Y’all, we’ve seen a lot of the HOT team before and they’ve all been fantastic reads. ย And if the almost 5 stars on Goodreads is anything to go by, this one is too!
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HOT SEAL Team #3
by Lynn Raye Harris
Blurb:
From New York Times bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris comes the next explosive story in the HOT SEAL Team series!
Navy SEAL Cody โCowboyโ McCormick is in Las Vegas for a little R & R before his friendโs wedding when a beautiful blonde jams a gun in his side and abducts him from a casino in broad daylight. He could stop her, but he plays along because heโs intriguedโplus heโs convinced sheโs in danger.
CIA agent Miranda Lockwoodโs life is on the line when an undercover operation goes wrong. Little does she know when she sashays up to the biggest, baddest looking dude in the casino lobby that sheโs kidnapping a Navy SEALโor that sheโll be unable to resist his charm when he turns up the heat.
When the CIA labels her a rogue agent, Mirandaโs faith in everything she believes in is shaken to the core. Codyโs the only one she can trust to help her find the traitor in the agency. But even though sheโs forced to betray him, she canโt get over the SEAL who made her feel safe in his arms. Miranda will have to fight harder than sheโs ever fought for anything if she wants his forgivenessโbut Codyโs not in a forgiving mood in spite of the sparks that still fly when heโs forced to team up with her again.
When disaster strikes and theyโre caught in the line of fire, Cody will do everything in his power to keep them both alive. Because if he doesnโt, heโll never get to hold Miranda close againโฆ
NOTE: If you read the first part of this story in SEALs of Summer 3, this is the complete book.
HOT SEAL TEAM SERIES:
Book 1: HOT SEAL (Dane & Ivy)
Book 2: HOT SEAL Lover (Remy & Christina)
Book 3: HOT SEAL Rescue (Cody & Miranda)
THE HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM SERIES:
Book 1: HOT Pursuit (Matt & Evie)
Book 2: HOT Mess (Sam & Georgie)
Book 3: HOT Package (Billy & Olivia)
Book 4: Dangerously HOT (Kev & Lucky)
Book 5: HOT Shot (Jack & Gina)
Book 6: HOT Rebel (Nick & Victoria)
Book 7: HOT Ice (Garrett & Grace)
Book 8: HOT & Bothered (Ryan & Emily)
Book 9: HOT Protector (Chase & Sophie)
Book 10: HOT Addiction (Dex) ~ Coming soon!
Book 11: HOT Valor (Mendez) ~ Coming soon!
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Excerpt:
โYou arenโt a Navy SEAL,โ she said, her heart thumping. โI donโt know who you are, but you arenโt that.โ
โActually, I am. But I work for an organization that, uh, knows things. If youโre involved with Conti, then youโre either with the FBI, DEA, or the CIA. Contiโs illegal activities fall under the areas of interest for any of the three.โ
Crap.
โSo care to tell me which one it is?โ he finished. โMight make this a bit easier for both of us.โ
โYou planning to give me back my ammunition if I do?โ
โDepends,โ he said.
Miranda sighed. Her default setting was not to trust anyone, but maybe she needed to start. Not that sheโd tell him everything. Definitely not. But she could give him enough to relax his guardโand then she could give him the slip when she got the chance.
Or, hell, maybe heโd prove to be useful after all.
โCIA,โ she said. โWeโre interested in the arms dealing, of course. Heโs been supplying guns to ISIS and the Freedom Force, among others, for quite some time. But heโs also putting assault weapons on the streets here, and thatโs not a good thing. Of course, thatโs the FBIโs territory, but weโre cooperating on this one.โ
โSo whatโs your real name, Jane?โ
โActually, that is my real nameโmy middle name. My first name is Miranda.โ
โMiranda,โ he said softly, and a shiver ran down her spine. Liquid heat took up residence in her core, spilling out into her limbs. All because of the way he said her name. What the hell was that about?
โThatโs right. Can I have my clip back now?โ
โNot quite. Give me a last name.โ
โWhy do you need that?โ It was against her religion to share her details. Sheโd had that drummed into her during the years of covert ops. Trust no one.
โMine is McCormick. Cody McCormick, United States Navy. I work for an organization youโve probably heard of, but Iโm going to bet you thought it was a myth. Unless youโve ever worked with us before, and then you know.โ
HOT. He had to be talking about the Hostile Operations Team, but she wasnโt going to be the first to speak the name. Yeah, she knew about them. Mark had done ops with them before in the Middle East. Sheโd once spent a rough two days in the embassy in Baghdad with a group of HOT operators. Theyโd been there to extract a major whoโd gotten nabbed in a market and taken prisoner. But then the embassy came under attack, and sheโd thought for sure the major was dead.
He wasnโt though. HOT came through.
โAnd what phantom group is this?โ she replied, because she wasnโt going to let on that she knew.
โWeโre called HOT. We deal in pretty much all the shit nobody else wants to. We go where none dare.โ
Where None Dare. Yes, she remembered that from the team sheโd spent time with. They were proud of that.
For the first time, she felt a little bit of relief flowing through her. โMy name is Miranda Lockwood. Thatโs not the name Conti was supposed to knowโbut he does. I donโt know how, but Iโve been compromised.โ
Saying the words aloud was like releasing the pressure in a valve. She felt as if a weight was gone even though nothing had been resolved.
Wordlessly, Cody handed her the clip to her weapon. She took it and slid it home. Then she put the gun into her purse and draped the chain over her shoulder. The sense of relief washing through her was strong. She was used to staying on her guard, and she still would, of course, but his gesture meant something. He wasnโt out to kill her. At least not immediately.
โThank you.โ
โYouโre welcome. Trust me now?โ
She shrugged. โI donโt trust anyone. But I believe weโre on the same side. At least for now.โ
โIโm going to help you, Miranda. Weโre getting out of here. Promise.โ
Sheโd love to believe him, but sheโd learned never to count the chickens before the eggs hatched. Thatโs how you ended up dead in this business.
โIโm going to need a change of clothes and a burner,โ she said, all businesslike.
โCan you manage that?โ
He shot her that sexy grin again. It melted through her like a flame cutting through wax. โSunshine, I can manage anything you need.โ
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Lynn Raye Harris is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM SERIES of military romances as well as 20 books for Harlequin Presents. A former finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award and the National Readers Choice Award, Lynn lives in Alabama with her handsome former-military husband, two crazy cats, and one spoiled American Saddlebred horse. Lynn’s books have been called “exceptional and emotional,” “intense,” and “sizzling.” Lynn’s books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
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