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Desiree Holt: A Deadly Business (Contest)
Monday, August 20th, 2018

UPDATE: The winner is…Jackie Wisherd!
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A Deadly Business

There is nothing quite so deadly as the business of revenge…

Just ask me. I know, because one of the most terrifying men in the world wants me dead for revenge.

My name is Marissa Hayes. I was recruited by the CIA because I had what they wanted—a degree from Wharton School of Finance and experience in complicated money transactions. Under the name of Lauren Chapman I spent three years playing a role in one of London’s top money managers. My target? One of their clients, a man named Stefan Maes whose  money came from providing illegal arms to terrorists, funding cartels and raping Third World countries of their resources.

I was close to sealing the deal for the CIA, giving them enough information to take Maes down and freeze almost all of his money, when my cover was blown. That’s a damn scary thing, because when people like Maes get hold of you, death is the most pleasant thing that can happen to you. Lucky for me, my handler had an escape method already planned. He whisked me out of London through back alleys and down seedy streets until I was safe on a boat and then a plane.

Safe!

What a joke!

I thought I was safe when the relocated me to a sleepy little Southern town on the west coast of Florida—Arrowhead Bay. Nothing much happens there, although it does get a lot of tourists. I changed my hair, my makeup, my style of clothing…My name is now Marissa Hayes and I run an art gallery. A far cry from being a spy for the Central Intelligence Agency.

I was sure I was safe and secure in Arrowhead Bay. After all, it is the home of the international security agency, Vigilance, whose agents are all former Special Ops of one kind or another. And then there is Justin Kelly, one of their top agents, who has been teaching me defensive boxing while we dance around a sizzling sexual attraction. He’d defend me with his life, although of course, who could find me? Right?

But Maes’ right hand man, who hated the fact that I rebuffed all his sexual advances, blew my cover with his boss. Now Maes, who had lost a huge chunk of his empire, was out for blood. He wanted my head on a stick and my other body parts scattered to the winds.

Of course, nothing is for certain, and when two of Maes’ agents find me in Arrowhead Bay, I know it won’t be long before Maes himself arrives. Time to get the hell out of dodge, at least until the danger has passed. Vigilance has sent me off to a private Caribbean island, with a bonus—Justin as my bodyguard.

As I write this I am sitting in a private villa at Rosewood on Princessa Key, a luxury resort on a private island, where Justin and I finally gave in to our feelings for each other. But right now Justin is on the phone with Vigilance, where he has received frightening news. Maes has disappeared.

I keep telling myself he can’t find me here. Right?

Right?

 

A Deadly Business

Her life in beautiful Arrowhead Bay seems like paradise. But for former CIA operative Marissa Hayes, it’s a deep cover she’s forced to live under after daring to take down a powerful enemy with strong terrorist ties. Out of necessity, she keeps her emotions as guarded as her life, even as she finds herself drawn to Justin Kelly, the most arousing man she’s ever met. But when Marissa must find a new place to hide, the able-bodied Vigilance agent is the first man she turns to . . .
Justin can’t get close to Marissa, if he hopes to keep her alive. Which only makes sharing a villa with her at a remote island resort all the more challenging. The passion rising between them is exquisite—and excruciating. Even more so when terrorists infiltrate the island, putting Marissa in the crosshairs. Now Justin will do anything to protect the woman he cares about more deeply than he dares to admit. . . .

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15 comments to “Desiree Holt: A Deadly Business (Contest)”

  1. Misty Dawn Cecil
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 7:40 am · Link

    I got the chance to read this book as an ARC, and it was awesome!



  2. Debbie Watson
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 7:56 am · Link

    Loved this book!!!



  3. Colleen C.
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 12:44 pm · Link

    Love the cover!



  4. flchen1
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 1:34 pm · Link

    This is going to be such an exciting read! This series has been fantastic, Desiree!



  5. Mary McCoy
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 3:53 pm · Link

    I need to read this!



  6. Mary Preston
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 5:41 pm · Link

    I’m loving the story line here.



  7. Amber Cummings
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 6:17 pm · Link

    I have read what it has here and sounds like a good book.



  8. Jackie Wisherd
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 7:08 pm · Link

    My kind of story. I know I would enjoy this book.



  9. BookLady
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    · August 20th, 2018 at 9:59 pm · Link

    What an intriguing book!



  10. ButtonsMom2003
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    · August 21st, 2018 at 12:43 am · Link

    Sounds so good!



  11. Crystal S
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    · August 21st, 2018 at 1:01 am · Link

    Love the couple and suspense! Sounds like a great read!



  12. Ann
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    · August 21st, 2018 at 2:01 am · Link

    Why is it that we ( should i say myself) love stories that are based on danger, intrigue , and romance? Thinking about it, I feel that we like to believe that good wins out over evil , and that love triumphs. Love reading your books. Great escapism .



  13. Desiree Holt
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    · August 21st, 2018 at 6:50 am · Link

    Thank you all so very very much for visiting the blog and leaving comments. Mr. Random Dot Org and I have chosen the winner and the lucky person is…Jackie Wisherd! Jackie, please email me at authordesireeholt@gmail.com so I can get your certificate out to you.



  14. Jennifer Beyer
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    · August 21st, 2018 at 8:37 pm · Link

    I always enjoy Desiree Holt’s books. This one sounds like a great addition.



  15. Keri Richards
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    · August 22nd, 2018 at 7:10 am · Link

    Thanks for the chance awesome book



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