The Last Execution
By
Jerrie Alexander
To survive, she must put the past behind her. To love, she must learn to trust.
Homicide detective Leigh
McBride's first assignment with the FBI brings her face-to-face with a past
she's tried hard to forget. And when her temporary partner, a cynical
ex-marine, lights a fire in her she thought long-extinguished, her darkest
secret is threatened.
Scarred both physically and
emotionally, Special Agent J. T. Noble is a man of few words. He prefers to
keep people at a distance—until he meets Leigh. He's attracted to her strength
and drawn in by her secrecy. But in their line of work, secrets can be deadly.
When the killer they are
hunting aims his vigilante justice at Leigh's past assailant, the fine line
between right and wrong blurs. To heal the past—and find their future
together—Leigh and J. T. must learn that only through trust and forgiveness can
love grow.
Excerpt:
Ethan turned his head sideways as he studied
J.T.’s face. Wide eyed, the boy pointed at the scar with his index finger. J.T.
wasn’t surprised. The kid was probably curious.
“How’d
you get that?”
“A
piece of shrapnel—” He paused and considered Ethan’s age. “I was in the war. A
bomb went off and a piece of metal smacked me in the face.”
“Does
it hurt?”
“Not
anymore.” J.T. marveled at the innocence in Ethan’s eyes.
“Can
I touch it?”
“I
guess so.” J.T. breathed in and waited. Ethan hesitated, leaning closer.
“I’m
not supposed to talk about your scar.”
“Who
said?”
“Mama.”
“It’s okay. I won’t tell.”
J.T.
turned his head to the side. No one had outright asked to touch the constant
reminder of a day when his best friend caught the worst of an IUD. Hell, people
shied away from his right side. Except Leigh, she looked him square in the
face. He lay still while Ethan poked a finger into the scar a couple of times.
After a few seconds of investigation, the kid cupped the scar with his small
hand and patted lightly. The oddest thing happened to J.T.’s heart. It swelled
inside his chest and then clenched.
“Mama
said you were a brave soldier.”
Alien
emotions swirled through J.T. and an unexplained urge to hug Ethan put a weird
lump in J.T.’s throat. Unable to cope or understand, his mind raced for an
idea, anything to end the moment.
~~~~~
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Author the Author:
A student of creative writing in her youth, Jerrie set
aside her passion when life presented her with a John Wayne husband, and two
wonderful children. A career in
logistics offered her the opportunity to travel to many beautiful locations in
America, and she revisits them in her romantic suspense novels.
But the characters went with
her, talked to her, and insisted she share their dark, sexy stories with
others. She writes alpha males and
kick-ass women who weave their way through death and fear to emerge stronger
because of, and on occasion in spite of, their love for each other. She likes to torture people, make them
suffer, and if they’re strong enough, they live happily ever after.
The author of THE GREEN-EYED DOLL, and THE LAST
EXECUTION, Jerrie and her husband live in Texas. She loves sunshine, children’s
laughter, sugar (human and granulated), and researching for her heroes and
heroines.
Krista, thanks for hosting me today! I appreciate your support.
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