Spotlight & Giveaway: Toxic Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Kaylea Cross’s new release: Toxic Vengeance

A past poisoned by lies.

 
Toxins expert Eden Foster was trained never to get close to anyone. She’s only broken that rule twice, and each time it ended in heartbreak. Her mentor was murdered in front of her, and now the man she was forced to deceive and leave behind has suddenly become a threat. She wants justice, but the only way she’ll get it is by joining forces with the only man to pose a threat to her guarded heart—the CIA contractor tasked with capturing and turning her in.
 
Risking a second chance could cost them everything.
 
Zack Maguire has spent his entire adult life serving his country, but this time, he’s torn between duty and his heart. Eden might not be the woman he thought she was, but he refuses to accept that everything between them was a lie. If she’s being hunted, he’s all in. He won’t sit back and do nothing when her life is on the line. As the danger mounts, he’ll do anything to protect her. And when their enemies close in, the only way they’ll live long enough to have a second chance is to let go of the past and learn to trust each other.

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from Toxic Vengeance 

The plane turned sharply. Zack shot out a hand to keep from rolling off the bed and the engines powered up more.
“They’re coming right at us,” Eden said, turning and dropping to her knees beside him. “Hold on.” She wrapped an arm around his shoulders to brace him, Heath keeping him steady on the other side.
Zack couldn’t hear the approaching vehicles over the noise of the engines, but then the sharp crack of gunfire punched through it. He grabbed Eden and held her close, ignoring the fresh wave of pain.
She let out a hiss as rounds hit the back of the plane. “How bad?” she asked Trinity. “Can you see?”
“No, but… Shit, hold on.”
More rounds raked across the fuselage.
The jet kept going, picking up speed, then nosed upward. Zack closed his eyes, helpless to do anything to protect Eden. If any of the rounds had clipped the fuel or hydraulic lines—
Trinity pushed back from the window and reached for the door, leaning forward to counteract the angle of the plane’s nose. Heath tied off the bandage and squeezed Zack’s shoulder once. “You’re good to go. Hang tight.” He was up and out of the cabin as the plane started to climb.
Zack started to get up but Eden pressed him down onto his right side with firm hands and a warning look. “Stay here.”
“No.” He pushed upright, needing to be ready. The plane had sustained significant damage. If they had to do an emergency landing, then he needed to be ready to get Eden out safely within seconds of touching down.
“Yes.”
Done with arguing, he swept her aside with one arm, a surge of adrenaline masking the worst of the pain in his side as he struggled to his feet.
The plane dropped sharply, knocking him off balance. He hit the bed on his good side, bit back a howl of agony as fire shot through him, registering another sharp prick in his hip too late.
What the hell? He jerked his head up to stare at Eden in astonishment, taking in the syringe held in her hand. “You drugged me?” he accused.
“It’s for your own good. Now lie down before you rip open your damn stitches,” she ordered, pressing him down once again.
He opened his mouth to argue but whatever she’d hit him with was already pumping through his system, making his limbs heavy and his entire body drowsy. His grip on her eased, his muscles going lax. Then he smelled it.
Smoke.
Eden’s head snapped up as she smelled it too.
“Jesus, are we on fire?” he said. His voice was already slurred.
“Dunno.” Her expression was tense.
Oh, Christ. The plane was burning and he was too weak to move.
Through his rapidly blurring vision he barely made out Eden’s silhouette as she raced through the door and shut it, the scent of smoke filling his nose as the blackness closed in.

Excerpt. ©Kaylea Cross. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
 
 

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Meet the Author:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kaylea Cross writes edge-of-your-seat military romantic suspense. Her work has won many awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. A Registered Massage Therapist by trade, Kaylea is also an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dance enthusiast and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and family.

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