring her in.
This book is the 2nd book in a duet and will be enjoyed more if it is read after book 1.
Excerpt
Looking at her was physically painful. He loved her so much and she seemed to be unable to make the choice he needed her to make. Was he going to lose her to this obsession she had? An obsession that only she and those to whom she gave over the pieces of stolen jewelry would ever know or care about.
Claire stopped at the doorway and turned back towards him. “How can you say that to me? How can you issue an ultimatum and think I won’t tell you to go fuck yourself?”
So that was her response. Not only wouldn’t she give up her Don Quixote-like quest, but she would also turn on him.
“Because I don’t know any other way to get through to you.”
“You know how much I loved my granda. You know what the Clarion meant to him and why I am determined to see this through. Can’t you just turn your back and let me finish?”
He really had hoped to avoid this confrontation standing in the middle of the cottage’s front lawn, in front of his team, but she seemed determined to have it out with him.
“Do I mean anything to you?” he asked. “Was any of it real? Or was I just a means to an end?”
She jerked her head back as if he’d physically struck her. He wanted to go forward, fold her in his arms, and tell her they’d find a way, but they were at a crossroads and Claire needed to decide which way she wanted to go.
“How can you say that to me? One minute you tell me you love me and the next you’re telling me I have to choose? Why is it me? Why can’t you be the one to choose between me and forcing me not to do something that you know is important to me?”
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“Because I’m not the one breaking the law. I am on the right side of this, you aren’t.”
“Do you have any idea how much I love you? Do you know I’ve never said that to any man before? How can you not know how important you are to me?”
The instinct to soothe her fears was so strong. He needed her to be strong enough to choose him.
“If I’m that important to you, you’ll abandon this deadly mission of yours.”
She recoiled from him and turned back to the cottage. “I want you and your men off my property tonight.
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After creating a second chapter for herself that was dramatically different than the first, Delta now resides in Florida where she relaxes on warm summer evenings with her loveable pack of basset hounds as they watch the birds, squirrels and lizards. When not crafting fast-paced tales, she enjoys horseback riding, walks on the beach, and white-water rafting.
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