Readers LOVE New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant's Paranormal Romances; Dark Warriors, Dark Sword and her most recent new series Dark Kings. We are excited to share with you her new contemporary romance series, Sons of Texas!!
"The Hero" is the first in the series and the second book, "The Protector" releases on January 3, 2017! "The Protector" is now available for pre- order! Read to the very end to learn about the Pre-Order Incentive for THE PROTECTOR!
The Hero
(Sons of Texas Series, Bk #1)
by Donna Grant
(Sons of Texas Series, Bk #1)
by Donna Grant
Blurb:
THE HERO’S HOMECOMING
Owen Loughman is a highly-decorated Navy SEAL who has a thirst for action. But there’s one thing he hasn’t been able to forget – his high school sweetheart, Natalie. After over a decade away, Owen is returned home to the ranch in Texas for a dangerous new mission that puts him face-to-face with Natalie and an outside menace that threatens everything he holds dear. He’ll risk it all to keep Natalie safe – and win her heart. . . .
Natalie Dixon has had a lifetime of heartache since Owen was deployed. Fourteen years and one bad marriage later, she finds herself mixed up with the Loughman’s again. With her life on the line against an enemy she can’t fight alone, it’s Owen’s strong shoulders, smoldering eyes, and sensuous smile that she turns to. When danger closes in, she holds close to the only man she’s ever loved…
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Excerpts
The days of Natalie going back to her house to have a glass of wine and watch episodes of Criminal Minds or Doctor Who were long gone. Ever since the day she saw Ragnarok in that report and called the number Orrin had given her, her life had changed.
That’s when she and Callie had begun talking several times a day.
The sound of another chopper flying low overhead caused her to glance up. It looked like another military helicopter, which immediately made her think of Owen. Again.
She sighed. After all the wasted years, she thought he’d be gone from her thoughts. It seemed she was forever wrong when it came to him.
“There’s another one. I’m betting it’s them,” Callie said.
“Think there’s any way I can look around without them knowing?”
“You mean without Owen knowing? Doubt it.”
She knew Callie was right, but that didn’t mean Natalie had to like it.
“How’s work?” Callie asked.
Because she worked for the Russian Embassy, and she wasn’t sure if they listened to her conversations, she and Callie never spoke of her work. The fact that Callie brought it up meant there was a reason.
“Busy. I had a hard time getting away.”
“Time isn’t on our side.”
Of that, she was clearly aware. “How long do you think we have?”
“I don’t know. Everything hinges on finding it.”
It being Ragnarok—a bioweapon.
How different her life would be if Orrin hadn’t contacted her in July. She wouldn’t be embroiled in kidnapping, espionage, and murder.
And yet . . . it felt as if this were the exact place she needed to be.
Then again, that could be her heart trying to convince her this all led back to Owen. As far as she was concerned, men were pigs. She’d had enough of the lies, the cheating, and the bullshit that always went with dating.
She was happy living the single life, not having to clean up after anyone, share her closet, compromise on where to eat or if she got to watch her favorite shows. There was no one taking her covers, snoring, or—
“Natalie?”
“Sorry,” she told Callie. “I was thinking.”
“About Owen?”
“About all of it. The shit is about to hit the fan as soon as the boys learn what’s going on.”
Callie snorted loudly. “Then let it. Where have they been these last ten years? Have they even bothered to send a fucking text? No. They have no idea how badly that hurt Orrin.”
“I doubt they think about it.” She should know. In the year she’d been with Owen, there were two things never discussed—his mother’s murder, and his feelings about his dad.
“Which just pisses me off,” Callie said tightly. “If I had a dad like Orrin, I’d never be far.”
“I know.” Callie was another who didn’t discuss her family. And with a family as infamous around Hillsboro as the Reeds, it was no wonder.
The Reeds were drunks and criminals of the worst sort. It had been Orrin who helped Callie escape all of that. And why she thought of Orrin as a father.
“We have to find him,” Callie said.
Natalie slowed the car and put on her blinker as she prepared to pull onto the Loughman Ranch. “We will, Callie. We will.”
“Even if we have to do it on our own. If the jackasses Orrin calls sons won’t help, then I’ll make sure they’re not around to interfere.”
That made Natalie smile. If anyone could do that, it was Callie. What she lacked in height, Callie made up for in intelligence and talking rings around people. Few could keep up with her.
“I just turned into the ranch.” She felt a flutter in her stomach.
Excitement or dread? She wasn’t sure she knew.
Owen scrubbed a hand down his face. This was a hit. Pure and simple. But against his aunt and uncle, who were some of the best human beings he’d ever known? This wasn’t about Charlotte and Virgil. This was about something else. He immediately thought of his father. But it could be because of one of them, as well. He and his brothers had enemies of their own.
That soured his stomach. Hadn’t he sworn he wouldn’t allow such things to touch his family again?
He walked back into the house and to the living area, followed by Cullen and Wyatt. He looked at the recliner where their uncle had been killed to the fireplace where one of the shotguns hung.
“It’s untouched,” Cullen stated.
Owen glanced around the room. “Virgil never got to it.”
“He didn’t stand a chance against such firepower,” Wyatt stated.
Cullen strode to the kitchen and stood quietly for several minutes. When he spoke, his voice was low and filled with raw fury. “I’ll not stop until I find out who did this.”
“We feel the same,” Owen said, fully understanding how Cullen felt.
Cullen released a breath and faced his brothers. “I was in the middle of a mission when my team was pulled. No way was I picked up and immediately brought here just because they were murdered.”
“You weren’t the only one, kid,” Wyatt said. “I was on a mission, too.”
Owen crossed his arms over his chest. “Make that all three of us. I can’t think of any of my enemies who would know to track me here.”
“Me either,” Cullen replied.
Wyatt gave a single shake of his head.
Owen’s anger burned brightly. “This involves Dad. It has to.”
A muscle ticked in Wyatt’s jaw. Owen ignored the telltale sign that Wyatt was furious and frowned when he heard the sound of an automobile approaching. The three instantly fanned out. Cullen took the back door while Owen positioned himself at the front. Wyatt squatted behind the sofa in the formal living room.
The motor shut off, and a moment later, a vehicle door closed. Owen glanced out the window and caught sight of the front of a dark gray BMW 6 Series.
Seconds ticked by without the sound of anyone approaching. Wyatt turned his head toward the back of the house when the front door was thrown open, and someone stepped inside. Owen stilled a second before he grabbed the slim form.
He had the intruder flipped onto their back immediately. In the next moment, Owen found himself on the floor, staring at the ceiling. He jumped to his feet and tried to look beneath the baseball cap of the person, but he couldn’t make out anything.
Owen didn’t waste any time getting the advantage and slamming the person against the wall. There was a gasp that sounded distinctly feminine as the air in the intruder’s lungs was forced out.
That caught his attention. With a shove, he knocked the hat off. A wealth of light brown hair tumbled free.
All the breath left him as he stared into green eyes he feared he’d never see again.
“Natalie?”
“Hi, boys,” she said off-handedly.
He frowned, suddenly furious to find her there. “What the hell are you doing here?”
“She’s looking for me,” came a voice behind them.
“Callie?” Wyatt asked in a strangled voice full of surprise and annoyance as he stood.
Callie Reed glared at each of them as she walked around Owen and nodded to Natalie. He released Natalie, and she moved to stand beside Callie. He exchanged a look with his brothers, though Wyatt couldn’t stop staring at Callie.
“Someone please tell us what’s going on?” Owen demanded.
Callie shrugged. “I work here.”
Green eyes met his. “I came to help.”
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The Protector (The Sons of Texas #2)
Release Date: Jan. 3, 2017
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Pre-order Incentive
Check out the awesome pre-order incentive going on now for Donna’s new military romance series!!
Pre-order THE PROTECTOR you will receive a bonus scene that features Owen and Natalie from THE HERO. The scene will NOT be shared anywhere else. It will be exclusive to those who pre-order THE PROTECTOR and fill out this form:
Pre-order form to THE PROTECTOR: http://bit.ly/TheProtectorPO
But to be entered, you MUST FILL OUT THE FORM. All pre-orders are acceptable as long as you have an order number from the retailer you purchased from.
Pre-order THE PROTECTOR you will receive a bonus scene that features Owen and Natalie from THE HERO. The scene will NOT be shared anywhere else. It will be exclusive to those who pre-order THE PROTECTOR and fill out this form:
Pre-order form to THE PROTECTOR: http://bit.ly/TheProtectorPO
But to be entered, you MUST FILL OUT THE FORM. All pre-orders are acceptable as long as you have an order number from the retailer you purchased from.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant has been praised for her "totally addictive" and "unique and sensual" stories. Her latest acclaimed series, Dark Kings, features a thrilling combination of dragons, Fae, and immortal Highlanders who are dark, dangerous, and irresistible. She lives with her two children and an assortment of animals in Texas.
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