Burnout
Legal Heat, #2.5
by Sarah
Castille
Publication date: April 3rd 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
BLURB
She vowed to uphold the law.
He’s determined to break it.
Together, they just might bend the rules.
Rookie cop,
Sophie Nichols, knows the dangers of a one-night stand with a sexy stranger.
Unable to resist the pull of cocky, badass biker, Ace Logan, she indulges in
one steamy night of raw, unbridled passion.
At least, that
was the plan…
As the new
sergeant-at-arms for the Rogue Riders MC, Ace doesn’t need complications in his
life—especially a curvy, captivating cop with a kick-ass attitude who has the
power to wreak havoc on his club. So why can’t he stay away?
When Sophie’s
brother is kidnapped by a ruthless criminal gang, Ace might be her only hope to
find him. But once he has the rookie in his arms, he’ll never let her go. Now,
Sophie must make a choice: break the law or break her heart?
Burnout is a standalone novella in the full-length Legal Heat series by New York Times bestselling author,
Sarah Castille.
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A thud on the door startled her. No one could
get into the building unless she buzzed them through the front door, and she
hadn’t met any of the other tenants.
“Who is it?” She balled the chip bag and
walked over to the door.
“Ah...”
She heard whispers and then the smack of
flesh hitting flesh.
“Tuscan Movers. We’re here to...ah...finish
the job.”
Puzzled, she pulled open the door only to
step back when a burly man wearing a Tuscan Movers T-shirt was thrust in her
face. Sophie recoiled, barely recognizing the mover who had laughed when she’d
asked him to finish unpacking her stuff. His face was covered in cuts and
bruises, his eyes were black, and his shirt stained red with blood.
“These the guys?” Ace shoved the mover
forward, and turned to grab another man behind him, similarly beaten, and shove
him forward, too.
Shocked, Sophie could only stare as Ace,
Jackie, Kickstand, and two other Rogue Riders followed the movers into her
apartment.
“Sophie.” Ace raised his voice, snapping her
back to reality. “Are these the guys who dumped your stuff and walked away?”
She looked at the two badly beaten movers,
pale and quiet now instead of angry and belligerent as they had been the
previous day when they walked out on the job. “Yes.”
“Right. They’re here to finish the job.
Kickstand, Slider, Spook, and I are gonna stick around to make sure the job
gets done to your satisfaction. Jackie’s here ’cause I didn’t want you to feel
uncomfortable being alone with so many guys, and since she never shuts up,
she’ll keep you entertained.”
“I heard that,” Jackie snapped, tossing her
thick, dark hair over her shoulder. Sophie couldn’t figure out what she was
doing breaking into a cop’s home with a bunch of outlaw bikers instead of
walking the runways in Paris and Milan.
“Good,” Ace said. “You were meant to.”
“But...” Sophie interrupted them. “I filed a
complaint.”
Ace raised an eyebrow. “How long do you think
you would have to sit here with your stuff like this if you pursued things
through official channels? Forever. That’s how long. My way, the guys show up
and finish what they started.”
“You can’t just kidnap people and force them
to work,” Sophie snapped. “It’s against the law.”
Ace snorted. “We’re an outlaw club, babe. We
don’t acknowledge the authority of civilian law. Sometimes it gets in the way
of justice, and that’s what I’m giving you now.”
“Justice?” She pulled him to one side while
two of the bikers directed the movers to lift the mattress she and Ace had
slept on last night. “They’re obviously here under duress. I’m a cop. I can’t
condone illegal activities going on in my home while I’m standing right here.”
Ace stroked his chin and nodded. “Right.
We’ll go to the Roadhouse. Get a drink. Then you won’t be standing here. You’ll
be sitting somewhere else. With me.”
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Author Info
New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author, Sarah Castille, writes contemporary erotic romance and
romantic suspense featuring blazingly hot alpha males and the women who tame
them. She is the author of the Redemption series, the Sinner’s Tribe MC series,
and the Legal Heat series. A recovering lawyer and caffeine addict, she worked
and travelled abroad before trading in her briefcase and stilettos for a
handful of magic beans and a home on Vancouver Island.
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