Passion and deadly secrets…

On the run from British troops, American Revolutionary War spy Ryan Straughn forces Emily Nevins to hide him on her English farm. But Emily already keeps secrets that could mean her demise if discovered. Nevertheless as the long night wears on, attraction sizzles and they give in to unexpected passion, sure they’ll never see each other again…

Deception and desire…

A chance encounter in London society stirs heated memories of their sensual night together. They begin a heady dance of suspicion and desire. Though sympathetic to the struggling Colonists, Emily cannot trust a traitorous spy who may expose her dangerous intrigues. And Ryan risks his very life by trusting a woman privy to his true loyalties. But they are unable to deny their need for one another, even as Emily’s secrets are about to be exposed, and the noose around Ryan’s neck grows tighter.

Betrayal and love…

And now someone has discovered both their secrets. The price of silence? Betrayal. Of their causes, their love, their futures. In the end, lives will be lost and sacrifices made. Their choice is impossible. Which will they surrender—their lives…or their hearts?

Excerpt

The stranger lowered his head further to leave a path of soft insistent kisses from her earlobe to the well of her shoulder blade. The sensation was like nothing she’d felt before—intimate, urging, almost desperate. Heaven help her, Emily wanted more.  ……

He asked a question, his voice a deep vibration that reached to her toes. Her very flesh tingled, sending shivers of delight through her. …. She gasped as he drew her even closer, his large hands moving along her spine.

“Yes…,” she sighed, affirming her suspicion that this man’s arms would be heaven.

“Sweet…” His voice was hoarse with desire as he lifted his head to speak as he brushed across her lips. “Are you the most courageous woman I know…or the most reckless?”

Reckless. Unconscionably reckless…

She sighed. “Tell me your…name, sir, that I…may know who my dreams…”

“You mock me?” he growled.

She gave a soft, husky laugh at his pretended outrage.

The deep vibration of his voice against her skin sent shock waves along her spine.

“By all that is holy…I must be mad! Were it any night but tonight, I’d sweep this desk clear and take you here and now.”

Emily fervently wished it were any other night. She’d have yielded him anything—everything—when he nibbled a greedy path back up her neck and cherished the tender flesh at the hollow of her throat before lifting his head.

He brushed tendrils of hair back from her cheeks with this thumbs. “Now that you’ve seen my face, my only safety—and yours—lies in the fact that you do not know who I am.”

She did not bother to deny his accusation. But betrayal had been the furthest thing from her mind. She caught her breath on a gasp as he slipped his hand up her bare thigh, exposed in the gap of her robe.

She struggled free of his arms and moved away, fighting to regain her composure and recall the true nature of this man.

Blood-red splotches on his shirt sleeve reminded her that this man had murdered someone this very night. She would be fortunate if she escaped with her life. She pushed him away to gather her robe more closely around her. This had to end before she forgot herself again. She was breathless when she spoke. “Your ten minutes are up, sir. If you are a man of your word, you will leave.”

Gail has been a seamstress making waitress uniforms for a German Beer Garden, Inventory Clerk at the UofM, an Advertising Account Coordinator and PR writer in a crazy high pressure office, and a Commercial Property Manager in the Los Angeles area. In between, she’s partnered in an Antique business—don’t ask her about Antique Auctions.

Finally, she was tempted by a vocation where she was in control of the next crisis, and could solve it, too—writing.  She is the author of ten novels, three novellas and a brand new release, SWEET TREASON, from Entangled Publishing.

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• Genre: Historical Romantic Suspense
• Publisher: Entangled Publishing – ignite imprint
• Publication Date: September 23, 2013

Gail Ranstrom Guest Post

SHARE YOUR PASSION!

Someone once asked me, “Gail, what are you passionate about?” At first I could only think of my family. And then I thought about what I’d fight for. Of what I’m willing to die for. That’s a question my characters have to answer in SWEET TREASON.

Passionate? Most things in my life are temperate. Things I do every day by rote. I get up, clean, cook, do wash and all the other mundane things necessary to getting through the day. But somewhere in there, I write. And that’s where my passion is nurtured. I realize that I write the things I’m passionate about.

I am passionate about justice. It’s the predominant theme in my books. I loved the TV series, Cold Case, and shed a tear or two at the end of every one. Why? Because justice had been served. Truth had been told. Balance had been restored to the universe. Villains had not gotten away with their crimes. The good guys win! No wonder my favorite program deal with this theme!

I am passionate about love. Romantic, familial, and mankind. I think there is no higher emotion. No state I’d rather exist in. Love never fails. Extended to all of mankind, love frees you from the chains of hatred and intolerance. It is the noblest emotion in the universe.  And I am passionate about family. Nesting, nurturing and fostering values are instinctive to humans. We do it because it’s a part of our DNA. An imperative implanted by our creator.

And I’m passionate about writing—especially about writing Romantic Mystery/Suspense. Words on paper and e-ink are the only way I can share those ideals and tug readers along with me into a world where truth, justice and love prevail. Where, no matter the challenges, order is restored to a chaotic world.

I think, too, that there are so many ways to be passionate in everyday life. I have friends who are passionate about quilting, scrapbooking, preserving antiques, creating beautiful works of art, and volunteering for worthy causes. That’s their way of sharing their passion with others.

So what I’d like to know is—how do you share your values with the world in small or great ways? I’d love to hear what you are passionate about.

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