Hard Hart

Genres: Erotic & Steamy Romance; Military Romance; Police & Law Enforcement Romance; Romantic Suspense

Synopsis

It'll take a tough woman to win this Hard Hart...
Krista Matthews, a hard-headed, hard-fighting rookie cop, is determined to prove herself on the force. It's not just a man's world anymore and she'll show them all she's up to the challenge, even if it means putting up with the advances from her lecherous mentor, Myles Slade. However, Brock is even more stubborn than she is, he's all male, all alpha—and whether she likes it or not he's made keeping her safe his number one priority. He doesn't realize she doesn't need protection; she can take of herself and then some.
Brock Hart, bodyguard and retired special operative, has never known anyone like Krista. Ever since their first meeting, when she pulled him over for speeding, he's been drawn to her. She infuriates him, challenges him, and has gotten under his skin in a way no woman ever has. He's kept people at arm's length all his life for good reason, but Krista won't stand for it. She wants to know everything about him, and that puts him on edge. But one drunken night together changes everything. Their worlds are rocked, and Brock's quiet, introverted life is threatened forever. Which may be exactly what he needs.

Release date: October 11, 2018

Publisher: Whitley Cox

Print pages: 338

Content advisory: VERY STEAMY. 5 flames! Some BDSM elements. Suspense and sexual harassment.

Sample

“You owe me, you know,” she said with only a slight slur to her words.

He decided to play along. “I do, do I? I bought you a burger and covered your tab. I’d say we’re square for whatever it is you think I owe you.”

With a sultry little lip bite and a head shake that tousled those untameable curls of hers, she said, “Nuh-uh.”

“Nuh-uh?”

“I let you off with a warning. And we both know you were speeding right up until you saw me. You tossed on the brakes at the perfect moment.”

Well, she had him there.

“So I owe you then?”

She nodded.

“I’m not sure you should be drinking anymore, and I’m not a fan of dessert. How do you propose I owe you … constable?”

Her pink tongue darted out between her lips and ran seductively along the seam. “Stumbling distance?”

A growl built at the back of his throat. He hadn’t gotten laid in ages, and this little sprite had him sporting a half-chub since earlier in the day. Did she have her handcuffs with her still? Maybe an officer’s hat?

Sliding off the barstool, he slung his leather jacket on and held out his hand. “We’ll be there in less than ten.”

She was all grins as she hopped off the barstool. Did she not have a coat? It was freaking cold outside. All she seemed to have was a worn and weathered gray hoodie. The woman needed a coat.

She followed him to the door, which he held open for her. The wind hit them both in the face like a wet slap, and she immediately shivered, pulling her hood up and shielding her face with her hand.

Brock grabbed her other hand again and pulled her along, only to stop when they were shielded from the wind. He pulled off his leather jacket and held it out for her with nothing but a grunt. She slipped her slender arms into it and then, without a word, he grabbed her hand again and pulled her into the night and the wicked autumn weather.