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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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.
Giveaway:
1. $10 Gift Card
2. Two e-book copies of Techno Crazed
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