Mission: Impossible to Deny (The Impossible Mission Romantic Suspense Series Book 7) - Jacki Delecki (great novels of all time txt) 📗

into hyperdrive. Despite not liking the way Frank stared at her, she couldn’t think of one reason for Frank to sabotage Alex. The man was supposedly his friend and provided Frank’s income. How did Alex ending his tour early benefit Frank? She needed to find out. Lucky Reeves Hewitt, IT wizard for Jenkins Security, was her bestie.

All this skulking around gave her a little thrill, but nothing like those Jenkins boys and their friends. And even though her plans to sleep with Alex had gone by the wayside, she still wanted to prove her strength and smarts. People might focus on her looks, but she knew where her true power lay. And taking down this stalker would fulfill her real desire—to prove just how kick-ass and capable she was. Then maybe it would be time to join Jenkins Security. Or maybe the FBI…

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Excerpt from A Secret Code

The Code Breakers Regency Series

Joie shifted her weight trying to remain still not to move her feet and raise suspicion as she stood behind the screen in the ladies’ retiring room. It was time for everyone to make their way back to the ball. Didn’t the two stragglers hear the orchestra warming up? It would be just her luck that the two chattering women had no partners for the next set. How much longer before the room was empty, and she could sneak down the hall?

Fortunately, there was more than one chamber pot for the use of all the ladies at the ball. Otherwise, her plan of making her way to the servants’ quarters in Rathbourne house would never work. She counted to ten again and steeled herself for patience.

“She sailed into the ball as if everyone would have forgotten her scandalous behavior with Lord Ayer.”

The top of Joie’s ears burned at the mention of the despicable lord. Could there be more than one woman compromised by Lord Ayer? He was enough of a scoundrel to have lured another innocent woman to the conservatory. If there was another victim of Lord Ayer’s malicious behavior Joie would wish to console the poor woman.

“She acts oblivious… As if everyone isn’t talking about the daughter of an archbishop caught in a compromising situation.”

Drat. They must be talking about her since there couldn’t be another archbishop’s daughter who Lord Ayer tried to kiss. None of the high ranking clergy had a daughter taking in the season. There were all older like her father. She had been a surprise for her childless elder parents.

“Did you see the color of her dress? You would expect after her scandal that she would avoid drawing attention to herself.”

The two tittered.

Joie tried to peak through the crack in the screen to see who the women were.

“Blue and orange. Who would ever wear those two colors?”

 The blue silk was closer to a blue-gray; the orange was the color of a muted sunset in a winter sky. Had they not read La Belle Assemblée? The blue was called Turkish Blue and was the rage in Paris. She had always fantasized about living in Paris, feeling more of an affinity for French fashion and art like her mother than the staid sartorial tastes of the English. Not anymore. After tangling with French spies, she was ready to fight against her grandparent’s homeland. Her mother would have supported Joie’s decision.

“She’s supposedly brought Lieutenant Talley up to snuff, but her father has rejected his offer. Everyone had already given up any hope of ever landing him and his large inheritance since he has never shown any interest in decent women—probably why his excellency rejected him.”

“I’d love that man in my bed. He is such a large, delicious specimen.”

One of the women snorted.

“It explains his attraction to her, doesn’t it? She dresses like one of his paramours.”

Joie smiled. She hoped that Reggie found her daring and as exciting as his opera dancers. Her recent dreams involved more than kisses with the enthralling and ardent man. She was limited in her imagination of exactly how the bedding occurred but she wanted more—more of his touches, more of everything.

“Like all of us, she will marry her father’s choice.”

Joie wanted to shout “never.” She would elope before she would marry Albert.

“I can’t blame her for dallying with Lieutenant Talley before her marriage. Who could resist that man in his dress regiments?”

She wasn’t dallying with Reggie. All they had indulged so far was kisses—heated kisses burned into her skin and heart. She was more than ready to dally, but he continued to behave like a gentleman.

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About the Author

Jacki Delecki is a USA Today bestselling romantic suspense author whose stories are filled with heart-pounding adventure, danger, intrigue, and romance.

Her books have consistently received rave reviews for her three bestselling suspense series: Contemporary romantic suspense The Impossible Mission Series, featuring Special Force Operatives; The Grayce Walters Series, contemporary romantic suspense following a Seattle animal acupuncturist with a nose for crime; and The Code Breakers Series, Regency suspense set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

Jacki’s stories reflect her lifelong love affair with the arts