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Killer Secrets (Tempting SEALs)

Killer Secrets (Tempting SEALs)
By Lora Leigh

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The new, sexy Navy SEAL novel from New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh

THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE

As the illegitimate son of Diego Fuentes, Ian Richards faces danger at every turn. Neither his father nor his fellow Navy SEALs knows which side he’s fighting for—or against. Which is exactly how the game must be played…until Agent Porter enters the picture.

STIRS HER DESIRE FOR LIVING

Kira Porter, undercover agent for the Department of Homeland Security, shadows Ian on his journey. She thinks she can see the real man beneath Ian’s bad-boy exterior…but the ever-elusive Ian keeps her guessing at every turn. Is his goal to protect the Fuentes cartel from French terrorists? Or to do his father in for good? The only thing Kira does know is that her attraction to Ian is a time-bomb waiting to explode. With time running out on the Fuentes mission, she and Ian are drawn ever close to the edge of desire—and even closer into the line of fire…

“An evocative and captivating read.”—Romance Junkies on Hidden Agendas

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #113582 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-03-04
  • Released on: 2008-03-04
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Mass Market Paperback
  • 384 pages

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“Leigh’s pages explode with a hot mixture of erotic pleasures.”  —Romantic Times BOOKreviews

“An evocative and captivating read.”—Romance Junkies on Hidden Agendas

About the Author

Lora Leigh is the New York Times bestselling author of the romantic suspense Navy SEAL novels for St. Martin’s Press and the paranormal Feline Breed series for Berkley. She lives in Kentucky with her husband and their pets.

Visit her on the Web at www.loraleigh.com.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Prologue

Slipping into the icu unit of the private military hospital wasn’t an easy task. It would be considered insane from most men’s point of view. Even a SEAL’s. But that was exactly what former Lieutenant Ian Richards of the Navy SEALs did.

Under the cover of night, he managed to slip into the hospital, make his way to the ICU, and wait until the guard at Nathan Malone’s door dozed off before he slipped in, in the guise of an orderly.

His first sight of his friend nearly stole his breath.

Sweet Jesus. Nathan was in so many damned casts and wrapped in so many bandages he looked more like a mummy than a man. But it was a far sight easier on the eyes than the naked, ravaged SEAL they had dragged out of Fuentes’s compound four months before.

Tortured, beaten, sliced and diced. His face had been so disfigured it was hard to tell he was human, let alone the friend Ian had known for the better part of his life.

How the hell Nathan had survived the nineteen months in Fuentes’s care, Ian couldn’t even imagine. Drugged constantly on the powerful date rape drug known as whore’s dust, and encouraged repeatedly to rape the women brought to him, Nathan had lived in hell. The reports they had gathered indicated he had never taken one of the women locked in the cells with him, but the doctors and psychologists working with him said he might never recover from the amount of drugs pumped into his system.

Ian knew better. Nathan was strong. Too damned strong to let Fuentes win like this. But he had to be certain.

Even after the months Ian had been away, been considered a betrayer, a Judas to his friends, and marked as a deserter by the U.S. government, Ian had had to return to assure himself Nathan would survive.

Ian moved to the bed, sliding between it and the curtain that had been pushed back to allow the guards to see all but a very small section of the area. Right by Nathan’s head. His covered, wrapped head.

“Damn, buddy, do you think they have you wrapped up tight enough?” he asked his friend, knowing Nathan couldn’t hear him. Wishing he could.

Hell, somehow he had gotten used to being on the inside of a team, rather than fighting alone to survive. He had gotten used to the men he fought with, had grown to trust them, only to learn at the end of it, he was fighting alone once again.

Long ago, Nathan and his family had saved Ian and his mother’s life. On a cold desert night, with only his screams of rage surrounding him, a boy and his father had found him, saved him and his dying mother, and given Ian a friendship he had never known before that.

And now, when his friend awoke, he would believe that friendship had been betrayed.

He grimaced at the thought of it, his jaw tightening in rage at the situation he had been forced into. Because of blood. Because sometimes, a man could do nothing about where he came from, he could only control where he went. And where Ian was heading, Nathan or Durango team couldn’t go.

Ian could only go alone.

“We had a wild ride huh, bro,” he whispered, his voice nearly silent, but the breath of the words easing a part of him.

Nathan was unconscious, comatose, but somehow, knowing the words were whispering past his lips eased Ian. Maybe, just maybe, his friend would hear a part of them, know, understand, that beneath the near silent whisper was the truth. It had been a wild ride, and now it was over.

He reached out, let his fingers touch his friend’s shoulder as a grin tugged at his lips.

Nathan “Irish” Malone. All smiles and wild blue eyes, a man who as a boy had saved his life.

“Hell of a way to repay you,” he breathed out softly. “But what’s that old saying? Blood will tell?”

That was what Nathan used to say. When the chips were down, when everything was going from sugar to shit, he would flash that reckless smile, look at Ian, and laugh in his face. “Blood will tell, ole son.” And they would go out fighting hell-for-leather because Ian’s blood might be tainted with evil, but his heart was one hundred percent red-blooded American Navy Seal. That was Nathan’s belief in him. What would he believe when he awoke? Ian wondered.

“Get strong, Irish,” he said then. “You always were the wild card of the group, show ’em you’re tougher, stronger than what put you here. Then look me up.”

He tightened his fingers on his friend’s shoulder, then slowly eased the grip, his head lifting as the hairs along the nape of his neck stood up in warning.

The sound was no more than a breath. Just enough. Not a shuffle, no more than cloth against flesh in the most subtle flexing of muscle.

His teeth flashed in a grin as his weapon dropped from the sleeve of his jacket to his palm. And it didn’t whisper. There was no catch of metal over flesh. It was silent. Still.

There were some people that a man just had to give credit for trying. This was one of them. He knew where the body stood now, that subtle shift had been all he needed. He knew where and he knew who. Instinct and something more. A part of a man that knew a woman in a way that made no sense. An underlying certainty, as though a part of him knew a part of her no matter where they found each other. No matter the disguise she used.

Of course, it didn’t help her cause that Ian had recognized something about her that no one else had. A delicate turn of pretty ears, a particular slant and curve of pretty earlobes. If a man wanted to take the time to memorize every shape and turn of her face as Ian had before that first mission where he met her, then he would have seen it.

Her picture had been given to them before a particular mission she was working. She wore one of many disguises; they had been warned to watch out for a woman who never looked the same. Ian had managed to identify the one thing that never changed though. Those pretty ears. That and a wicked, teasing glint in her eyes, no matter their color.

One of these days he was going to have to call her on that tease. He was going to have to fulfill the promise her eyes had made during the weeks they had put in together on a past mission.

He slid past the bathroom door, careful to let the sleeve of his jacket slide across the wall, to alert her to the fact that he was leaving the room.

He let the door open, stepped out, then grimaced and shook his head as the guard glanced toward him, as though he had forgotten something. He held up a finger with abashed embarrassment then stepped back inside. Silently.

The door swished closed. And he waited.

He was patient. She was smart.

He would have smiled, but so much as a twitch would be enough to warn her he was there. She was as smooth as fine whisky, as adept at her job as he was at his.

So he waited. And the patience paid off. The bathroom door edged open, and sure as hell, there she was. Like the sun edging over the mountain. Like a clear breeze easing through the stench he could sometimes feel gathering around him.

When he moved, he realized he was almost too slow. Or she was almost that fast. His hand went over her lips, his body braced, pushing hers against the wall face-first, his free hand pressing the barrel of his weapon against her neck warningly.

She didn’t make a sound. Damn her. She didn’t even fight him. She relaxed into his body instead. Her rou

Customer Reviews

5 Klovers - Courtesy of CK2S Kwips & Kritiques5
Traitor. That's what they call Ian Richards these days. Ever since he abandoned the Navy SEALs to work for his biological father's drug cartel, no one knows what to make of Ian's loyalties.

No one, that is, except Kira Porter. Between her intel as an undercover agent for the Department of Homeland Security and her intuition as the woman who loves Ian, she knows what side of the fence he is on, and come hell or high water, she will be there to back him up. No one will stop her - not even Ian himself.

With her latest release in her Tempting SEALs saga, Lora Leigh ramps up the action and suspense even higher than before! Fans of this series will not want to miss Killer Secrets when it releases March 4, 2008. This gripping story is packed with intrigue, drama, emotion, and the kind of highly erotic love scenes fans of this author have come to crave.

I really do not know how Lora Leigh does it. She could write a phone book that would make the reader hot and bothered! Although many of her heroes share some basic qualities (who doesn't love a good Alpha male hero?), she manages to create very individual characters, who are definitely their own men. One could never confuse one of these men for the other, despite their similarities.

Ian is just the kind of head-strong, hard-headed Alpha male that makes for a great romantic hero. He has more issues than you can shake a stick at, but that somehow only enhances his appeal. Then again, he has far more good qualities than he does issues, so it balances out in the end... And the issues he has? Well, they aren't anything the love of a good woman can't see him through.

Kira Porter is nothing if not a good woman. Although an heiress with more money in her account than most of us see in a lifetime, she works tirelessly as an undercover agent in defense of her country - not because she needs to, but because she wants to. How could Ian not love and admire a woman with the kind of values he himself holds dear? Of course, that doesn't stop him from trying to keep Kira out of the action, for her own safety, he says. Those Alpha males come with some pretty heavy duty protective genes, you know.

Out of all of the Tempting SEALs novels, Killer Secrets has to be my favorite yet. There is so much involved in this book - plot twists, numerous intrigues, plans within plans. People are rarely who they seem on the surface, and the situation is rarely under anyone's control, but in the end things wrap up for a great happy ending for Kira and Ian.

Even with our daring couple's happy ending, we most definitely haven't seen the last of this riveting saga. Ms. Leigh keeps the plots spinning as she continues the ongoing storyline that weaves throughout all of the books in the Tempting SEALs series. I know that I am absolutely aching with anticipation for the next one!

Series Order:
Honk If You Love Real Men
Dangerous Games (Tempting SEALs)
Real Men Do It Better
Hidden Agendas (Tempting SEALs)
Killer Secrets (Tempting SEALs)
Rescue Me

Five Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies!5
She is called the Chameleon for a reason. Kira Porter is the secret weapon of the Department of Homeland Security. She is able to assume any persona at any given time and function in circles virtually undetected. In all her years with DHS, there has only been one man to ever see through the disguise and reach the woman underneath. That man is Ian Richards Fuentes. Now, Kira has been given the assignment of her career and one that may very well be the most difficult. With her prey in her sights, she sets out to achieve her goal knowing very well that when Ian finds out the true reason she is there, he just may be angry enough to kill.

Deemed a traitor by the men he fought with for years and the country that he loves, Ian Fuentes knows that his decision to join his murderous father's drug cartel is the right one. Negotiating for his best friend's life was worth every sacrifice he has made in the last eight months since he joined his father's `team'. Ian knows he is a wanted man so he let's no one close. Single handedly bringing his despised father to his knees is going to take every bit of effort and cunning that Ian possesses. He does not have time to keep a certain Miss Porter entertained and out of trouble. Livid at finding her nosing in his business, Ian knows Kira is a weakness. A weakness he can't afford to have, and one capable of derailing his plans of revenge. He has spent months trying to bring down the Fuentes' empire and he refuses to give up until his vicious father is taken down.

Kira and Ian come together in passion hot enough to melt plastic. Each is secretly captivated of the other but both have walls around their inner selves. Walls that neither Ian nor Kira have any intention of allowing to be scaled. That is, until the danger that surrounds them comes to a head and the only thing they can depend on is each other.

Kira and Ian's relationship is anything but ordinary. Each strives for dominance but in doing so the reader is treated to an intoxicating look at these captivating characters. Ian is the consummate lover - thorough and precise. He is also skillful at maneuvering the treacherous world he has entered. And Kira is the woman who completes him. She gives no quarter, but in loving Ian she loves him entirely and with every ounce of her being. I found myself shivering in anticipation more than once watching their love unfold.

I recommend running, not walking, to purchase KILLER SECRETS when it is released. Lora Leigh has continued her Tempting SEALS series with a captivating look at Ian Fuentes and the woman he can't help but adore. Several surprises are in store for readers along the way - surprises which will entice and endear. I couldn't get enough and have reread KILLER SECRETS more than once.

Hot, Hot, Hot!!!5
All I can say is...can a romance between two people burn up the sheets more than Kira and Ian??? I had been anxiously awaiting the third book in the Tempting Seals books by Lora Leigh and was not disappointed! Ian is one bad boy who wants to protect what is his at all costs. Kira is one tough woman who won't let her man out of her site. The story is very good and the love scenes are romantic and hot. Ian is a stunner!!!
Lora Leigh does it again!!