Courageous Cain
by D.J. Davis
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GENRE: Romantic
Suspense
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BLURB:
Josie Shepherd loves running free, with no one and
nothing to tie her down—until a new job at a kennel introduces her to both an
unexpected friend and a vicious, abused dog named Cain.
When
Josie stumbles upon the body of a murdered woman, she runs to Deputy Gordon
Wolfe, a disfigured man hiding behind his badge. His shy smile and affection
for dogs make her reconsider what she’s running from.
Now she’s on the run from a serial killer and her own heart. But when her friend is abducted and Cain appears to be the murder weapon, Josie’s attempt to save them both lands her in the killer’s lair. Josie’s strength and Cain’s loyalty are tested to the limit as they fight for their lives. Facing a killer is one thing, but facing her love for Gordon is Josie’s greatest challenge.
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EXCERPTS (Exclusive Excerpt):
Gordon pulled his uniform shirt
out of his belt, unsnapped it, and tossed it aside. He yanked his undershirt
off over his head. The birthmark went down the left side of his neck, over his
shoulder and stopped right above his nipple. He kicked off his boots, unbuckled
his belt, shucked his pants, and then turned a circle in front me. The coffee
colored stain flowed over his shoulder blade and spread over most of his back.
It disappeared under the waistband of his underwear and emerged to cover his
entire left leg. “I’m ugly. A freak. What woman could ever want this?”
All the times I had told Gordon I
loved him, his ears heard me, but his heart refused to believe. His heart was
convinced he was unlovable and the heart rules. The bars of Gordon’s cage
weren’t made of iron—they were stronger than that. He was trapped by years of
scorn, fear of rejection, self-loathing, and the solitary life those things had
driven him to.
His shoulders trembled as he
fought to master himself, struggled not to cry in front of me. I could unlock
his cage. What’s more, I had the power to destroy it. I could free him.
I picked my way carefully through
the broken glass. Gordon turned away when I reached him. I firmly turned him
back. He stood, head down and ashamed of himself, of the way nature had made
him. I traced my fingers down his stained cheek, the side of neck, and across
his chest. His skin pebbled under my touch. I continued the caress down his arm
to his hand and pulled gently. He allowed me to lead him down the hall.
In his room, I pushed him down on
the bed. He fell onto it, too distraught to resist. He put an arm over his
face. I moved to turn
off the lights, but left them on
instead. When I pulled his arm down, he immediately put his face into the
pillow.
“Look at me.”
It took a long time, and I didn’t
think he would. Finally he did, warily, as if expecting me to run screaming
from the room when the marked cheek was revealed.
“I want you, Gordon Wolfe.”
Gordon had shown me what was
under his shirt; now I showed him what was under mine. His touch was hesitant
and uncertain, but soon grew bold and assertive. He was large and powerful and
gentle beyond words. I introduced him to the mechanics of sex, which was all I
had previously known. By the time the morning sun streamed across the bed,
Gordon was teaching me the vast difference between having sex and making love.
I was terrified of falling in
love. Gordon was terrified no one would ever love him. What a pair we made.
AUTHOR Bio and
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DJ Davis is a Colorado native and the rugged high country sets the scene
for her stories. When she's not writing, she can be found hiking with her dogs,
photographing the wildlife, or camping with her husband. A Great Dane runs her
life.
A portion of each sale of her novel "Courageous Cain" will be
donated to Big Bones Canine Rescue in Windsor, Colorado. Help us help big dogs
in need.
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