~ Spotlight ~ Protecting Rose By Cheryl Yeko

Winner 2012 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence

2011 Launching A Star - finalist

Book Blurb:

Rescuing damsels in distress is all in a day's work for Detective, Nate Stone. After saving a beautiful woman from a burning car and assassin’s bullet, he vows to protect her. But the determined assassin always seems to be one step ahead of the game. Suspecting a leak within his Department, Nate takes her and runs. He soon discovers that the hardest part of the mission is resisting his desire for the woman who trusts him with her life.

She awakes in a hospital with no memory, only to discover that someone tried to kill her. Her only chance to survive an assassin’s game of cat and mouse is the man who saved her and who has promised to protect her. She may not know her past, but she knows her heart, and it longs for her protective warrior who ignites a passion in her that she can't deny.

Book Excerpt:

A man in an orderly's uniform entered the room. Someone she hadn’t seen earlier. He met her gaze and gave her a creepy smile that sent shivers of apprehension through her. Something about him made her skin crawl and she instinctively did not like him.

“Hello,” she said. “Who are you?”

He shut the door behind him.

“I’m here to check on you,” he whispered in a gravelly voice.

The sedative had worn off, and she’d been awake for a few hours, trying to make sense of things. She eyed him cautiously as he silently moved toward her. Something didn't feel right. He looked odd. His hair was askew, as if it didn’t sit just right on his head. It was a wig; he was wearing a really bad wig. Large black glasses hid his eyes when the bright florescent lights glared on them, his hands covered with black leather gloves.

Her entire body tensed, and her instincts told her to be wary of this man as he crept closer.

Something glinted in his hand when he neared. Was that a knife? She lifted her eyes and met his hard angry glare. She froze. He reached the side of her bed and loomed over her. She gasped when he raised his arm to strike. The sharp serrated edge of the knife gleamed bright under the harsh florescent lights. She opened her mouth to scream. He slammed his other hand over it and silenced her cries.

She grabbed the arm that held the knife and tried to stop its descent. He maintained his cruel grip over her mouth. Chattering voices from the hall covered the sounds of the life and death struggle in the room. Her heart held hope when footsteps neared her door, only to be shattered when they faded away, leaving her in the hands of a killer.



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Book Links:

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Author’s Bio:

Cheryl Yeko is an award winning author, and lives in Wisconsin with her husband Patrick. She loves to read, play piano, and spend time with family and friends. She enjoys novels with fast-paced action and steamy romance, protective alpha men and strong heroines.

She belongs to several writing groups, and is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA). Cheryl is also an Acquisitions Editor for Soul Mate Publishing. As an Editor, she welcomes Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Contemporary, and Erotica.

Cheryl is thrilled to add author/editor to her resume and would love to hear comments from her readers.

Where Love Always Wins: http://www.cherylyeko.com/

About Me: http://about.me/cheryl.yeko

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