The Angel and the SEAL by Petie McCarty - Book Tour + Giveaway
The Angel and the SEAL
The Mystery Angel Romances Book 3
by Petie McCarty
Genre:
Cozy Mystery, Romantic Suspense
Cozy Mystery, Romantic Suspense
The Angel and the SEAL . . . a cozy mystery with romantic suspense from
the Mystery Angel Romances series. An angel hidden in every book
waiting for you to figure out who . . .
the Mystery Angel Romances series. An angel hidden in every book
waiting for you to figure out who . . .
Navy SEAL Sean MacKay's teammate is murdered after stealing a deadly
nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes
MacKay's teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his
sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find
the sister before the terrorists do and to retrieve the stolen
formula at all costs.
nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes
MacKay's teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his
sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find
the sister before the terrorists do and to retrieve the stolen
formula at all costs.
Foreclosure looms for Cory Rigatero as she fights to keep her rustic resort near
Mt. St. Helens afloat after her brother deserted her to join the SEAL
Teams. Cory's whole world dives into a tailspin when Sean MacKay
shows up at her resort with the news of her brother's death and the
wild suspicion her brother may have sent her traitorous classified
documents. No way will Cory trust MacKay—the man who once seduced
her and then vanished into the night without a trace.
Mt. St. Helens afloat after her brother deserted her to join the SEAL
Teams. Cory's whole world dives into a tailspin when Sean MacKay
shows up at her resort with the news of her brother's death and the
wild suspicion her brother may have sent her traitorous classified
documents. No way will Cory trust MacKay—the man who once seduced
her and then vanished into the night without a trace.
Mac had almost made it back to his
cabin when he heard Garth’s frantic bark again. The sound hadn’t come from the
lake, and Garth wasn’t out hunting night critters as he had earlier suspected.
This bark echoed from the area near the barn.
“Garth!” Mac hollered into the night.
Two harsh barks burst in rapid
succession from the dog. A long, piercing howl swiftly followed.
Worried the dog might be in trouble,
Mac sprinted for the barn, surprised to find all the doors shut. He heaved one
of the large double doors open, and Garth bounded out, almost knocking him over.
Mac stepped into the darkness of the
barn and called out, “Vern? You in here?”
Nothing.
He squatted down to Garth’s level
and suffered a couple face licks. “How did you get shut up in the barn?” He
ruffled the dog’s ears and noted the big canine appeared slightly unsteady on
his feet. “You okay, boy?”
Garth wagged his tail, and Mac led him
out into the moonlight for a better look. A scream ripped through the night air
and stopped them both.
Cory!
Mac hauled ass for the main house with
Garth huffing hard alongside, already winded and laboring to stay on Mac’s
heels. Something had happened to the big dog, but he couldn’t worry about that
now.
The two tore through the border of
the side garden. Mac spied the kitchen door to the main house standing wide
open and raced that direction.
A second scream sliced through the
air. This one sounded closer to the front of the house, and Mac changed course
to race in that direction. Garth stayed straight and bounded through the open kitchen
door as Mac cleared the front corner on the house.
He stumbled when he caught sight of
a man in dark clothes and a black hoodie half-carrying, half-dragging Cory down
the front steps with a knife to her throat. Mac skidded silently into the rhododendron
bushes lining the porch. The assailant hissed over his shoulder to someone
behind him.
Okay.
Two tangos.
A wolf-like howl echoed through the
house, clearly audible through the open front door. A heavy thud, a scream of
pain, and vicious snarling erupted in rapid succession.
Mac had backup. Garth had made it
inside.
Tango One still clutched Cory. Hearing
the scuffle inside, he twisted around to see in the front door, and his knife edged
away from her throat. That was all the distraction Mac required. Streaking from
his cover, he grabbed Tango One’s knife arm and slammed it down hard on top of
his thigh. The weapon flipped to the grass at their feet.
Cory screamed, “Mac!” then elbowed
Tango One hard in the gut and broke free.
“Run, Cory! Go get Vern!” he hollered
and ducked as Tango One straightened and swung a fist at Mac’s head.
Mac backed up a step as Tango One swung
again, then leaped on the assailant’s back as the man lunged for his dropped
knife. The sounds of struggle inside the house continued, a man’s pain-filled wails
punctuated by Garth’s wolf-like snarls.
Mac choked Tango One as his fingers
grazed the knife handle, then yanked him backward and threw him down. Mac hammered
his right fist into Tango’s jaw and buried his left fist in the man’s gut in
the ancient one-two punch. The guy was strong—almost as strong as Mac—but when Mac
grabbed the target’s hair and smashed the outside of his elbow into the guy’s
temple, the assailant sagged to his knees. Mac snatched off the black hood, and
Tango’s head snapped up to glare at him.
Farouq
Nawar.
Mac would know that ugly mug
anywhere. He had been ordered to study surveillance photos of the bastard often
enough. A yelp sounded inside the house, followed by a loud gunshot and a
scream of rage from close by. Mac did the unforgiveable and took his eyes off his
target. Cory hadn’t run as he had ordered, and she bolted up the steps and into
the house.
“Cory, no!” he roared.
Other Books in the series:
No Cowboys No Angels
The Mystery Angel Romances Book 1
No Angels for Christmas
The Mystery Angel Romance Series Book 2
Petie spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World—"The
Most Magical Place on Earth"—where she enjoyed working in the
land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales
by night, including her new series, The Cinderella
Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her "day" job to
write her stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time
writing sequels to her regency time-travel series, Lords in Time, and
her cozy-mystery-with-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel
Romances.
Most Magical Place on Earth"—where she enjoyed working in the
land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales
by night, including her new series, The Cinderella
Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her "day" job to
write her stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time
writing sequels to her regency time-travel series, Lords in Time, and
her cozy-mystery-with-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel
Romances.
Petie shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her
horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy
who made a cameo appearance in No
Angels for Christmas.
horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy
who made a cameo appearance in No
Angels for Christmas.
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The Mystery Angels send an enormous Thank You! for hosting our Silver Dagger Promo tour.
ReplyDeleteHave a magical day, Petie
You're very welcome! :)
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