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Falling For Sarah (The Bodyguards Of L.A. County #2)
Widow Sarah Johnson struggled to pick up the pieces after her life
was ripped apart. After two years of grieving, she’s found contentment in her
thriving business as photographer to Hollywood’s A-list and in raising her
angel-faced daughter, Kylee... until bodyguard and long-time friend Ethan Cooke
changes everything with a searing moonlight kiss.
Sarah’s world turns upside down as she struggles with her
unexpected attraction to Ethan and the guilt of betraying her husband’s memory.
But when blue roses and disturbing notes start appearing on her doorstep, she
has no choice but to lean on Ethan as he fights to save her from a stalker that
won’t stop until he has what he prizes most.
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EXCERPT
Collin settled beneath the covers on his temporary bed as
the dim glow of city lights radiated through the windows. He reached out,
grabbing the remote off the coffee table he’d pushed off to the side, and
flipped through several channels, stopping on SportsCenter. Scores and updates
ticked by on the bottom of the screen, and he moved on, not all that interested
in hockey stats.
He stopped again when the live footage from Saint
Petersburg, Russia caught his attention. With the volume on mute, he searched
for the closed caption button and sat up, reading the news report while the
station switched back and forth between the newscaster and images of the police
surrounding a trolleybus in the middle of a downtown street. The reporter spoke
of a bomb discovered during the busy morning rush hour, mere miles from the
plaza where dozens had been killed on New Year’s Eve. Luckily a citizen had
been paying attention, and the explosive device had been deactivated, stopping
another disaster.
Early reports were suggesting that the same rebel group
responsible for the December thirty-first bombing, Chechen Freedom, had
attempted to strike again. The news segment switched to snippets of the video
released weeks ago, shortly after the slaughter of innocent civilians, where
the masked men promised more violence in retaliation for The Federation killing
one of their leaders. The man pointed at the camera, vowing to continue with
his plans to destroy Russia until the regime relented and gave the Chechens
back their country.
Sighing, Collin rubbed at his jaw. Why did he feel like he
was walking into a losing situation? Everyday there was something new going on
over there. If it wasn’t bomb threats and anti-American rallies, it was
anti-Putin demonstrations outside the Kremlin walls, which often ended with
tear gas and riot gear. And he and Lyla were only hours away from their
late-afternoon flight.
The issues in Saint Petersburg weren’t necessarily one of
his concerns. The city was a good nine hours away from their destination. It
was the possibility of terrorist attacks in Moscow and Russia’s discord with
the United States in general that had him on edge. The fact that Lyla was a
dual citizen of two countries at odds had the potential to work for her…or very
much against her. Only time would tell which way things were going to go, and
they would be along for the ride while they waited to figure it out.
- Most of my story ideas come from watching hours of
crime television/documentaries.
- Music is a major part of my writing process. Great
songs are very motivating—kind of like when you find an amazing jam to
exercise to.
3. My family and I currently reside in
North Carolina. We love it here. We get the opportunity to experience four
seasons with winter being the shortest. I’m not a huge fan of cold weather, so
that works out well!
- We have two huge Saint Bernards. Over 300 pounds of big fury love!
- For most of my adult life, I worked with children
with moderate to severe special needs. I loved it.
- I like to try recipes I think my characters would
want to eat.
- I often dream that my finger is stuck on the
delete key or that I’m rewriting scenes that are perfectly fine.
- When I’m writing the first draft of a new book, I
hardly sleep.
9. I think Homeport by Nora Roberts was pretty important to my writing/reading
life. I was never a big reader until one of my girlfriends made me promise to
give Ms. Robert’s book a try. I fell in love and devoured every romantic
suspense novel I could get my hands on after that.
10. I also love the book He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg
Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. I love the honesty among the pages of that book. Why
would anyone want to spend time with someone who doesn’t value you and want to
spend time with you?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
International bestselling author Cate Beauman is known for
her full-length, action-packed romantic suspense series, The Bodyguards of L.A.
County. Her novels have been nominated for the National Excellence in Romance
Fiction Award, National Indie Excellence Award, Golden Quill Award, Writers
Touch Award, and have been named Readers Favorite Five Star books. In 2015,
JUSTICE FOR ABBY was selected as the Readers' Favorite International Book Award
Gold Medalist, while SAVING SOPHIE took the Silver Medal. SAVING SOPHIE was
also selected as the 2015 Readers Crown Award winner for Romantic Suspense and
FALLING FOR SARAH received the silver medal for the 2014 Readers' Favorite
Awards.
Cate makes her home in North Carolina with her husband, two
boys, and their St. Bernards, Bear and Jack. Currently Cate is working on Deceiving Bella, the eleventh novel in her popular Bodyguards series.
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