Return to Me: A Novel (Last Chance Rescue)

Return to Me: A Novel (Last Chance Rescue)

DESIRED TO DEATH Posing as an underage teenager, Samara Lyons is out to trap an online predator. Smart, fiery, and fresh off a broken engagement, Samara is up for the challenge. But this challenge might not be so easy. Her boss, Noah McCall, head of a private international corporation called Last Chance Rescue, can’t disguise his raw, physical desire for Samara–and she’s going crazy battling her own feelings for him. The middle of a high-stakes op, with the fate of dozens of innocent lives on the line, is not the time to indulge in sensual delights. Then the sting explodes, forcing Noah to face his dark past and throwing Samara into the middle of an evil tug-of-war. Noah must confront an enemy he knows better than anyone else in the world, while Samara must find a way to stay alive. Now it’s no longer a matter of desire–it’s all about survival. "The dramatic adventures continue in the second book of hot new talent Reece's trilogy. Book two sets its sights on the founder of Last Chance Rescue, Noah McCall. Emotionally damaged by his horrendous upbringing, this hero has his heart locked down, but heroine Samara Lyons is no shrinking violet. Together, these protagonists play with life-and-death stakes, and danger emanates from every page. Take a walk on the perilous side ... you won't be disappointed! " - Romantic Times Magazine "Return to Me is the type of book you will pick up and NEVER want to put down again. This is the second novel in this trilogy and Ms. Reece has written an amazing story of love, life, crime, and fighting for what is right. With a hero who is tormented by his past, we get to see how Noah is cold and calculating with the bad guys and soft and gentle with the victims. Samara is a tiny scrap of a girl who is mistaken for fourteen instead of the late twenties she is, and she goes about showing us exactly how tough she really is. Steamy sex scenes, intense fighting scenes, the sensation of struggling to survive, edge-of-your-seat feelings, and finding your true self make this mind-blowing book a must read story and made me a new fan of this remarkable author!" - 5 Cup Review, Coffee Time Romance & More "The second LCR thriller is an exhilarating romantic suspense starring two kick butt champions in love." - Harriet Klausner, Merry Genre Go Round Reviews Christy Reece is the author of Rescue Me . She holds a BSW from the University of Memphis and is a member of Romance Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. Christy Reece lives in Alabama with her husband, two adorable canines, and one very shy turtle. Return to Me is her second novel in a three-book series. Prologue Lexington, Kentucky  “Hey, it’s Manda,” the voice whispered. “Did he call?”  “No . . . hold on.” Ashley Mason padded to her bedroom door and eased it shut. Turning, she perched on  the edge of the bed. “He just IM’d me. I’m meeting him tomorrow night.”  “Ohmigosh, where?”  “The Night Owl. He says he knows a guy who can get us in.”  “Are you excited?”  “Nervous and excited. I can’t believe I’m going out with the quarterback from Nelson.”  “What’re you going to tell your mom?”  “What we talked about . . . that I’m coming over to your house to study. She won’t care. She’s working late again anyway.”  “What’re you going to wear?”  “That green skirt and top I bought Saturday.”  “You think he’ll believe you about your age?”  “People are always telling me I look older than I am.”  “Yeah, but you told him you were sixteen. You won’t even be fourteen till December.”  “He won’t notice. He–”  “Damn. Ashley, I gotta go. My dad’s coming up the stairs and I’m supposed to be asleep.” “Okay, see you tomorrow in class.”  Closing her cellphone, Ashley fell back onto the bed as excited shock tingled inside her. She had a date with a ju nior, but not just any ju nior. The star quarterback at Nelson High School. Everyone knew him.  And he wanted to go out with her.  She’d found him on a fluke. Out of boredom a couple of weeks ago, she’d been browsing a teen chat room and started up a conversation with QB1201. After chatting a few minutes, she asked him what his handle meant and that’s when she’d learned he was the quarterback at Nelson High. She had played it cool, all the time absolutely thrilled to be talking to one of the most pop u lar boys in the city.  Ryan Davidson was written up in the newspaper every week as doing something spectacular on the field the Friday night before. She’d seen his picture numerous times. He was tall, with blond, curly hair and dimples in both cheeks. Last weekend, when her mom had thrown the paper away, she’d pulled it out of the garbage and cut his picture out. She now had the beginnings of a photo album she was going to devote fully to Ryan.  Every night, after her mom went to bed, Ashley went online and spent hours chatting with him. Last night, when he’d asked her to meet him, she’d panicked and shut the computer down. To night, she’d just gotten online when