Seth by Eve Langlais ~Book Blast~
SETH
Cyborgs:
More Than Machines, #5
His
mission: Blend in with the humans. Save the cyborgs. And seduce the only woman
he ever loved, without getting killed.
Cybernetic
spy models are different from other humans turned machine. For one thing, they
never completely lost touch with their humanity, or their memories. But
retaining their identity doesn’t mean the military didn’t mess with their
lives. Seth lost the woman he loved because of their web of lies. When the chance
arises to make things right, he relies on his superior intellect—and
irresistible charm—to prove his innocence, and make Anastasia his again.
Anastasia
might possess upgraded parts and programming, but the scientists never could
cure her of her biggest weakness, jealousy. The volatile emotion made her walk
away from love once. Can she overcome it and recognize the truth? Or will she
continue to let the military manipulate her emotional strings?
There
was no warning. No sound to betray their presence. No smell. Nothing. Just the
sudden cold touch of a pistol muzzle nudging the back of his head.
He
froze.
Silence
reigned except for the chirp of the little creatures that lived in the woods
and emitted bird-like noises. They sounded cute until you came across them.
Unlike a feathered denizen of earth, the furry buggers who chirped like songbirds
resembled more a rat with spiked fur, razor-sharp teeth, and a really bad
attitude if they felt threatened. Ankles beware!
They’re
not the only ones who get nasty when their lives are in danger.
Although
none of his muscles moved, Seth held himself ready to act, letting his internal
processor analyze the space around him, seeking a hint, anything to give him an
edge. He inhaled deep, testing the air, in an attempt to see if he could
identify his attacker. Lo and behold, he got a faint trace.
Of
all the things he expected to smell out here in the forest, vanilla soap wasn’t
one of them. The clean fresh scent was familiar, as was the position he found
himself in. Strange as it seemed, he’d lived the almost exact scenario once, a
long time ago. But he’d thought that person dead. Or at least lost to him. It
can’t be. Not after all this time. Was it possible?
No
time like the present to test his theory.
“Well
hello there, gorgeous. I knew you couldn’t resist me forever.” He couldn’t help
but grin when his guess was confirmed by a husky voice that still had the
ability to send shivers down his spine.
“I
see you’re still just as annoying.
Whirling
lightning quick, Seth played the part of surrendering victim and held his hands
above his head so the gun pointed at his forehead. Face to face, he couldn’t
help but drink in the reality of the lady who haunted his dreams. His
ex-partner. The only woman he’d ever loved. The only one who ever spurned him.
The woman he’d once called wife.
A
wife who wore a scowl and didn’t shower him with welcoming kisses.
He
couldn’t resist goading her. “Me, annoying? Never. Handsome and dashing, yes. I
might even use the term rakish.”
“And
cocky. You do realize I’m holding a loaded gun to your head. Do you really want
to tempt me into pulling the trigger?”
If
she’d wanted him dead, his brains would already decorate the bushes around
them. Anastasia knew hundreds of ways to kill a man. However, he’d wager she
wouldn’t have returned just to put a bullet in his head. She’d torture him first.
Probably painfully. How he’d missed her.
“You
won’t kill me,” he stated with utter confidence.
“Don’t
be so sure. I’ve pictured your death a thousand times. My favorite was the one
where I push you off that cliff we once climbed in the Himalayan Mountains and
watch you fall, knowing that you’ll actually have time to reflect on what a
jerk you are before you hit the ground.”
Okay,
so this wasn’t exactly the reunion he’d once hoped for. Someone still had anger
issues. Question was, did she mean it when she said she wished him dead? Only
one way to find out.
“Well,
if you’ve returned to kill me, would you mind getting on with it? I’ve got
places to go, people to see.”
“You
mean irritate.” The muzzle of her gun dropped, and she rolled her expressive
blue eyes.
“And
here I thought you enjoyed my quirky nature and sense of humor.”
“I
blame my previously defective, human brain for that momentary lapse of
reasoning.”
He
couldn’t help but laugh. “Oh how I’ve missed your acerbic tongue. My dearest
Anastasia, love of my life, I am delighted you’ve returned to brighten my
existence. Did you miss me?”
She
snorted. “Like a dog misses his fleas.”
Hello,
my name is Eve. I’m a stay at home mom who writes full time in between juggling
my three kids, hubby, and housework, I write really raunchy stuff–usually with
werewolves lol.
I am
a bestselling Amazon author, ranking often in their top 100 romance authors.
But I’m not just popular with Kindle readers. I was one of the top ten selling
authors on AllRomance for 2013 and have had numerous of my books hit the top
100 books over all on Barnes & Nobles as well.
I’m
writing romance, my way. I do have a twisted imagination and a sarcastic sense
of humor something I like to let loose in my writing. I like strong alpha
males, naked chests and werewolves. Lots of werewolves. In fact, you’ll notice
most of my multi partner stories revolve around great, big, overprotective
Lycans who just want to please their woman. I am also extremely partial to
aliens, you know the kind who abduct their woman and then drive them
insane…with pleasure of course.
I
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with next, I can promise it will be fun, probably humorous and most of all
romantic, because I love a happily ever after.
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