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Blurb for In the Shadow of Greed
Brilliant cryptologist Dr. Sarah Tu races against time to
block the most dangerous Internet malware ever created, a botnet called
QUALNTO. While Sarah is closed off in her computer lab, her sister, Hanna, is
brutally attacked and left in a coma. As Sarah reels with guilt over not being
there for her sister, a web of deception closes in threatening her and everyone
she loves.
Hanna’s condition is misleading. In her coma state, she
is able to build a psychic bridge with FBI Special Agent Jason McNeil. Her
cryptic messages plague Jason to keep Sarah safe.
Tough and street-smart Jason McNeil doesn’t believe in
visions or telepathic messages, and he fights the voice inside his head. His
first impression of Dr. Sarah Tu is another stiletto wearing ice-dragon on the
war path―until he witnesses her façade crumble after seeing her sister’s
bloody, tortured body. Jason’s protective instinct kicks in. He falls for
Sarah―hard.
When an extremely dangerous arms dealer and cybercriminal
discovers that Sarah blocked his botnet, he kidnaps Sarah. Placed in an
impossible position, will she destroy the botnet to protect national security
or release it to save the man she loves?
Excerpt for In the Shadow of Greed
He
thinks I’m dead. Sarah’s coming. Help her!
The voice
quivered inside Jason’s head. He pushed away from the pillar and froze. No one
was there. His gaze fell back to the woman in the bed. His eyes narrowed and he
clenched his jaw, biting down so hard, pain shot up his inner ear.
The next
instant, a petite woman with long, straight, raven hair and the most beautiful,
hazel eyes he had ever seen charged through the trauma unit. A security officer
followed close behind and grabbed her arm, stopping her from moving any farther
into the restricted area.
Jason
stared at the woman in the bed and back to the woman by the door. He knew,
without a doubt, her name was Sarah. His mind raced for an explanation.
“Ma’am, you
can’t be back here.” The guard tried to pull Sarah back through the doors.
Sarah
yanked out of his hold. The expression on her face was intense, unyielding.
“Like hell I can’t. My sister is here. She needs me.”
The charge
nurse moved from behind a counter of the nurse’s station and stood next to the
security officer. “How can I help you?”
The nurse’s
low, gentle voice seemed to have a soothing effect on Sarah. “Hanna Tu.” Her
voice shuddered.
Jason
couldn’t take his eyes off Hanna’s sister. In an instant, she transformed from
a stiletto wearing, ice-dragon on the war path—just the kind of woman he
disliked—into a frightened, desperate woman whose vulnerabilities brought out
his protective instinct.
As her eyes
wildly searched the trauma unit, the nurse reached for Sarah’s arm and guided
her toward the doors.
“We’re
still assessing your sister’s condition. I’ll have one of the doctors come talk
to you in the waiting room as soon as they can. She’s in good hands, I promise
you.”
“I need to see her. I need to know she’s okay.
The police wouldn’t allow me into her apartment. No one has told me anything.
There was so much blood.” She sucked in a deep breath as tears clouded her
eyes. “Please let me see her for a moment.”
Her eyes
narrowed on the cubicle surrounded by a curtain. One of the nurses moved the
fabric aside and left carrying a tray of vials. Sarah’s gaze fell on her
sister. “Oh God! Hanna!”
She took a
step toward her sister, but her body began to tremble and her knees buckled.
Jason rushed forward and caught her as her body collapsed. With one arm wrapped
around her waist, he used his other hand to lift the badge that hung around his
neck and flashed it at the nurse. “She’s with me.”
He then
found an empty chair away from a direct view of the cubicle and lowered Sarah
into it. He knelt, keeping his arm around her. Her body shook violently and she
gasped for air. The charge nurse brought over a cup of water and handed it to
Jason. He brought it to Sarah’s lips.
“Drink,
Sarah, it will help.”
She sipped
the water and closed her eyes, taking in several deep breaths. “W-who hurt her?
W-why?”
“We don’t
know, but we’ll find out. He’ll pay for this.”
Sarah
finally glanced up at him and pulled away. “Who are you?”
And the ice-dragon’s back. Jason
clenched his jaw to keep a smile from spreading across his face. He couldn’t
put his finger on the why, but this woman intrigued him. “Detective
Jason McNeil.”
“Why are
you here and not out finding the person who hurt my sister?”
Don’t
let her push you away. She needs you, we need you.
Jason was
taken aback by the weak, small voice in his head. What the hell was going on?
Finding his voice, he said, “Someone tried to kill your sister.” He glanced
toward Hanna’s cubicle. A crushing anger boiled up from deep within his gut.
“The guy who attacked her has killed at least three other times we know about
and he didn’t mean to leave Hanna alive. I’m not giving him a chance to finish
the job.”
Oh God,
he’s here… He’s here! Don’t let him near Sarah!
Nancy C. Weeks Bio:
Nancy C. Weeks has loved
happy-ever-after romances since she was in her early teens. While still in
college, she met and married her hero and spent the next several years
honeymooning and working overseas. Today, she lives in suburban Maryland with
her husband of more than thirty years. Her two children are in college and she
spends her days out on her deck writing as the local bird population keeps her
company. She loves to hear from her readers.
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Good morning, Loni!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of your blog. Thanks so much for having me on today and showcasing my debut novel. Someone yesterday called me a new book mamma. That is exactly how it feel. LOL. In about 4 weeks, you will also be a new book mamma. I can't wait to load Want: One Ghost on my Kindle. xoxo
Nancy,
ReplyDeleteYou are a doll! Cuddle this baby like you did your own and nothing but good things will be your reward! ;)
Does that mean I'll lose all this baby fat, too?
All the best to you and your "newborn".
Great excerpt, Nancy! CONGRATS on your debut release!
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