The Encounter

Prequel to Blowback

THE ENCOUNTER

One sexy espionage agent on a mission. One smoking hot P.I. searching for a missing person. One combustible encounter.

For the first time in print, the stunningly sensual first encounter of Jamie Hunt and Lucas Goodman from the novel Blowback.

This short story is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

This short story is the prequel to Blowback and Betrayals, The Black Cipher Files Romantic Suspense series....

Blowback:
Blowback: a deadly unintended consequence of a covert operation

Thirteen years ago, Jamie Hunt sacrificed everything to keep her sister protected and safe. Now she lives alone, works alone, survives alone. When a covert mission goes horribly wrong, suddenly she can trust no one. Not her boss, not her agency, not even herself.

Lucas Goodman, former FBI agent turned PI, is on the trail of a missing teenager when his investigation leads him to Jamie. Despite her attempts to ditch him, Lucas tenaciously continues to shadow Jamie, realizing he doesn’t just want information...he wants her.

When their investigations collide and her sister is in danger, Jamie is forced to team up with Lucas. Together they must expose the connection between agents’ murders, a missing teenager, and a sixty-year-old government conspiracy. But can she open her heart to find the truth within the lies?

BLOWBACK is the first novel in the Black Cipher Files series. The Black Cipher Files is a fast-paced, edgy romance and espionage series that features hot, alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines, working to uncover long-buried secrets from the past so they can save their future.

****PRAISE FOR BLOWBACK****

Nanci K. writes:
I'm a huge fan of Sandra Brown, and Lisa Hughey is giving her a great run for her money....

Kerri writes:
...this book kept me guessing to the end. Loved the characters and the story line.

LGC Smith writes:

...If you like Elizabeth Lowell, you'll like Hughey. Both the plot and the romance get equal attention, and Lucas is exactly the man for Jamie, even if she's really committed to shutting him out. She has good reasons, which keeps the tension high. Blowback is a super satisfying read.

This romantic suspense spy novel is 92,000 words, approximately 400 pages

Warning: This novel is not suitable for readers under the age of 18

Betrayals:

STACI GRANT IS DEAD--OR IS SHE?

He saw the photographs from Afghanistan, but Jordan Ramirez refuses to believe. His missing lover was the best CIA officer in the field. If anyone could find a way to stay alive, it was Staci. Now Jordan has to do the impossible: find Staci and convince her that trusting him means the difference between staying alive or staying dead.

SOMEONE STILL WANTS HER DEAD...

Staci Grant has been betrayed. Captured, imprisoned and tortured, it took all her skills to escape. Now she is determined to uncover who set her up and why, a mission that leaves no room for trust. Not even her lover.

...AND WON’T STOP UNTIL SHE IS.

When Jordan finds her, he won’t take no for an answer, and together they enter a desperate race to unravel the truths behind a decades old secret. But each revelation brings fresh betrayals that threaten their love and their lives.

Betrayals is the second novel in the Black Cipher Files series. The Black Cipher Files is an espionage and spy romance series that features hot, alpha heroes and kick-ass secret agent heroines, working to uncover long-buried secrets from the past so they can save their future.

Betrayals is the story of a CIA NOC officer and a former HRT/FBI agent in a desperate race to discover who wants Staci Grant dead. Betrayals is a fast-paced, edgy romantic suspense.

96,000 words, approximately 400 pages. Not suitable for readers under the age of 18.