LETTER TO THE READERSHello, Readers! My name is Lea Griffith and I’m here to tell you a little bit about myself and my upcoming release, Flash of Fury, the first full-length story in my Endgame Ops series. Where should I start? How we start with some personal stuff? Everybody likes personal stuff, yeah?Okay, here we go—you get five personal facts though to be honest I’m long-winded so I’ll say five but it will probably end up being lots more. Sharing is caring, lol.
And now that I’ve given you deets on me, let me bend your ear (or would that be your eyes?) about my Endgame Ops series. If you like your heroes incredibly alpha and you like your heroines strong enough to take them on and give it right back, I think I’ve got a few stories cooking for you.Suspense, heat, and overwhelming connections abound as you enter a world of shadows and intrigue. Each story of my Endgame Ops series brings you closer to a truth you may not be able handle. So watch your step because danger is around every corner and Endgame’s story is just beginning with my upcoming release, Flash of Fury. Let me introduce you to King and Allie. Prepare yourself.Kingston McNally lost men when someone betrayed his team, and now he's out for retribution. His quest for the enemy's courier leads him to Cameroon and Allie Redding, a petite Peace Corps volunteer as stubborn as she is brave. Their attraction is immediate, but Allie has secrets of her own...and she's not giving them up easily.
Allie's life has been spent hiding in plain sight, but she's had enough of her cloak-and-dagger existence. On her way home, her plane is hijacked-and King saves her life. But that doesn't mean she owes him anything...even if he is the most damnably sexy man she's ever laid eyes on. He's got black ops and secrets written all over him, and trust is a two-way street.Flash of Fury is a fast-paced, action-packed story of survival and how in the midst of the most harrowing circumstances, love can find a way to sneak in and knock you on your behind. With both of them hiding secrets, they’ll have to find a way to survive terrorists and each other.I hope, with everything in me, that you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.Now what are you waiting for? Go read ALL THE WORDS!<3 hard="" o:p="" you="">LeaPS It’s your turn to tell me a little about you—fave authors? Fave reads? Are you still sane? Remember, sharing is caring.
Flash of
Fury
By Lea
Griffith
Endgame
Ops, #1
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date: March 7,
2017
Genre: Romantic
Suspense
ISBN: 978-1-492646-30-3
ASIN: B01M3S3CRK
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Their
spark is immediate
Kingston
McNally lost men when someone betrayed his team, and now he’s out for
retribution. His quest for the enemy’s courier leads him to Cameroon and Allie
Redding, a petite Peace Corps volunteer as stubborn as she is brave. Their
attraction is immediate, but Allie has secrets of her own…and she’s not giving
them up easily.
But
their secrets could burn them both
Allie’s
life has been spent hiding in plain sight, but she’s had enough of her
cloak-and-dagger existence. On her way home, her plane is hijacked—and King
saves her life. But that doesn’t mean she owes him anything…even if he is the
most damnably sexy man she’s ever laid eyes on. He’s got black ops and secrets
written all over him, and trust is a two-way street.
Lea
Griffith has been reading romance novels since a young age. She cut her teeth
on the greats: McNaught, Woodiwiss, and Garwood. She still consumes every
romance book she can put her hands on, and now she writes her own compelling
romantic suspense. Lea lives with her husband and three teenage daughters in
rural Georgia.
EXCERPTIt all went down so quickly that it took the remaining terrorists a moment to figure out what had happened. By that time, King was there, grabbing Abdul’s gun and firing in rapid succession, quickly eliminating all targets. He located the phone the terrorist had discarded, scooped it up, and turned to her.“Get to the galley. There could be more,” he said in a low voice.“Who the hell are you?” she asked softly as she stood rooted to the spot for an endless moment.“Get to the galley at the back and open the door. Do it quickly. Do it now.”Children screamed, while grown people shouted as they all clamored to get out of the front of the plane. Panic was in the air, but no more gunshots rang out. If the terrorists had help, they didn’t yet know what was going on.King reached over, pushed Abdul from her grip, and his gaze narrowed again on her cheek. He brushed over the growing mark with his thumb. “He hurt you.”Confusion clouded Allie’s face and she cocked her head, staring at him as if she’d never seen anyone quite like him before.He shook his head, the sight of her big, blue eyes almost undoing him. He motioned her to the back and said simply, “Go.”He reached for the small guy he’d almost clocked as the man tried to pass and said, “Tell them what happened but stay vague about us. Do you understand? Tell them all”—King motioned over the plane’s fleeing occupants—“to remain vague about us.”It was unlikely that the two-hundred-odd passengers would keep silent about the blond who’d head-butted the lead terrorist. Or the giant American who dragged her away. Chances were that his and this woman’s faces would be all over the local news.But if even a few of the passengers negated the story, that mixed intel might buy them a bit of time.The guy nodded and King took off. He rounded the corner of the attendants’ galley and noticed Allie had the door open. Rain sluiced in, wetting everything in its path.She stuck her head out and peered down, then pulled her head back in, spearing him with her gaze.“It’s a long way down,” she said mournfully."Drop and roll, darlin’,” King responded. “Drop and roll.” Then he was out the door, dropping like a stone and rolling once he hit the ground. He pushed to his feet and glanced around. Security was pouring out onto the tarmac, and sirens could be heard in the distance. A luggage transport machine was rounding a corner, and they didn’t have much time.He looked up at her, held out his arms, and yelled, “Jump!”She didn’t hesitate. Good thing she was tiny because she fell right into his arms.“Thanks,” she murmured.He didn’t respond, just put her on her feet, grabbed her hand, and hailed down the luggage cart. He told the man they needed a ride to the terminal. The airport employee didn’t even blink—like random Americans came up to him every day asking for a ride in the middle of the pouring rain. He dropped them as far as another plane and told them they had to walk.Instead of walking, they ran. King moved to an abandoned airport security truck, and they hopped in. He hot-wired the vehicle and had them on the move in under a minute.“Get down,” he ordered.She did as he directed. There was hope for her yet.A gunshot punched out the back glass, and King ducked. He could see no one behind them, but obviously someone was back there shooting. He hung a right and took off around the terminal, passing planes and looking for the airport parking lot.He’d have to ditch this truck and get them out into the city of Douala quickly.“Who are you?” she asked and then grunted as she was thrown against the door.King had just broken through a fence barrier to the airport parking lot and managed to shed the fence that tenaciously clung to the bumper. He picked a row of cars and barreled down it.“King,” he replied succinctly.She snorted. “Okay, now really, who…oomph…holy… Could you stop… Son of a…”He slammed on the brakes. He winced when her head bumped against the glove box.“Sure.”King hurried out of the truck and picked the first car he came to. He didn’t need flashy; he needed operational. Flashy had alarms. Operational could go undetected. Fortunately, the first one he came to fit both bills. A Yugo. It just kept getting better and better. The car was unlocked and he slid in.“A Yugo?” she asked, standing beside him now. “Seriously?”“In the car and don’t talk,” he demanded.Her brows lowered and her mouth tightened, but she decided to throw in her lot with him. She rounded the car and got in. King lowered the sun visor, and the keys fell into his lap. The Yugo’s only saving grace was that he wouldn’t have to expend the energy to hot-wire it.The piece-of-shit car cranked, and King squealed out of the spot, though he slowed down as he approached the exit gate. “Act normal,” he said. “And don’t look anyone in the face.”Allie didn’t say anything, but she didn’t have to—the anger pinching her features spoke volumes. He almost, almost, laughed. They were both soaking wet, but for some reason she looked even more beautiful.“You laugh at me, and I’ll get you back,” she said from the corner of her mouth.Spunk. He hated spunk. Oh, and bravery. He hated that too. “You already have,” he responded and enjoyed the way her eyes widened.Blue, soul-sucking eyes. Her presence was enough of a payback.“I didn’t. But first chance I get—”King held up a hand. “Yeah, yeah, yeah…whatever. Now be quiet and lower your face.”
The woman actually growled at him. And it was sexy as hell. The smile that tugged his lips caught him by surprise.
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