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Kat Martin | Just the Right Match

February 6, 2017

Finding the right match for the hero and heroine is one of the toughest and most exciting parts of writing a novel. The hero of INTO THE FIRESTORM is Luke Brodie, one of my strongest, toughest, sexiest heroes.

Luke, a former special forces soldier, is a bounty hunter who works at Brodie Operations Security Services, BOSS, Inc., in Seattle. A fat $600,000 is the 20% bail enforcement fee he’ll collect if he brings in international criminal, Rudy Vance. Luke is a womanizer par excellence and a dedicated bachelor. But he is also a complex man, one who has given up the idea of having a normal life.

Fortunately, Emma Cassidy showed up, a strong woman in her own right, a fighter, a lady determined to achieve the goal she has set for herself–bringing a murderer to justice, a criminal who is threatening her family.

Emma is also hunting Vance. It’s been almost a year since she arrived at her sister’s home to find the housekeeper murdered and her young niece the victim of Vance’s sick assault.

Emma is determined to find Vance and make him pay. And no one–not even the infamous Luke Brodie–is going to stop her.

I loved that Emma was just as determined as Luke, perhaps more so. I liked that Luke came to admire her. Though Emma is nowhere near his equal in skill and physical strength, she is smart and she has learned to handle herself well enough to keep up with him.

The attraction between them was magnetic from the start. Add to that, the sexual heat both are fighting to control is a battle they are sure to lose.

Finding the right woman for Luke was fun, and of course setting them off on a dangerous, desperate adventure added to the mix.

I hope you enjoy INTO THE FIRESTORM and if you haven’t read INTO THE FURY and INTO THE WHIRLWIND, the first two BOSS Inc. novels, you’ll give them a try.

Till next time, all best and happy reading. Kat

About Kat Martin

Kat Martin

New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara where she majored in Anthropology and also studied History. She is married to L.J. Martin, author of western, non-fiction, and suspense novels.

Kat has written more than sixty-five novels. Sixteen million copies of her books are in print and she has been published in twenty foreign countries, including Japan, France, Germany, Argentina, Greece, China, Russia, and Spain.

Born in Bakersfield, California, Kat currently resides in Missoula, Montana, on a small ranch in the beautiful Sapphire mountains.

Her last 12 books have hit the prestigious New York Times bestseller list. INTO THE FURY and INTO THE WHIRLWIND her most recent releases, both took top ten spots./p>

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INTO THE FIRESTORM by Kat Martin

BOSS, Inc.

Into the Firestorm

At Brodie Operations Security Service, Inc., following your instincts is company policy…

M. Cassidy—Luke Brodie had heard the name before, some novice bounty hunter working Seattle, catching tricky skips with more success than a newcomer should expect. But the dark curls, sparkly top, and impressive cleavage were not what Brodie had pictured.

Emma Cassidy is tough and smart and sexy as hell. She’s also popping up a step ahead of him every time he’s close to the capture he wants most…and there’s no room for learning on the trail of this monster.

Emma has idolized Luke Brodie, the bounty hunter who can bring anyone in. The big man in the soft shoes, with a face like a fallen angel and a reputation for breaking hearts. Watching him in action is intoxicating. But her fight with Rudy Vance is fiercely personal. If he gets too close, Brodie will find out just how ferocious she can be…

Romance Suspense [Zebra, On Sale: January 31, 2017, Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781420139044 / eISBN: 9781420139051]

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INTO THE FIRESTORM Excerpt

Luke found Emma in the shade of the sycamore tree down the block, next to where he’d parked the Bronco. She was sitting on the lawn, her knees drawn up beneath her chin.

Luke sat down cross-legged on the lawn beside her. Plucking a long stem of grass, he twirled it between his fingers, giving her a little reprieve. But he wasn’t about to wait long.

“What’s going on, Em? What happened in there?”

She pulled a stem just like his, toyed with it. “Nothing happened. I was role-playing, is all. I thought it would give you an opening and it did.”

Luke shook his head. “You’re improvising and it isn’t going to work. If I’m going to partner with someone, I have to trust them. I have to trust you, Emma. Tell me the truth.”

She looked up at him and tears leaked from the corners of her eyes. Luke felt it like a punch in the stomach.

“The girl in the photo…I recognized her. She looks exactly like my niece, Ginny Hodges. Exactly.”

“Ginny Hodges,” he repeated, recognizing the name. “The fourteen year old girl Vance raped was your niece?”

Emma wiped away a tear that escaped down her cheek. “Yes.”

With that one word, the puzzle pieces all fell together. “That’s the reason you’re after Vance, the reason you became an agent. You want Ginny safe.”

“That’s right.”

“Vance went after Ginny two different times. The second time he killed a woman. Now that you’ve seen the photo, you know why he was obsessed with her. You don’t believe she’ll ever be safe until Vance is locked behind bars.”

Something unreadable moved across her features. She released a shaky breath. “He told Ginny he was coming back and I believe him. He won’t give up and I won’t stop until I find him.”

“Where’s Ginny now?”

“She’s in witness protection. Even I don’t know where she and my sister are hiding. I just know I won’t have my family back until this is over. I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure Vance never hurts anyone again.”

He’d known there was a reason she’d put herself through the study, training, and difficult physical conditioning it took to become a successful bail enforcement agent. Now he understood Emma’s determination.

Luke pushed to his feet and reached a hand down to help her up. When Emma placed her smaller hand in his, something fiercely protective moved through him.

“Come on,” he said a little gruffly, hauling her to her feet. “Let’s go.”

As they reached the SUV, she pulled free of his hold. “You aren’t going to work with me anymore, are you?”

He shouldn’t. This was personal for Emma. Being so emotionally involved put both of them in danger. “Whatever I decide to do, you won’t stop, will you?”

“No.”

“Then I guess I’m stuck with you until we catch Vance.”

Emma blinked as if she hadn’t heard him correctly. “You mean it?”

“Stupid, but yeah–I mean it.”

For the first time Emma smiled. It made his chest feel tight. “We need to find that house on Whidbey Island.”

“We need to regroup, gather some intel, find the house and surveil it. If Vance is there, we’ll nail him.”

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