Here’s an excerpt from Assassin’s Awakening, my November 28th release from Carina Press.
This book was previously released in 2009 by another publisher under the title Have Mercy. It has been revised and updated for rerelease with Carina Press.
Logan is pure Alpha, a genetically enhanced human who has escaped from the brutal gated city in which he was designed, and from the creators who want him dead. Running for his life across a ravaged Earth, Logan’s goal is to survive. It’s in his blood. Until he awakens wounded, bound and naked, exposed to a beautiful stranger. Now he’s vulnerable to sensations he’s never felt before.
Mercy Dockins has tended to many wounded men, but none as intoxicatingly perfect as Logan. Or as responsive to her curative strokes. But as passion ignites between them, Mercy’s very purpose in the bleak new world order is shaken to its core: Logan has brought her not only ecstasy, but danger, too. He’s drawn the enemy to her sanctuary, and now their love could soon be just another casualty of war.
EXCERPT:
They’d thought he was dead. There had been so much blood. Even Evan, who thought himself an adult at seventeen, had paled when he’d related their story. It had come as a shock to them both to discover the man was alive. Unable to leave him to his fate, the two boys had bandaged his wounds the best they could, loaded him into their wagon and dragged him back to the compound beyond the northern border of the outer city.
It had taken them the rest of the night to get back here pulling such a heavy load. They’d arrived just as dawn was breaking with their unusual cargo in tow. Mercy winced when she thought about how hard the trip must have been on an already injured man.
It was a wonder the stranger hadn’t died on the way here. But he hadn’t. He’d also survived surgery. Luckily, the bullet had missed his spine, lodging in his upper left shoulder instead. The bullet had chipped a small piece of bone, but other than that, there had been no major damage. He’d bled heavily from his left arm and leg, but was in surprisingly good shape. With time, rest and proper care, he should recover. That is if infection didn’t set in.
He hadn’t stirred as she’d dug into his skin, searching for the bullet. Nor had he flinched as she’s cleaned and stitched his other two wounds. He’d remained unconscious all through the day and throughout almost the entire night. Dawn wasn’t far away. For a man who’d had major surgery and been at death’s door only twenty-four hours ago, he was doing amazingly well.
Thankfully, he didn’t seem to have much of a fever. Not yet anyway. He was staring up at her, his vivid blue eyes almost mesmerizing. His blond hair was cut short on the top and sides, but was longer in the back, exposing the rough features of his face. He had a strong jaw, full lips and high cheekbones. He wasn’t handsome, not exactly. Compelling was the word that popped into her brain.
She should have been in bed trying to sleep. Instead, she’d spent the past six hours sitting in a chair by the fire, gazing at his face, wondering what kind of a man he was. He was strong and fit. That much she’d discovered when she’d cut off his bloody clothing to get at his wounds. His body was sculpted, thick with muscle.
But it was his hands that had caught her attention. They were broad and large, with calluses on the sides and on several of his fingers. She’d spent hours speculating what they would feel like against her skin. Slightly rough and very stimulating.
Her cheeks grew warm and her breasts swelled. Mercy wanted to look away but was snared by his penetrating gaze.
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N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
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