The next installment in the ALIAS world features disgraced partner Marsh Adams who is seeking redemption and Ayesha Brown, an up and coming artist with a huge problem. This reverse heist, bodyguard for a woman in peril interracial romance features a strong family theme.
The terror that had frozen her brain was wearing off. And a lot of other things started to register. Such as… “What are you doing here?”
“Well, I was planning on rushing in to save the day, but you took care of it all on your own.” There was approval in his voice and…wonder?
She had. Even if she had been flat-out terrified. “My Gramps always said to use what you’ve got.”
“He’s an interesting guy.”
She didn’t think he meant it as a compliment. But before she could snark back at him, he glanced down.
A small puddle of blood pooled on the floor.
“Shit. Hold on.” He lifted her in his arms as if she were a twig.
“What are you doing?”
He ignored her and strode over to the counter where she kept her supplies. He set her on the utilitarian Formica gently and lifted her foot. He winced. “Clean towels anywhere?”
“Drawer to your right.” He retrieved a hand towel and dampened it with water and proceeded to clean out the cut on the bottom of her foot. If you had asked her this morning if Marsh Adams had a nurturing bone in his body, she would have said, “Not a chance.”
Instead he carefully extracted the chunk of glass she’d stepped on with a gentleness that was unexpected.
“Band-Aids?”
Yes. She had a lot of Band-Aids. She tended to cut her hands and skin when she was working with other media.
“Bathroom,” she said huskily. “Top drawer on the left.”
“Be right back.” He brushed his thumb over her cheekbone in a subtle caress. And then he was gone.
Back again a minute later, he carefully coated the cut with Neosporin and pressed a Band-Aid over it. His thumb mimicked the caress on her face, stroking over the arch in her foot in a seductive rhythm. Her eyes were glued to that mesmerizing caress.
Heat rose between them, fierce and intense. He cradled her foot in his big palms, the calluses on his fingers indicating that he didn’t just sit at a desk.
Her lady bits responded to the fairly innocuous touch as if he had stripped her naked and put his hands all over her. Electricity arced, zapping her clit. Tingles spread throughout her body in a wave of desire. Praise Jesus, this man pushed all her buttons.
Then she dropped her gaze. Marsh Adams had a gun—a gun!—in a holster on his right hip.
“You have a gun?”
He smirked. “Typically bodyguards do.”
Well, that put her back up. “I said I didn’t want one.”
“How’s that working out for you?”
Fuck. He had a point.
“Well, I was planning on rushing in to save the day, but you took care of it all on your own.” There was approval in his voice and…wonder?
She had. Even if she had been flat-out terrified. “My Gramps always said to use what you’ve got.”
“He’s an interesting guy.”
She didn’t think he meant it as a compliment. But before she could snark back at him, he glanced down.
A small puddle of blood pooled on the floor.
“Shit. Hold on.” He lifted her in his arms as if she were a twig.
“What are you doing?”
He ignored her and strode over to the counter where she kept her supplies. He set her on the utilitarian Formica gently and lifted her foot. He winced. “Clean towels anywhere?”
“Drawer to your right.” He retrieved a hand towel and dampened it with water and proceeded to clean out the cut on the bottom of her foot. If you had asked her this morning if Marsh Adams had a nurturing bone in his body, she would have said, “Not a chance.”
Instead he carefully extracted the chunk of glass she’d stepped on with a gentleness that was unexpected.
“Band-Aids?”
Yes. She had a lot of Band-Aids. She tended to cut her hands and skin when she was working with other media.
“Bathroom,” she said huskily. “Top drawer on the left.”
“Be right back.” He brushed his thumb over her cheekbone in a subtle caress. And then he was gone.
Back again a minute later, he carefully coated the cut with Neosporin and pressed a Band-Aid over it. His thumb mimicked the caress on her face, stroking over the arch in her foot in a seductive rhythm. Her eyes were glued to that mesmerizing caress.
Heat rose between them, fierce and intense. He cradled her foot in his big palms, the calluses on his fingers indicating that he didn’t just sit at a desk.
Her lady bits responded to the fairly innocuous touch as if he had stripped her naked and put his hands all over her. Electricity arced, zapping her clit. Tingles spread throughout her body in a wave of desire. Praise Jesus, this man pushed all her buttons.
Then she dropped her gaze. Marsh Adams had a gun—a gun!—in a holster on his right hip.
“You have a gun?”
He smirked. “Typically bodyguards do.”
Well, that put her back up. “I said I didn’t want one.”
“How’s that working out for you?”
Fuck. He had a point.
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Rule follower, Federal US Deputy Marshal Alex Saunders has been assigned to protect a federal judge after the judge receives death threats. This detail is standard until the judge insists on his son’s PR firm provide backup security, which isn’t even in the rule book. But because Alex is already in hot water, he follows orders to keep the judge happy.
Rule breaker, and former CIA analyst, Kita Kim reluctantly agrees to go undercover, posing as the judge’s aide slash girlfriend, but in return she expects her boss at ALIAS to help her protect an abused woman and her nieces even though technically keeping the children from their father is against the law.
From the very start, Alex and Kita disagree about everything. But their sizzling attraction continues to grow as the threats against the judge escalate and put them all in danger. Can these two opposites find enough common ground outside the bedroom, or will their diverse philosophies result in disaster?
USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa Hughey has a new series! What do you do when you’re in danger but no one believes you? Adams-Larsen Inc and Associates, ALIAS, helps ordinary citizens in danger when they need to disappear.
Get ready for ALIAS, a spin-off series from Hughey's successful Family Stone series. We first meet Jillian Larsen in Still the One, Bliss and Jack's story, and we're introduced to Marissa in Cold As Stone. Want to know what happened to Maria Torres? Pick up your copy of Stalked today!
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 | Hunted: There’s only one thing worse than seeing your unrequited crush every day at the office…and that’s getting trapped with him in a snowy mountain cabin. Maria Torres has been through hell and back. A former kidnapping victim, she’s used to being famous for all the wrong reasons and having people handle her with kid gloves. And it seems that the man of her dreams, Dwayne Lameko, is no different. So when an ALIAS client requests her presence on an op, Maria believes she’s ready to spread her wings and prove all her co-workers wrong…especially Dwayne. But when danger follows them into the wilderness, Maria has no choice but to prove to herself and Dwayne that she’s strong enough to handle anything…even his love. Maria Torres was first introduced in the Family Stone series, Still the One. She finally gets her happily ever after. Hunted is the second book in Lisa Hughey’s series: ALIAS. What do you do when you’re the victim of a crime but no one believes you? Adams-Larsen Inc and Associates, ALIAS, helps ordinary citizens in danger when they need to disappear. To start the series, check out Stalked: ALIAS #1 Stalked: Opposites attract, unfortunately. Rule follower, Federal US Deputy Marshal Alex Saunders has been assigned to protect a federal judge after the judge receives death threats. This detail is standard until the judge insists on his son’s PR firm provide backup security, which isn’t even in the rule book. But because Alex is already in hot water, he follows orders to keep the judge happy. Rule breaker, and former CIA analyst, Kita Kim reluctantly agrees to go undercover, posing as the judge’s aide slash girlfriend, but in return she expects her boss at ALIAS to help her protect an abused woman and her nieces even though technically keeping the children from their father is against the law. From the very start, Alex and Kita disagree about everything. But their sizzling attraction continues to grow as the threats against the judge escalate and put them all in danger. Can these two opposites find enough common ground outside the bedroom, or will their diverse philosophies result in disaster? Get ready for ALIAS, a spin-off series from Hughey's successful Family Stone series. We first meet Jillian Larsen in Still the One, Bliss and Jack's story, and we're introduced to Marissa in Cold As Stone. Want to know what happened to Maria Torres? Pick up your copy of Stalked today! |
 | He will do anything to find his brother’s killer, even pretend to love his enemy. His final opportunity… On an unsanctioned quest, Scottish officer Hamish Ballard tracks his brother’s killer across the world… until he hits a dead end at Adams-Larsen. Jillian Larsen knows more than she admits, and he’ll do anything to uncover her secrets, even fake an attraction to her. But that fake attraction turns all too real, and using her when she was just a name in a report was easy, but he’s falling for his target. Her first responsibility… Jillian Larsen’s mission in life is helping people disappear to keep them safe. She has never betrayed a client, and when the Scottish hottie accuses her company of hiding a criminal, she has no intention of revealing her client’s whereabouts or giving in to her inconvenient attraction for the pain in her ass. Giving in means giving up and she’s never going to abandon her principles. But what does she do if the woman she helped turns out to be a killer? When her business partner vanishes along with their complicit client, can she use Hamish to track them down without risking her heart? Their only chance… He needs her resources. She needs his intelligence. Working together is the only logical choice, but it means jeopardizing everything. |
 | Dr. Mila Patel's life is complicated enough and the last thing she needs is a boyfriend. But when she's got a chance to see US Marshal Shep Gaffney again, she can't resist. He's arrogant and sexy and annoying, but she's still attracted to him. Shep doesn't get shut down very often. After their first meeting, he's been unable to get the sexy doctor out of his mind. A worrisome text sends Mila to a dangerous alley. Shep is determined to go along and protect her. But neither expects what happens next.... Here's a quick little holiday romance featuring characters from the first ALIAS book, Stalked. Dr. Sharmila Patel and US Marshal Sheppard Gaffney get their HEA after a rocky start. Happy holidays and happy reading! |
Exploring the complex nature of a profession that requires subterfuge and lies fascinates her. She loves combining her two passions into fiction. As evidenced by her Black Cipher Files series.
Archangel Rafe was her first foray into the paranormal but after spending time in the Angelic Realm, it won't be her last. At their heart, the Seven novels are about the dynamics of family relationships. But the really hot Archangels don't hurt.
And recently she's been immersed in the Stone Family novellas, four stories about a blended family of brothers and sister who have a lot more in common than they realize. But of course she couldn't just write about family and romance. There are complex plots, bad guys, and suspense too.
Lisa loves to hear from readers and has various places you can connect with her, although, shh, Twitter is her favorite.
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