Gliterary Girl Book Tours presents the blog tour for the release of PROTECTIVE INSTINCT, Book #4 in the Time After Time Saga, by Authors Lynette Endicott and Tami Dee.
Sabrina Bridges clings to her birthright as a Heartmark woman, convinced she will overcome the time-traveling enemy that plagues the women of her family. She is certain she will obtain true love with the man she gives her heart to. But how will her trusting heart survive when she learns that very man has deceived her since the moment they met?
Nicolas Mitchell's loyalty to family and country are tested by the woman who may lead him to one who threatens all he holds dear. Nick must steel his heart against her, and deny his protective instinct for the woman who speaks of an ancient family legend and her belief that together he and she will forge a love that will last forever. Will Nick be able to complete his last mission as a spy for the Crown or will he betray his country for the sake of love?
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Nick’s violet gaze collided with his
brother-in-law's gray one. "Why are you here, Will? Why has my
home been turned into a headquarters for Iron Man’s minions? And
who were the two men brought in the burlap body bags? Are they dead
or alive?" Will shifted in his seat, his lips pressed into a
firm line. "Alive." He winced. “For now.” He met Nick’s
angry gaze and jerked his chin up. “But you're not going to like
what I am about to tell you any more than I do." Nick's heart
hammered once against his chest and he fisted his hand atop the
table. "Spill it." "I'll handle the details, son."
A deep voice said from the kitchen threshold. Both men stood as His
Grace, Lord Cornelius Hunter, fifth Duke of Sussex, aka The Iron Man,
spy master to the crown, walked into the room and pulled out a sturdy
wooden chair. Nick fought back the initial wave of awe and slight
intimidation which always assaulted him in the spy master's presence,
reminding himself that he was a grown man now, not an impressionable
lad of eleven winters as he had been when he first met Will's father
and his sister's father-in-law. The maid appeared as if from thin air
and poured a cup of tea for the duke, then, with a swift curtsy,
bustled away. Eyes as gray as his son's studied Nick before
Cornelius spoke. "As you are aware, in the past few months two
operatives have been murdered.’ Nick nodded, a stiff jerk of his
head. “Two agents are currently missing and until a fortnight ago
we had no idea that the missing agents and murdered agents were
related in anyway." The hairs on Nick's neck stood on end. "How
are they related?" The Iron Man took a sip of tea then placed
the mug atop the table before responding. "All the agents who
have met with foul play are a part of Charles' elite team."
Emotion shifted through Cornelius eyes. "My team. Operatives
whose true identities not even Charles himself knows."
Nick's eyes narrowed. "There's a
turncoat amongst us?" The duke shifted in his seat and Nick read
vulnerability within the simple action. The knot in Nick’s stomach
tightened. "A traitor, yes, but not from within our ranks. Nay
anymore, anyway." Nick frowned. "Who then?" he
demanded. "Are they the prisoners you're keeping here?"
Will shot Nick a warning glance and Nick snapped his jaw shut.
Cornelius’ gaze rested on the far fireplace as wood popped and a
spray of embers drifted to the stone hearth, glowing a moment before
fizzling out. "One of those prisoners will be able to lead us
to the man we want." Nick shook his head. "One of them?"
Will nodded. "One was seen with our man a fortnight ago, but
we're not sure which one. Both are similar in appearance, and both
were found near his last known location." Nick leaned forward,
his hands fisted atop the table. "So you're saying that one of
the prisoners is an accomplice of the person responsible for our
missing agents and the murdering of our men, and one is an innocent
bystander, found in the wrong place, at the wrong time?" Will
nodded. His eyes when they met his held an unhappy resignation within
their gray depths. Nick turned accusing eyes to the duke. "And
what happens to the innocent man when this whole thing is over?"
Cornelius' already perfect posture straightened. "Don't be
naïve, Nick. You know with our positions in society, living a double
life as we all are, no one can learn of our location or identities.
Once the real accomplice leads us to our man, both will have to be
silenced." Nick gaped at him. He'd accepted that this business
of being a spy had a nasty side. It was a dangerous life, full of
misdirection and outright deceit. And yes, bad guys died as a result
of bringing about justice. But taking an innocent life, simply
because that person resembles someone else? That was taking things
too far! And they were doing it in his home? Nay. This would not do.
Will, his lips pressed into a tight line, spoke. "Before you
explode, little brother-in-law, you need to hear the rest."
Dread now sat like a stone in Nick’s stomach. "What?"
Will and his father shared a glance then Cornelius cleared his
throat. "First, our prisoners are women, not men."
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ABOUT Lynette Endicott
Lynette Endicott grew up in Illinois, met her husband in Western Nebraska, lived 25 years in Kansas where their daughter was born, and has been in Fresno, California since 2000. She has a son-in-law (who lives with her daughter nearby), and has rescued a dog, a bird and three cats. She and Ollie, her terrier mix, volunteer as a team at the local library, where children read to the dog.
At a youth camp when she was 14 the editor and teacher of a writing class challenged her to submit something to his youth magazine. She did and it was the first of 10 articles and stories accepted by the publication over the next few years.
Nothing like front end success to keep her writing! Lynette enjoys reading contemporary romance and speculative fiction and writes both. Her debut book, Starting Over Book One: More Than A Job, and two more books in that series, The Return of Joy and Finding Her Voice are available now. The first three of the Time After Time Saga with Tami Dee are available now, including Animal Instinct, Survival Instinct and Pioneer Instinct. The fourth in the series of six, Protective Instinct, will release in August 2014.
Because she didn't have pets until after her 50th birthday the animals she enjoys find their way into all her books. Usually you will also find a character with a disability as part of the day-to-day fabric of the story. In More Than A Job, Paige works in services to people with disabilities until she loses her job and starts over. In The Return of Joy, Atlas, the yellow lab, becomes a Therapy Dog. In the Time After Time series animal helpers assist the hero and heroine in all six of the books in the series.
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ABOUT Tami Dee
Becoming an author was a dream I never really thought would come true for me. I have dyslexia, yet, despite the struggle, I adore weaving stories for others to enjoy.
I am a member of Romance Writers of America, Desert Breeze connections, RWA San Francisco Area Romance Writers, RWA Scriptscence, and RWA Celtic Hearts Romance Writers.
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To celebrate the release of PROTECTIVE INSTINCT, Lynette and Tami will be giving away a $20.00 Amazon Gift Card to one grand prize winner, a $10.00 Gift Card to either Starbucks or Teavana to the second runner up and an ecopy of PROTECTIVE INSTINCT to the third runner up. Enter the giveaway every day for more chances to win. All entries must be received by August 18th before midnight.
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