Sun Storm
The Gathering Storm, #1
The Gathering Storm, #1
by Marlow Kelly
Publication date: August 23rd 2017
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
Publication date: August 23rd 2017
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
BLURB
Dr. Marie Wilson is a scientist
on the verge of a breakthrough. She has come to Montana on the eve of a
blizzard to prove her small, portable solar panel can generate electricity even
in the harshest environment. But when four men invade her remote cabin with
plans to kill her, she knows she’s in trouble.
Ex-Special Forces soldier, David
Quinn, has had enough of danger and death. All he wants is to be left alone on
his Montana acreage to pursue his dream of being a beekeeper. But when his old
mentor convinces him to help retrieve a stolen solar panel, he thinks it will
be a simple job. But the moment he sets eyes on Marie, he knows their
assignment is all kinds of wrong.
Together, they escape. Chased by
a businessman with unlimited resources, a gunman and a corrupt police force, they
are thrust into the frozen Montana landscape. Can a cynical soldier and a naive
scientist learn about love and trust in order to survive?
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EXCERPT:
A
crack of splintering wood and the door crashed open. Marie jumped to her feet,
her heart pounding. A scream lodged in her throat as four men burst in, filling
the tiny space. She raced to the fireplace and grabbed the poker.
A
handsome blond-haired man led the way. He was so good looking he could be an
actor. He had a square jaw and wore a well-tailored leather jacket. Even his
fair hair was perfectly trimmed. Two burly men followed, both with dark,
short-cropped hair. They could be twins. Their thick bodies and the way they
swung their arms reminded her of a pair of gorillas. They also had the same
flattened nose and malicious, small, dark eyes. They moved to the back of the
room near the sink. The last man had unkempt, long, sandy-colored hair. He wore
a crumpled, hooded camouflage jacket and baggy gray pants. A long scar ran
across one side of his face, starting at his ear and running through his beard,
parting it with a jagged white line. He didn’t say a word. He simply nodded at
the poker in her hand and shook his head, silently telling her to drop her
weapon.
Sensing
that any attempt to fight him would be futile, she let it fall to the ground.
“You can take the money. I don’t have—”
“Shut
up,” the handsome blond barked. A vein on his forehead bulged as he scowled.
Her
heart hammered against her ribs. She prayed they would take what they wanted
and leave.
Handsome
stepped in front of her and placed the barrel of his handgun between her eyes.
“Tell us where it is.”
“What
are you doing?” The man with the scar strolled over and stood next to her. In
her peripheral vision, she could make out his intense, pale, lifeless eyes.
He
leaned close to her face so his warm breath touched her cheek. “This is all
wrong.”
A
small squeal emanated from her throat. He was too close. Too scary. Killer. The word rang
through her mind. The scar, those dead eyes, and his demeanor gave the
impression of a lethal, terrifying man.
“What
do you mean? Our intel is good.” The vein on Handsome’s forehead throbbed to
life.
With
one finger, Killer nudged the pistol away from her head. “First, how can she
tell us where it is when she’s too frightened to talk?”
Handsome
shrugged, revealing a smile with perfect white teeth.
Marie
released a huge breath. She needed to do something, but couldn’t focus,
couldn’t form a coherent thought.
“Second,”
Killer continued, “what do we really know about this situation?”
Handsome
sneered. “You were in the army. You know how it is. We don’t make the
decisions. We follow orders.”
“And
what exactly are our orders?” Killer asked, his voice low and calm.
“We’re
to retrieve what was stolen and eliminate the girl.”
There
had to be a misunderstanding. She was a scientist, not someone who needed to
be eliminated.
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Author Info
After
being thrown out of England for refusing to drink tea, Marlow Kelly made her
way to Canada where she found love, a home and a pug named Max. She also
discovered her love of storytelling. Encouraged by her husband, children and
let’s not forget Max, she started putting her ideas to paper. Her need to write
about strong women in crisis drives her stories.
She is an award-winning author, and a member of the Romance Writers of America.
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