Romance
and non-fiction author Michelle McLean spent 98% of her formative years
with her nose in a book indulging in her love of reading and research.
She has a B.S. in History, a M.A. in English, insane eclectic tastes,
and tends to be a bit of an organized mess with an insatiable love of
books.
When
Michelle's not editing, reading or chasing her kids around, she can
usually be found in a quiet corner working on her next book. She resides
in PA with her husband and two children, an insanely hyper dog, and two
very spoiled cats.
ABOUT A BANDIT'S BETRAYED HEART
Not your typical Southern belle . . .
Lucy Richardson’s bandit sisters may have taught her to sling a gun and
pick a stubborn lock, but nothing prepared her for the agony of her
first heartbreak. Her sisters taught her to fight like hell for what she
wants…and she wants Finn.
Not your proper Southern gentleman…
Finn Taggart is bad news. His dark and tortured past always catches up
to him, and Lucy deserves better than to be tainted by his touch. He
couldn’t have her years ago, and he can’t have her now, no matter how
enticing she is. If only he can convince her of that before the danger
that follows him brings them both down.
Not your classic love story…
Danger doesn’t exactly scare a girl like Lucy, and she knows how to use
all kinds of weapons…including her feminine wiles. Finn doesn’t stand a
chance. And if they need backup…the Blood Blade Sisters are never
far away…
She reached down to grasp his hip,
disappointed to find that he still wore his breeches. He lifted
his head when she paused, and she could see the white flash
of his teeth in the moonlight.
“I thought you might wander into my room
tonight.”
“Well, don’t you think you are a little
overdressed for
the occasion?”
He leaned down and kissed her again,
letting his lips
trail across her cheek to the sensitive
skin under her ear.
“No. I think it’s going to be the only hope
I’ve got to
keep from ravishing you.”
“If I didn’t want to be ravished, I
wouldn’t have come.”
Finn chuckled.
“Ah, darlin’. I’d love to oblige you.”
Lucy stared into his eyes for a long
moment. Nausea from guilt and fear rose in her gut, and
she swallowed several
times, trying to calm the furious pounding
of her heart.
They were right though. She’d be found
guilty. She
would die.
Finally she nodded. “All right.”
Finn crushed her to him. “It will be all
right, love.” He set her from him so he could look into her eyes again. “I
swear it.”
“How in the world did you get mixed up with
someone like him?”
Finn sat back. “That’s a very long story.”
Lucy crossed her legs and folded her arms
across her
chest. “I’ve got nothing but time.”
She gently bounced the foot of her crossed
leg, her lips pursed. Every bounce shifted the robe
farther so that her leg was exposed to her calf. Finn swallowed and
looked away.
The woman was going to be the death of him,
she really was.
Talking was his
only salvation.
Tiny stabs of jealousy pricked at her with
every pair of female eyes that Finn drew to him. Covering
his tattoos was a smart move on his part, and it certainly
helped him blend in, to a certain degree. But if he’d been
hoping to avoid notice, he’d vastly misjudged his appeal.
Six feet of muscled, strawberry-blond goodness with striking
blue eyes were enough to make any
woman forget her name.
Finn just shook his head. “I have half a
mind to tell your sisters what you are up to, so they can
come fetch you back home.”
Lucy felt a momentary qualm at his threat
but stamped
it down. “They already know what I’m up to.
They are fully
aware I came down here to find you.
Besides, you wouldn’t
dare contact Brynne. You’re more scared of
her than I am.”
Finn snorted, but
he didn’t deny it.
Teasers:
Finn kissed her gently, his heart swelling
with pride for
the incredible woman he held. “You amaze
me, do you know
that?”
Finn stopped, his hands twitching with the
fury and fear
that flooded him. His Lucy was sitting in a
cell, scared and
alone. And he’d be damned if he’d let them
keep him away
from her.
Finn started to shake his head, but Lucy
grasped his face
in her hands and forced him to look at her.
“I’m a Richardson.
We don’t back down and we never give up.
You aren’t ever
getting rid of me,
Finnegan Taggart. Get used to it.”
Lucy’s mind raced. Finn had left but he
couldn’t have
gone too far. If she screamed, he might
hear her. But then
what?
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His Lucy was sitting in a cell, scared and
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Finn kissed her gently, his heart swelling with pride. “You
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