The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths series and Burying Water—which Kirkus Reviews called “a sexy, romantic, gangster-tinged page-turner”—returns with a new novel packed with romance, plot twists, and psychological suspense.
Title: Surviving Ice
Series: Burying Water
Author: K.A. Tucker
Publisher: Atria Books
Genre: NA, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: 27th October 2015
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Ivy Lee, a talented tattoo artist who spent the early part of her twenties on the move, is looking for a place to call home. She thinks she might have finally found it working in her uncle’s tattoo shop in San Francisco. But all that changes when a robbery turns deadly, compelling her to pack up her things yet again.
When they need the best, they call him. That’s why Sebastian Riker is back in California, cleaning up the mess made after a tattoo shop owner with a penchant for blackmail got himself shot. But it’s impossible to get the answers he needs from a dead body, leaving him to look elsewhere. Namely, to the twenty-something-year-old niece who believes this was a random attack. Who needs to keep believing that until Sebastian finds what he’s searching for.
Ivy has one foot out of San Francisco when a chance encounter with a stranger stalls her departure. She’s always been drawn to intense men, so it’s no wonder that she now finds a reason to stay after all, quickly intoxicated by his dark smile, his intimidating strength, and his quiet control.
That is, until Ivy discovers that their encounter was no accident—and that their attraction could be her undoing.
When they need the best, they call him. That’s why Sebastian Riker is back in California, cleaning up the mess made after a tattoo shop owner with a penchant for blackmail got himself shot. But it’s impossible to get the answers he needs from a dead body, leaving him to look elsewhere. Namely, to the twenty-something-year-old niece who believes this was a random attack. Who needs to keep believing that until Sebastian finds what he’s searching for.
Ivy has one foot out of San Francisco when a chance encounter with a stranger stalls her departure. She’s always been drawn to intense men, so it’s no wonder that she now finds a reason to stay after all, quickly intoxicated by his dark smile, his intimidating strength, and his quiet control.
That is, until Ivy discovers that their encounter was no accident—and that their attraction could be her undoing.
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titles in the
Burying Water Series!
BURYING WATER:
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BECOMING RAIN
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CHASING RIVER
EXCERPT
It’s just a regular ringtone. For me,
though, it’s the wail of a war siren, and I’m immediately alert. There is only
one person who has this number, and I didn’t expect him to use it again so soon.
The tile is cool against
my bare feet as I roll out of bed. I collect the phone from the nightstand with
one fluid movement, unhindered by sheets or the morning sluggishness that an
average person might face. Stepping through the propped-open patio doors and
onto the balcony, I answer with a low, curt “Yeah.” The sky is just beginning
to lighten over the quiet bay. Dozens of boats sit moored below, their
passengers lulled into deep sleep by the ocean air and rhythmic waves. I’m high
enough up that I’m not likely to offend anyone with my lack of clothing,
especially at this hour. Not that I’m truly concerned by it.
“Ice.”
The code name
is a sharp contrast to the warm breeze skating across my bare skin. My
adrenaline begins to spike, all the same. Hearing it means that I will be
forced to leave this haven soon. Sooner than I had hoped.
“How is
recovery going?”
I instinctively peer
down at the angry red scar on the outside of my thigh, where a bullet drilled
into my flesh and muscle just three weeks ago, outside of Kabul. I nearly bled
out before I made it to the doc. He patched me up on a makeshift operating
table, buried deep in a maze of rooms, and charged me a hefty price.
“Like new,” I lie.
“Good.”
Bentley’s voice is rich and smooth, a welcome sound in a sea of strangers.
“Where are you now?”
I peer out over the beautiful
vista of crystal blue water and whitewashed stone buildings, the volcanic rock
cliffs in the distance, reluctant to divulge my location. I sank a good chunk
of my last payout on renting this one-bedroom villa for the month. It’s my
private sanctuary, where I can revel in anonymity and peace for a while, before
finding somewhere else to drift to.
Bentley has never asked
before.
But he also has the
technical capabilities to trace this call. If he really wants to find out, then
he will. In fact, the second I picked up, he probably already had his answer.
“Where do I need to be?” I say instead.
“San Francisco.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in small-town Ontario, K.A.
Tucker published her first book at the age of six with the help of
her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She currently resides in
a quaint town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful
girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.
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