Mid Week Tease: Julia’s back and Roarke isn’t letting her out of sight.

Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for another Mid Week Tease? This week I’m rolling out an exclusive excerpt from The Mobster’s Promise, my contribution to Evernight Publishing‘s HIS anthology, available tomorrow!

Julia and Roarke’s explosive past forced them apart, but Julia’s back in town to take care of unfinished business and can’t fight the repressed memories flooding back.

Peering at the driveway leading up to the hotel’s entrance for her cab, she heard the tires of a black Shelby screech to a halt at her feet. It was a car she’d know anywhere. Crossing her arms, she raised her eyebrows as the window opened. “I’ve called a cab.”

“Get in,” Roarke growled.

She swallowed hard, ignoring the piercing blue eyes that read her every thought. “I told you I already have a ride.”

His gaze flicked to the rearview mirror before yanking the stick shift into park, slipping on a pair of sunglasses and opening the driver’s side door. Within a few strides he closed the distance between them. She straightened her spine as he firmly grabbed her shoulders. With a sweeping glance at the bystanders on the sidewalk, he leaned in, his breath warm against her ear. “I know I’m not your favorite person, but you’re in danger. So get in the car now or I’ll put you over my shoulder and throw you into the backseat.”

“You have to be kidding me.” Julia considered her options as the reflection of a black SUV swept over the surface of Roarke’s sunglasses.

“Get in the car!” he shouted.

She swiftly moved to the car as the SUV’s passenger side door opened. A man in a baseball cap and dark glasses pointed a gun at her. She slipped into the seat and slammed the door as Roarke sped away, leaving the SUV behind.

Julia whipped her head and peered out the back window then back to Roarke. “What the hell is going on?”

“You never listen, do you?” His glance flicked to the rearview mirror. “I said you were in danger. Did you think that was some sort of pick up line to get you into bed?”

“I don’t know what to think anymore.”

“That was a warning. They want to scare you into leaving. Otherwise they would’ve opened fire.” He pulled a cell phone from his jacket pocket, slid his finger over the top and tapped the screen with his thumb before holding it to his ear. “Hey Steve, it’s Roarke. We had an issue so Julia will be calling in to the meeting. Yeah. Just as we thought.” He poked the screen and slid the phone back into his pocket.

“Since when are you so buddy-buddy with the law?”

“Steve and I have worked together for a couple of years now. We’re good friends.”

She snorted. “That’s a good one. New York’s mobsters and DA’s office playing nice in the sandbox. News at eleven.” She smiled and turned to him. His face remained unflinching as he checked the rearview mirror every few seconds.

She eased into the buttery leather seat and groaned. “Damn, I missed the Shelby.” She caught the curl of his lip.

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