Spotlight & Giveaway: Lawson by Diana Gardin

Posted October 23rd, 2018 by Sara @HarlequinJunkie in Blog, Spotlight / 28 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Diana Gardin’s new release: LAWSON

When a fake relationship turns real, this Navy SEAL learns that love can be deadly in this thrilling, fast-paced novel

I’m a natural protector, whether I’m guarding political big shots or celebrity VIPs. It’s true that I failed – once. When I was a SEAL, when it mattered most. But that’s never going to happen again. Especially not during my first op with Night Eagle Security.

So if there’s one thing my new partner, Indigo Stone, should know, it’s that she’s safe in my hands….

Not that she wants my help. With amber eyes full of intelligence and a body covered in ink, Indigo is one of the toughest people I’ve ever met. But this job has us deep undercover, playing car thieves and lovers, and we’ll have to become pros at faking it.

But when feelings turn real, I’m reminded that emotions are dangerous… especially when one wrong move can be deadly.

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from LAWSON by Diana Gardin

When I walk back inside the apartment, closing the door behind me, I turn to find Lawson standing right in front of the kitchen island, arms folded across his broad chest. I try not to allow myself to become distracted by the way his navy blue T-shirt stretches so deliciously over his muscle-packed chest and rock-hard shoulders.
My legs stop moving as I stare at him, my arms dropping to my sides. My mind goes blank, but only for a moment. And then I’m filled with a fury so fierce I almost cringe when it lances straight through me.
“So? Is this what a partnership looks like to you? Your partner hits a rough spot and you go running for the hills?”
His whole body goes rigid. “Indy…”
Stabbing a blue-painted fingernail in his direction, my voice rises. “Don’t you dare Indy me. You left. And for what? Because you were pissed? Because you couldn’t control one tiny situation? And that made you lose your shit?”
He jaw is made of the most tense, unforgiving stone as he stares at me. But something in his eyes…something there is almost reminiscent of pain. Or…longing?
“You need to listen to me, Indigo.” His voice is so hard, so harsh, it makes my blood freeze in my veins. I stop.
I listen.
“I left because I couldn’t deal with everything I was feeling. Can you understand that?” As his temper rises, so does the volume of his voice. “Do you get that since I’ve been living with you, breathing the same air as you, living the same life as you, I’ve been falling a little further under your spell every day?”
My mouth goes slack, the saliva inside my mouth drying up all at once while my heartbeat slows to a dangerous level.
“Do you understand that the thought of losing you, the thought of you not coming back to this apartment with me, of not seeing you every day for our workouts or sitting at the island with you for every meal completely wrecks me?”
With every word he says, he takes another step forward. With every sentence he utters, a tiny piece of the armor around my heart chips away and falls at his feet.
Until he’s right here. Right in front of me, the heaving breaths of my chest matching his breath for breath.
I brace my hands against his chest, attempting to shove him but not moving him an inch. “Damn you, Lawson Snyder! Watching you walk away, it hurt. And I. Don’t. Hurt. Ever. I’m too damn tough to allow you to come along and ruin everything I’ve built for myself. Shit…”
I pause, my heavy, erratic breathing the only sound in the room with the exception of his matching breaths.
Something in his eyes sparks, and it’s the only warning I have before his arms wrap tightly around me.

Giveaway: Print copy of LAWSON (Delta Squad) by Diana Gardin

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Meet the Author:

Diana Gardin is a wife of one and a mom of two. Writing is her second full time job to that, and she loves it! Diana writes contemporary romance in the Young Adult and New Adult categories. She’s also a former Elementary school teacher. She loves steak, sugar cookies, and Coke and hates working out.

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LAWSON is on sale October 23, 2018: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | Google Play