Beckett Murda hates to dwell on the past. But his investigation into the
ambush that killed half his
Special Forces team and ended his Army career gives him little choice. Just
when his team learns how
powerful their enemies are, hard-ass Beckett encounters his biggest
complication yet—a seductive, feisty
Katherine Rixey.
A tough, stubborn prosecutor, Kat visits her brothers’ Hard Ink Tattoo shop
following a bad break-up—and
finds herself staring down the barrel of a stranger’s gun. Beckett is hard-
bodied and sexy as hell, but
he’s also the most infuriating man ever. Worse, Kat’s brothers are at war
with the criminals her office is
investigating. When Kat joins the fight, she lands straight in Beckett’s
sights . . . and in his arms. Not
to mention their enemies’ crosshairs.
Now Beckett and Kat must set aside their differences to work together,
because the only thing sweeter than
justice is finding love and never letting go.
Exclusive Excerpt
Taking a deep breath, Beckett knocked on the door.
No answer.
He turned the knob, and the door opened.
“Go away,” came a strained voice.
Beckett poked his head through the opening. Kat sat in a ball in the corner,
her legs pulled up to her
chest, her arms hugging herself tight.
“Aw, Jesus, Beckett. Really?” Her face was splotchy and her eyes watery,
though he didn’t see any tears.
Ten-to-one she was going through some adrenaline letdown right now, too.
Which no doubt made it all worse.
That shit could fuck you up even when you were used to how it left you
feeling drained and shaky, by how
all the stress you’d suppressed during the height of the crisis boomeranged
twice over after the fact.
He came into the room, closed the door, and turned the lock for good
measure. And then he crossed to Kat,
scooped his arms under her knees and behind her back and lifted her up
against him.
She smacked his chest. “Put me down.”
“No.” He moved to the edge of the bed.
“I don’t need this right now, Beckett. Put me down.”
“Yes, you do,” he said, sitting on the edge of the mattress. He pulled her
face in against his throat and
smoothed her hair back from her cheek. She trembled against him, just the
littlest bit, her skin hot to the
touch. He pressed a kiss to her forehead and hugged her tighter. “You did
good, kid.”
Every one of her muscles went tight. Her hand fisted in his shirt. And her
breath caught as she buried her
face against his neck and shoulder.
Then Kat burst out crying.
And it was like being torn apart and put back together, all at once. He
hated her pain, but he adored that
she wasn’t hiding herself from him, and that she was letting him be there
for her.
He didn’t shush her, or try to talk her down, or encourage her to dry her
eyes. To be sure, her tears were
like daggers in his heart—they hurt like fucking hell. But the only way she
was going to feel better was to
let this shit out. Ironic realization for him—he did actually see that. But
just because you could see what
was good for others didn’t mean you had the first goddamned idea how to
apply those principles in your own
life. And that was a problem for another time anyway.
What mattered right now was Kat. What mattered … was Kat.
“Kaye wraps up her bestselling series with this action-packed story,
highlighting her talent for alpha
military heroes, hot romance, and an ensemble cast of characters who are
unique and engaging. A super sexy,
high-octane romantic suspense novel that concludes the popular Hard Ink
series in a completely satisfying
way.” ~Kirkus Reviews
“TOP PICK! Kaye brings her Hard Ink series to a spectacular conclusion that
successfully wraps up the
overarching mystery and brings closure to her compelling characters. Kaye
really nails it with this awesome
book and series!” ~RT Book Reviews
“HARD TO LET GO will blow you away! Anyone who has been following Laura
Kaye’s fantastic Hard Ink series
will expect something great for the last book in the series, and to say HARD
TO LET GO does not disappoint
would be the understatement of the year! Ms. Kaye writes sex scenes like
it’s nobody’s business, and the
blistering chemistry between Kat and Becket will leave you panting and
begging for more! If you expected
world-class action in HARD TO LET GO, think again and multiply that by ten!
HARD TO LET GO has to be the
most explosive conclusion to a series ever! Do not miss it at any cost!”
~Fresh Fiction
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of
over twenty books in
contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Growing up,
Laura’s large extended family
believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and
evil-eye curses cemented in
Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal.
She lives in Maryland with her
husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of
the Chesapeake Bay every day.