Hero (a Marry the Scot novel)

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The words penetrated, clearing the last vestiges of my drunken night, and my mind woke into clear, sharp focus. This was a military target. The mission just got way more interesting. “Who?” By the time he reached my table, I was on my feet, arms ready and spine stiffened to receive his crashing bear hug. On cue, he slammed into me. A mind-blowing kiss, a phone call he never thought he wanted... Ally is about to fall in love. Twice. In Valle d’Aosta, the mountainous area of Italy which hosted this winter games event, there were evenings of concerts to entertain the spectators once the sport was over. I’d gone along to listen to the bands last night but not stayed, needing to be well-rested. I gazed at Mr Might Be Famous, happy with the excuse of trying to work out who he was. A musician, then, and English. He had a right to worry about crazy fans with that face. She was familiar. Maybe from her Scottish tones, though we were in Glasgow, so that was hardly unusual.

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She rested her chin on her hands. “Gotta admit, I wasn’t all that excited to go out on my own. I’m only here for another couple of weeks and don’t want to end up a working-vacation statistic.”Every part of this was unexpected, no matter how much I’d planned. I’d dreamed about the moment, sweated over the anxiety of it. All my life, I’d avoided facing up to problems. I was an entertainer, getting by on my looks. A spike of interest zinged inside me. He couldn’t be much older than me, maybe eighteen. I was away from home and on a high. Good-looking boys were on my radar. I shrugged, glancing away before it got awkward. “Sorry. No clue. And I still don’t think those girls are looking at you, no matter how big a star you are. I’m probably more famous.”

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Magic words. Adrenaline eked into my blood, just as it did when I prepared for a jump. Priming my body and getting me ready for…something. At eighteen, there's no way this lass is right for me. She's my best friend's sister and five years younger than me. But she's gorgeous. Confident. A musician who plays a violin like it's a part of her.I didn’t fight my grin. “My fault. I was having a hard job speaking. No clue why I let ye carry on.”

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A soft whimper came from near her feet, and I dropped my gaze to the toddler clutching her leg, half hidden in her skirts. Beyond that, I’d been working abroad for the last year of my engineering degree and I hadn’t seen Brodie. Until tomorrow. He’d be here in the afternoon, and I was itching to see my closest friend. We’d never discussed that night, and it was time we did. Developing her approach to the genre of romance over the years, she came to be a household name for many the world over. Using a lot of inspiration from her own life, she would create stories that felt wholly real, really capturing the imaginations of the readers. Currently still writing to this very day, she’s got a lot more to come, as she continues to write from her home in South West of England with both her husband and son.My love for extreme sports has taught me to be fearless. Gabe wants me, so I'll make him an offer he can't refuse. If I can get him to relax his tight control, sparks are going to fly. Got it. Though I could also go by the fact this one is a giant.” She thumbed at me. “I’ve only seen him sitting down or behind the bar. I thought he was standing on something.” Have you met Lachlan McRae? You might remember the McRae brothers' stroppy relative from the main series. Did you know his bride was originally engaged to another man? Across the desk, the probation officer heaved a sigh and I wanted to strangle him. At 10:15AM on a Monday, I’d been out of prison for an hour and twenty minutes. My blood rushed through my veins, the lure of freedom loud in my head. Why would the top brass go to such efforts to pull in an AWOL soldier? The most he’d get would be a slap on the wrist for his adventure. It must be someone important.