If action, adventure, and a little suspense is what you are looking for in your romance, you definitely want to keep an eye out for Going Dark by Monica McCarty.
This upcoming tale about a SEAL team member in hiding and the woman he risks his cover for is chock full of action, romance, and a dose of humor, which is evident in the exclusive excerpt below. Check it out and make sure to add Going Dark to your TBR, we’re sure you’re not going to want to miss it.
About ‘Going Dark’
After walking into a trap on a covert op in Russia, the men from top secret SEAL Team Nine are presumed dead. Not knowing whom they can trust, and with war hanging in the balance, the survivors must go dark and scatter around the globe.
Marine ecologist Annie Henderson joins her new boyfriend on a trip to the Western Isles of Scotland to protest a hazardous offshore drilling venture. When she realizes that she may be swept up in something far more dangerous than she’d intended, there is only one man she can turn to. . . .
She and the mysterious but sexy dive boat captain haven’t exactly gotten off to the best start, but something about his quiet confidence makes her think that he’s the kind of man she can depend on. Because he’s gruff and guarded, she can tell Dan Warren has secrets. But she could never imagine how high the stakes are for him to keep his cover, even as he risks everything to protect her. . . .
‘Going Dark’ exclusive excerpt:
The sound of Annie’s scream turned Dean’s blood to ice. Considering how desperate their situation had been a few minutes ago—if this island hadn’t had a place to land the boat, they would have been in real trouble—his reaction was laughable. Dean knew how to control his emotions. He didn’t experience fear or anxiety the way most people did. He buried it. Put it aside. Compartmentalized.
But her scream scared the shit out of him.
He spun around from his position by the stove to see her running toward him. He barely had time to open his arms before she was leaping into them. He could feel the frantic pounding of her heart against his. At least he thought it was hers, but his was freaking slamming against his ribs.
She latched on to him as if she were a terrified kitten who had no intention of letting go. Which was fine, as he had no intention of letting her.
Scanning the area behind her, he didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. No dead bodies or bogeymen lurking in the corner. As she didn’t seem inclined to offer an explanation, he asked, “What is it?”
She turned her face toward his, and his throat caught. Terror still made her voice tremble. “A r-rat! I saw a rat!”
Dean stilled. Jesus fucking Christ, she had to be shitting him? All that for a rat? Relief ate away at his composure. He couldn’t help himself, he started to laugh.
She looked up at him again, no doubt feeling the reverberation in his chest. “Don’t you dare laugh. It was terrifying.”
He tried to sober. Not very successfully. “I’m sure.”
Her eyes narrowed. “Don’t say it. Don’t even think it.”
He feigned innocence. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“‘You are such a girl.’ Tell me you aren’t thinking that right now!” He couldn’t do that. “It would have scared anyone. It had teeth! And a tail. It must have been this big.” She pulled away from him long enough to show him about a foot. But he still had his arm slung around her waist and had no intention of letting her go.
He peered over behind the bed and didn’t see anything. “I’m sure. But I don’t see anything.”
Tentatively she broached a look. He could feel her relax. “It’s gone. But you need to find it.”
“I don’t know. That sounds a little sexist to me. Why do I have to do the hunting? Because I’m a man? Does that mean you’re doing the cooking?”
If looks could kill, he’d be roadkill. “That isn’t funny.”
He grinned. It was fucking hilarious.
“I don’t want you to kill it. Just put it outside. But fine. I’ll do it myself.”
She pulled away and took a few steps back toward the bed. But a gray blur shot past her feet like a torpedo, and with another ear-peeling scream, she was right back in his arms.
He savored the sensations for a minute before breaking the news. “Annie?” She looked up and he felt something in his chest thump. Damn, she was pretty. Especially in his position. Glued to his chest and tilting her head up to his. Looking at him as if she needed him—as if he were the only man in the world. He could get used to it—maybe a little too easily. “I hate to tell you, but your Remy is a Mickey. And he was about three inches long.”
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