Secrets Secrets

By: Elle Kennedy

Congratulations to "Ann Q", the winner of Elle's giveaway. Thank you to all who participated.

Character baggage is a must-have in a romantic suspense novel, at least in my humble opinion.  There’s nothing more intriguing than a character with secrets, especially when those secrets are so explosive that they can put a life in danger if exposed. 

In Colton’s Deep Cover, my latest Harlequin Romantic Suspense title, the heroine has quite a lot of baggage in her past.  Amelia AKA Chloe is running for her life, but when she winds up in Eden Falls and meets Dr. Derek Colton, she doesn’t want to run anymore.  She wants to stay in town, work as Derek’s nurse, and pretend the past never happened.

But the past refuses to stay buried.  And her handsome boss is no dummy—he knows something is up, and he’s determined to uncover Amelia’s secrets.

Here’s a little teaser…

Discreetly loitering by his receptionist’s desk, Derek watched the exchange happening across the room, wondering why he couldn’t shake the unsettling feeling churning in his gut. 

Amelia had been unusually jumpy today.  Scratch that—she was always jumpy, which was probably why he constantly found himself second-guessing his decision to hire her. 

He couldn’t deny her skill, though.  The woman was damn good at her job, possessing a gentle bedside manner and the kind of swift efficiency he couldn’t help but admire.  She’d displayed courage and grace under pressure when she’d helped him treat Violet Chastain, despite having been thrust into the task right in the middle of her job interview.  She’d impressed the hell out of him then, and she continued to impress him now.

But...something about the woman didn’t sit right with him.  He got the feeling there was a lot more to Amelia Phillips than met the eye, but he’d yet to figure out if she was secretive by nature, or just keeping secrets.

As you can see, Derek is fascinated and suspicious of Amelia right off the bat.  But that doesn’t mean he’s not equally attracted.  Besides, Derek has some baggage of his own…

I hope Derek and Chloe’s story has sparked your interest.  This is the third book in HRS’s new Coltons of Eden Falls miniseries, which offers a fabulous lineup of authors:

Book #1 Colton Destiny by Justine Davis (Out now!)
Book #2 Colton’s Ranch Refuge by Beth Cornelison (Out now!)
Book #3 Colton’s Deep Cover by Elle Kennedy (November 2012)
Book #4 Colton Showdown by Marie Ferrarella (December 2012)

Today I’ll be giving away a copy of Colton’s Deep Cover so make sure to leave a comment/enter the draw for a chance to win!  Or order your copy from Amazon!

Elle

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