Dark Rules by Susan Vaughan

 Which is more dangerous, their undercover op or the tropical heat smoldering between them?

About the Book:

Danger, secrets and lies…

Maverick government officer Simon Byrne, undercover on a Caribbean island, must stop an international arms dealer’s sale of uranium that could trigger world conflict. Simon’s mission goes sideways when the woman he once failed to protect is assigned as his tech officer. He vows to keep her safe, but she’s in his head…and in his heart.

By-the-book tech expert Janna Harris is determined to prove herself in the field and uncover whether her late husband, who sold to the arms dealer, also betrayed his government. A treason investigation could expose Janna’s own secrets. Her attraction to Simon wars with her pledge not to let another man into her life. But can she walk away from the only man who could heal her battered soul?

Emotions and danger collide as the powder-keg deadline ticks down on their mission—and their survival.

 

Excerpt:

Janna let her gaze lift to Simon as she listened to his explanation.

His diamond earring winked at her, teased her like he used to. Never under control, his brown hair had been styled with something like a garden trimmer. His perpetual two-day beard looked soft and touchable.

Ever the rebel, he wore snug, faded jeans and a T-shirt emblazoned with the words Spies Do It Undercover. Not that every man in DARK wore a tie, but at headquarters, most wore dress shirts and pants. Higher-ups tolerated Simon’s in-your-face attitude because of his sharp intellect and street savvy.

She and Simon were such opposites. How had they ever managed to be friends?

Once upon a time. No more.

When she received her first field assignment, anticipation had tingled through her. But why did her partner have to be Simon? Why not someone dull? Married? Safe?

I’ll need you to translate for the two goons. I’ll want you to record it,” he said. A beat passed. “Standard procedure.”

Why did he say that almost apologetically? Her heart did an anxious flip. How could she work so closely with this man? The analytical part of her said her stung feelings weren’t rational. The emotional part of her regretted the loss of their friendship.

There was a part of her that she could never reveal to him. Or to anyone. She would keep her private pain just that—private.

 

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The Wild Rose Press: https://wildrosepress.com/product/dark-rules/

Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Rules-DARK-Files-Book-ebook/dp/B0CKXXCSP3/

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BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-rules-susan-vaughan/1125896676?ean=2940185984840

 

About our Focus Author: 

Susan Vaughan loves throwing her hero and heroine together under extraordinary circumstances and pitting them against a clever villain. Her books have won the Golden Leaf, More Than Magic, and Write Touch Readers’ Award and been a finalist for the Booksellers’ Best and Daphne du Maurier awards. A former teacher, she’s a West Virginia native, but she and her husband have lived in the Mid-Coast area of Maine for many years.

A Note From Susan: As soon as Simon Byrne appeared as a secondary character in Dark Mission, I knew he’d have his own book. Irreverent, a rule breaker, and devastatingly sexy, he intrigued me. But I needed the right heroine to challenge him and open his heart.

 

Susan can be found at:

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

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