Guns 'N' Tulips

Officer Connor Kavanagh lost everything—his
badge, his friends and his fiancée—when he agreed to go undercover
with the mob and infiltrate the ruthless Bank Bandits. After months
of scheming and strategizing, the day of the big heist—and Connor's
chance to get his old life back—finally arrives, but right from the
start, Connor's plans fall apart. Even worse, the woman he loves is
trapped in the crosshairs of the Bank Bandits' murderous leader,
and Connor is her only hope for survival.

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Copyright © 2013 Kristine Cayne

Excerpt
from
Deadly
Obsession
© 2012
Kristine Cayne

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ISBN (ebook): 0984903461

ISBN-13 (ebook): 978-0-9849034-6-7

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Six-Alarm Sexy Series

“
Aftershocks,” in
Romance in the Rain
(Prequel)

Under His Command
(Book One)

Deadly Vices Series

Deadly Obsession
(Book One)

Deadly Addiction
(Book Two)

Novelettes

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For more
information, visit:
www.kristinecayne.com

This book
contains my novelette,
Guns ‘N’ Tulips
. As a special bonus, I’ve included the beginning of my
romantic suspense novel,
Deadly Obsession
. Please note that the bonus material begins
around the 80% mark on your ereader.

Guns ‘N’ Tulips
was originally released as part of
The WG2E All-for-Indies Anthologies:
Spring Hop Edition
.

Connor Kavanagh crinkled his nose against the
stench of sweat and stale cigarette smoke permeating the interior
of the getaway van. He made a show of checking his shoulder rig,
then pretending he had an itch, slid a hand along his calf to
confirm that his Glock 27 was safely tucked into his ankle holster.
He wanted to put the Bank Bandits in jail, but he didn’t want to
die doing it. He had a life to get back to. A life that hinged on
the success of his mission today. And on Lily forgiving him.

The van stopped. Rourke Walsh, the leader of
this band of deadly misfits, cleared his throat. “Ready,
ladies?”

Connor
looked around. The van had pulled into a parking spot just in front
of a Bank of America.
What the hell?
He eyed his partners in crime. None appeared concerned.
“Aren’t we supposed to hit the CitiBank on Jackson?”

He glanced at Owen, looking for confirmation,
but his friend kept staring at the back of the driver’s head.
Something was going on, something bad.

Rourke grinned. “You know what they say, once
a conman always a conman. Think of this as a test. I got a buddy
scoping out the CitiBank. Cops show up there, I’ll know we can’t
trust you.”

Christ! As soon as Rourke’s informant caught
sight of Captain Morris and his team, Connor was a dead man. He’d
have lost four months of his life, his reputation as a cop, even
his fiancée, for fucking nothing. He glanced at Neil sitting beside
Rourke. Maybe he could use what he knew about Neil to drive a wedge
between them. Keeping his face blank, Connor swallowed and shook
his head. “Bad move, boss. You better hope they have the same type
of safe as our original target.”

“You’re the big expert. According to Owen you
can get into anything.” And Owen would know. They’d grown up in
Mount Greenwood, a predominantly Irish-Catholic neighborhood on the
southwest side of Chicago. Both their fathers had died young and
they’d felt honor bound to help their struggling mothers put food
on the table anyway they could. Stealing the occasional gallon of
milk from the convenience store had led to bigger jobs and put them
in the eye of men like Rourke. Connor’s reputation as a top-notch
safecracker and Owen’s knack for always knowing the best spots to
hit were the only reasons either of them had survived adolescence.
Connor almost felt bad for using his friend to infiltrate the
Bandits. But Owen had made his choices. They both had.

Connor shook his head at Rourke’s ignorance.
The man was an expert strategist, but he had no appreciation for a
cracksman’s skills. “A bank vault isn’t like your woman's legs; it
won't open with just a kiss and a poke. It requires some teasing,
some stroking, the right tools, and a man who knows what to do with
them.”

“You’d better have the skills to back up that
mouth, Conman. Prove you’re not just a can-opener.” Rourke waited
for Connor to nod before continuing. “You and Owen take the lead.
Get the people on the ground. Frank and me, we’ll follow. Neil,
watch our backs. Shoot anyone who looks like trouble. Terrence,
bring the car to the employees’ side door and wait for us there.”
His eyes lasered on each of them. “No fuck-ups. Let’s go!”