I’m
so pleased to introduce The
Stranger,
my
newest romantic suspense and the second book of the Wounded Warrior Series,
out Monday, August 22nd and coming on the heels of the Amazon
bestseller, The Asset.
Like The Asset, The Stranger is also about a strong heroine trying to find her
place in the world and a brave, hot alpha fighting his own demons who will stop
at nothing to protect the woman he loves.
One
cool fact about the Wounded Warrior Series is that you can read these novels in
whichever order you prefer. The books are interrelated in themes but each story
stands on its own. I want all of you to know that I strive to make each novel
unique, each character different, each setting distinct, and each journey an
exceptional romantic suspense adventure that leads to evolving, meaningful,
heart-warming relationships and yes, true and forever love.
So
while The Asset and The Stranger are both romantic suspense
and share in theme, style and level of heat—read hot here—these two are bound
to be very different novels. Don’t ever expect the same from me!
While
I’m at it, this differentiation also holds true for the novels of my erotic
romance series. If you’ve read At
the Brink, then you know what I mean. My romantic
suspense novels are different from my erotic romances, which are written at an
even higher level of heat, meaning hot + edgy + most definitively naughty.
Having
said all of that, I’m delighted to introduce you to the main characters of The Stranger, Seth Erickson and Summer
Silva. Seth Erickson is a powerful Alaskan tycoon dealing with a quarreling
family and a hostile takeover attempt. He’s also a helicopter pilot, a wounded
warrior struggling to recover from injuries he sustained while serving in
Afghanistan, a man haunted by his past and fighting his own demons. Seth is the
classic alpha, blunt, systematic and precise, always cool and in command, a man
who despises emotion and sticks to his icy logic… most of the time.
When
Seth comes across a beautiful stranger stranded in a desolate Alaskan road,
he’s aggravated. He’s got no time for a lady in distress and he suspects she’s
a trap from his ruthless enemies. Imagine his surprise as he realizes she
really does need his help. Imagine how he feels when he meets fire in the
flesh, Summer Silva.
Summer
Silva is a warmth-loving Miami architect who has come to Alaska chasing after
her reckless sibling, who ran away with a guy she met on the internet. Summer
is bright, curious, hard-working and dutiful. She’s essentially a tropical
being with a fiery attitude and a heart of gold. Alaska had never been on her
list of places to visit, but here she is, off-grid, having just survived an
inexplicable murder attempt, with a Bering Sea superstorm bearing down on her.
Because of her past, she doesn’t trust anyone outside her family and that
includes the cantankerous, irritating stranger who is also her only hope for
rescue.
Seth
has no choice. He can’t very well leave the woman to freeze in the Alaskan
wilderness. So he takes Summer to his high-tech cabin for the night. But Summer
has a secret. Dream chasing, the Native Athabaskans call it. I’m afraid I can’t
give up the twist here—you know me and my twists—but you’ll find out what
that’s all about when you read the story. J
Suffice
is to say that when Summer’s secret acts up, she ends up in Seth’s bed, where
he embraces her sweet seduction and discovers the heat of Summer’s flame.
Entwined in her arms, Summer becomes the
superstorm of Seth’s lifetime.
As
you may suspect, the morning after is quite a mess. Ice and fire meet and
sparks fly. But Seth is determined to keep Summer safe from her foes, but also,
from her nightmares. And now two strangers from different worlds and opposite
spectrums of the thermometer are caught in a vortex of passion that defies
their differences and enrages their enemies. To survive, they must unravel the
intrigues that threaten their lives and chase after a new dream in spectacular
Alaska.
A Wounded Warrior Novel
Book Two
Anna del Mar
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary romance, SEAL romance, Military Romance
Publisher: Carina Press
Date of Publication: August 22, 2016
eISBN: 9781459294301
ASIN: B01EF3MHSU
Number of pages: 323 pages
Word Count: 110,000 words approx.
Cover Artist: Carina Press
Tagline: Ex-military pilot Seth Erickson is fighting his own demons, but when he finds Summer Silva, a beautiful, warmth-loving, Miami woman stranded in the frozen wilderness, he’ll do everything in his power to keep her safe from murder, treason, and the ruthless Alaskan winter.
Book Description:
When a mysterious stranger is your only hope...
The scars of the past have left their mark, both physical and emotional, on former military pilot Seth Erickson. Off-grid in the far reaches of the bitter Alaskan wilderness, he wants only to be left alone with his ghosts. But he can’t ignore a woman in need—beautiful, stranded and nearly frozen with fear.
Summer Silva never imagined that the search for her missing sister would leave her abandoned on a wintry back road, barely escaping with her life from a cold-blooded killer for hire. Now, hiding out in the isolated cabin of the secretive wounded warrior who saved her, Summer knows she must do what she fears most. Putting her trust in a stranger is all she has left.
All defenses are down
After a fiery first night together, Seth and Summer are bound by a need as powerful as a Bering Sea superstorm—and vulnerable to enemies just as fierce. For Seth, reawakened by desire, there is no sacrifice too great, no memory too dark, to keep Summer safe. But murder and treason lurk everywhere and Summer may not survive Alaska’s ruthless winter.
Here’s a first review of The Stranger. And it’s an awesome one!
http://www.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=22690
Short
Excerpt/First Kiss:
“I think we’d be
better off accepting what’s happening here.”
“And that
is...?”
“That I want to
kiss you.” I hit the point of no return. “And that you want me to kiss you.”
Her voice was a
hoarse whisper. “It’s not true.”
“It’s true and
you know it.” I ran my thumb over the soft expanse of her cheek. “So I propose
that I kiss you now and get it out of the way. One kiss. Then we go to sleep
and I mean just that, sleep, together, on my bed.” I held my breath. “What do
you think? Is it too much to ask?”
She opened her
mouth and closed it. A storm brewed in her eyes. She wasn’t sure. I knew it was
a long shot, but I wasn’t one to hold back for fear of failure. Her nostrils
widened, taking in my scent as if sniffing for danger. The seconds ticked by,
minutes, hours, centuries. And then...surprise. She nodded ever so slightly.
I didn’t wait
for her to change her mind. I kissed her, a connection that my body celebrated
with fireworks. I put my arms around her waist and tasted her lips, her tongue,
her breath. Glory. My body resonated with the memories of our night together.
I kissed her, as
I’d wanted to do for two days, and the kiss confirmed that the connection that
tugged on my senses was real. I held her face between my hands and kissed her
some more until we were both out of breath and I hovered at the edge of no
return. I made a huge effort to climb out of a very steep drop before I screwed
everything up.
“Christ,” I
rasped when I finally managed to tear my lips from hers.
Her breath came
in short gasps, her eyes sparkled and her face flushed as if she had
overexerted herself.
“Hell, I could
kiss you all night.” I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear before letting
go. “But this little taste of you is going to last me ’til morning.” Body
screaming in protest, I took a step back. “Now go in there, get in bed, and
don’t be scared. Okay? I’ll be along shortly.”
Her lips
wavered, then a new smile birthed in her eyes and spread to her face, a
mischievous grin that turned those luscious lips up at the corners and warned
of all kinds of trouble.
She leaned into
my space and, approaching me slowly, delivered her own kiss to my lips. The
kiss was like an arctic wallop, but scalding; like a blow to the senses, but
soft. Her tongue swiped a little taste of me. I gasped when she cut me off
without warning, leaving me reeling, rock hard and without a trace of oxygen
flowing to my lungs.
“Erickson?” she
said before she sauntered off. “I don’t think you understand.”
“Understand
what?”
She halted at
the threshold and looked over her shoulder. “I’m not scared of you anymore,”
she said. “I’m scared of me when I’m with you.”
About the Author:
Anna del Mar writes hot, smart romances that soothe the soul, challenge the mind, and satisfy the heart. Her stories focus on strong heroines struggling to find their place in the world and the brave, sexy, kickass, military heroes who defy the limits of their broken bodies to protect the women they love. Anna enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, and the sea. Writing is her addiction, her drug of choice, and what she wants to do all the time. The extraordinary men and women she met during her years as a Navy wife inspire the fabulous heroes and heroines at the center of her stories. When she stays put—which doesn’t happen very often—she lives in Florida with her indulgent husband and two very opinionated cats.
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