Savage Bytes (Hacked Investigations, Book 2)
Sarah Mäkelä
Sarah Mäkelä
Genre:
Futuristic Romance
Publisher:
Kissa Press LLC
Date
of Publication: January 21, 2015
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Book Description:
If they don’t work together, they may be torn
apart...
Private
investigator Hannah Franklin has a new partner, her lover and technomage, Ian
Bradley. But they may be in over their heads when brought in by their friend
from the hospital to quietly solve a case that baffles even the police. The
victims are being murdered in a ritualistic fashion with their blood drained
and organs removed.
When
Ian's attention narrows solely to their work, he'll need to keep their
relationship strong, or he could find himself repeating a painful past.
Excerpt from Savage Bytes:
Hannah Franklin froze in the doorway of Ian
Bradley's weight room. Ian lay shirtless on the bench as he pressed the bar
into the air over his muscular chest. With each rep he did, the muscles in his
chest rippled deliciously. She licked her suddenly dry lips and cleared her
throat.
His gaze caught hers, and he smiled. He rested
the weight on the stand. "Hey, is everything okay?" He sat up and
wiped his palms on his khaki cargo shorts.
"Yeah, we just received a call about a
new case." She still found it hard to believe how many people had wanted
to hire them after going against MAX Home Security. Sometimes, they actually
had to turn people away. What a feeling.
Ian raised an eyebrow at her. "Tell me
more. What is it about?"
"It's Leon. He wants to meet with us at
St. Gregory's hospital in a little over an hour. He seemed pretty
stressed." She leaned her shoulder against the doorframe, and a frown
tugged at the corners of her lips.
Ian stood and then crossed the room to her.
His hands cradled her neck, and he pulled her in for a warm kiss. His lips
brushed hers, and she opened her mouth to him, allowing his tongue to stroke
hers and fan the burning flames within her body.
Hannah gently pushed away after a moment.
"I said we would be on our way." She raked her gaze over his firm,
sweat-slick torso. "Besides, I think you need a break from working
out."
Ian grinned and reached for his white towel.
"I'll go hop in the shower real quick." He wiped off his face and
hung the towel around his shoulders as he sauntered away.
Hannah's life had been a roller coaster after
reuniting with Ian, her once ex-boyfriend. Now he was her partner in their
private investigation company, Hacked Investigations, which specialized in
technology-related crimes. The clientele so far had kept them busy, with common
requests that involved backtracking various network intrusions to their point
of origin and leaving the rest to the customers. Others required mundane tasks
such as verifying the authenticity of gray-market implants and other upgrades
not sold in broad daylight.
Up until recently, they'd been financially
stable. The last two weeks had been slower, and their bills this month were a
lot higher than expected. It didn't help that the silly gnome was as ravenous
as ever.
She sighed and returned to Ian's small home
office to retrieve her jacket. The weather outside was fine, but it could
change so quickly, especially this time of year.
"Hey, if you're going out anyway, bring
me back a bag of those chocolates I like! We can't all live on coffee, pasta,
and CONDOMS, you know?" An obnoxious voice came from the kitchen before
she had an opportunity to see the loud-mouthed gnome it belonged to.
"Nice to see you too, Bernard. Finished
with the garden so soon?" Hannah forced a smile. "We're heading out
to interview a client. Leon called, and we're going to see if we can help
him," she said.
Bernard wore classic lederhosen and had a
maniacal grin on his face. "Well, the garden can take care of itself for a
while. So, why are you heading out to see that flamboyant rainbow-licking
nurse? Unless, of course, he wants to trade make-up tips," Bernard said. A
devious glint lit his eyes.
Hannah sighed. She could only take so much
from the gnome today. Ignoring the other foul comments, she shrugged into her
jacket and walked by him. Water sounded from the shower behind the bathroom
door. She'd love to join Ian, but they'd be going nowhere fast if she did.
Instead, she sat in Ian's favorite recliner. A
quick glance proved the gnome had vanished, giving her a moment's peace.
During their struggle against MAX Home
Security, Leon had played a crucial role in getting past security guards and
helping them talk with Senator Kendall, who cleared their names after the
police had suspected them of attacking the senator. Leon lost his boyfriend,
Rich Granger, due to MAX's overeager employee termination program, and he'd
been more than willing to help them take MAX Home Security down.
The lack of background noise alerted her to
the fact Ian was done in the shower and would be ready to go soon. She glanced
in the mirror to reassure herself that she looked professional enough, and then
she crossed the room to her safety box for her gun and a clip of ammo. The
streets were more dangerous than ever now that MAX Home Security had
restrictions placed on them by the legal system. Despite their corruption, MAX
held low-level criminals under better control than what the police were capable
of.
Ian entered the doorway, dressed in jeans and
a polo shirt that revealed enough of his build to make her gaze linger over his
toned body.
"Shall we?"
About the Author:
NYT
& USA Today bestselling author Sarah Mäkelä loves her fiction dark,
magical, and passionate. She is a paranormal romance author, but she’s written
all over the romance spectrum with cyberpunk, sci-fi, fantasy, urban
fantasy...even a sweet contemporary romance!
A
life-long paranormal fan, she still sleeps with a night-light. In her spare
time, she reads sexy books, watches scary movies (and Ghost Adventures), and
plays computer games with her husband. When she gets the chance, she loves
traveling the world too.
What she's giving away:
1. $10 Gift Card
2. Two e-book copies of Techno Crazed
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