Claiming Bailey
Susan Stoker
Ace Security Book 3
Release Date Dec. 05, 2017
Opposites attract in the third Ace Security novel from New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker.
Bailey Hampton will do whatever it takes to keep both herself and her little brother safe from the vicious Inca Boyz gang. Hiding out in Castle Rock, Colorado, is only a temporary solution until she can earn enough money to get out of the state altogether. But when she meets handsome security nerd Nathan Anderson, she discovers a reason to stay and fight for what she wants.
Ace Security’s Nathan Anderson has always been the “numbers guy,” not the man any of the firm’s clients look to when their safety is threatened. But from the first time he ran into Bailey, she never made him feel like less of a protector than his brothers. Nathan was attracted to the petite, black-haired pixie with wild tattoos from the start, and by some miracle, she seems to return his interest.
But danger stalks Bailey and her brother, so it’s up to Nathan to channel his inner alpha and find a way to end the threat to their lives once and for all—and he’s not giving up Bailey without a fight.
Excerpt:
Bailey saw his eyes flick from her brother to her, then stick as if physically unable to look away from her.
The expression on his face showed his appreciation for the effort she’d put into dressing. She saw his eyes sweep her from head to toe, before coming back up to concentrate on her face. Her entire body tingled, merely from one look. That had never happened before, and Bailey wasn’t sure what to do with it.
She vaguely heard Joel talking about his video game and how the latest This Is War game was the best yet—involving an intense opening scene where all the players parachuted from a plane and how if they didn’t steer themselves correctly, they ended up getting hit by a flying bird and crashing to the ground.
But Bailey only had eyes for the man walking toward her. She wasn’t the only one who had put in extra effort in choosing an outfit for the night. Nathan’s normally messy hair had been tamed, and he was wearing a pair of black slacks, a white button-down shirt, a black sports jacket, and of all things, a pink tie. It should’ve looked weird against the severity of his outfit, but instead it lightened it up just enough to look more casual than formal.
He walked right up to her and leaned over. For a moment Bailey thought he was going to kiss her on the lips, but at the last minute he turned his head a fraction of an inch, and she felt his lips brush against her cheek.
“You look beautiful, Bailey,” he said in a low, earnest voice.
“So do you,” she returned automatically. And it wasn’t a lie. He cleaned up well. She saw no sign of the nerd he professed to being in the man standing in front of her. His dark eyes sparkled with an intensity she couldn’t remember seeing in any man’s eyes before.
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Texas where she lives, but this all-American girl has also spent the last fourteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, and Indiana. She's married to a retired Army man who now gets to follow her around the country.She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.
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