Exclusive Excerpt and Giveaway: Dantès Unglued by Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott

Welcome to authors Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott and the tour for their latest collaboration, Dantès Unglued, book two in the Ward Security series! We’ve got a teaser excerpt from the book to share with you, and there’s also a giveaway, so be sure to check out the details and enter below.

About the Book

Title: Dantes Unglued
Series: Ward Security: Book Two
Authors: Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott
Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited
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Length: Novel/72k Words
Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense
Blurb: When private investigator, Shane Stephens, is hired by the mayor of Cincinnati to track down the hacker who has been threatening him, Shane is sure this is the opportunity to launch the Merleau Detection Agency into the big time. He even convinces Rowe Ward of Ward Security to loan him one of his best IT specialists, Quinn Lake.

Shane, a man who prefers casual intimacy, is surprised by his attraction to the moody computer geek, but when Quinn suggests they have fun for the month he’s on loan, Shane happily agrees. Both men are expecting nothing more than a good time.

But the investigation takes an unexpected turn and they quickly discover they are facing more than a hacker out to ruin the mayor’s re-election chances. And as they spend more time together, they realize their relationship may be a lot more than just a good time.

With only weeks until the election, Shane and Quinn race to gather the proof they need while dodging bullets and possibly…falling in love.

Exclusive Excerpt

Quinn had no idea how to compartmentalize Shane Stephens. He didn’t fit into any of the usual boxes he put people in. Generalizing helped him to understand a world he never quite felt a part of. He found most people to be insensitive and too unpredictable, so he preferred things that made sense. His computers made sense. His games made sense. Even his mother in her current state of dementia did on some level. At least he knew not to expect anything tangible out of her.

But Shane perplexed the hell out of him.

After working at The Merleau Detection Agency for a week, he couldn’t figure the man out. Nobody had ever unsettled him like this before. He didn’t fit any of the preconceived ideas Quinn had about accountants or private investigators.

Quinn snorted as he stopped typing and picked up his lukewarm coffee for a drink. He was just as guilty of the same thing he’d accused Shane of—believing notions brought on by movies.

The PI was different. Funny and irreverent at times, prone to blurt out what he was thinking no matter how awkward that made situations.

He supposed that was the perfect trait for his profession. He dug deeply into things and reveled in the process. Those brown eyes locked on to him, reading his every answer from more than just words. It would be hard to get something past Shane.

And the damn man liked to stand over Quinn’s shoulder and watch what he was doing. Quinn had trouble breathing when he did that, especially when he leaned close and the warmth from Shane’s body seeped into his. And he smelled so incredibly good, his cologne a mix of leather, wood, and spices. Quinn had started wearing button-downs over all his T-shirts, so he could keep everything untucked because he kept popping wood.

He still couldn’t compute that Shane found him sexy.

That knowledge was keeping him up nights. And making him wander down the “what if” path. He’d avoided that route for some time now. One bad experience after another tended to put him off more experimentation.

Shane suddenly strode into the office in dark jeans, a crisp white button-down, and cowboy boots, his dark, curly hair an appealing, disheveled mess on his head. He propped his butt on the edge of his desk and crossed his arms. “So where are we on the preparations?”

Quinn had to work to keep from staring at the boots. He’d noticed that the man had several different pairs. Who the hell wore those things outside of a ranch? And he’d looked the style up, too. Hybrid boots made for riding with durable slip-resistant soles for the rancher who needed more grip.

Just the fucking description had made him hard again.

About the Authors

Rinda Elliott

Rinda loves unusual stories and credits growing up in a family of curious life-lovers who moved all over the country. Books and movies full of fantasy, science fiction and romance kept them amused, especially in some of the stranger places.

For years, she tried to separate her darker side with her humorous and romantic one. She published short fiction, but things really started happening when she gave in and mixed it up. When not lost in fiction, she loves making wine, collecting music, gaming and spending time with her husband and two children.

She is the author of the Beri O’Dell urban fantasy series, the YA Sister of Fate Trilogy with Harlequin Teen, and the paranormal romance Brothers Bernaux Trilogy. She also writes erotic fiction as Dani Worth.

She can be found at RindaElliott.com and her Dani Worth blog . She’s represented by Miriam Kriss at the Irene Goodman Agency.

Jocelynn Drake

Love comes in many varied forms. There is the love of family, love of country, and love of chocolate. But for Jocelynn Drake, one truly treasured love is the love of a good story. This former Kentucky girl spends the majority of her time lost in the strong embrace of a good book.

When she’s not hammering away at her keyboard, frowning at her monitor, or curled up with a book, she can usually be found cuddling with her cat Demona, walking her dog Max, or flinging curses at the TV while playing a video game. Outside of books, cats, and video games, she is completely enamored of Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, fast cars, and Anthony Bourdain (but only when he’s feeling really cranky).

She is the author of the urban fantasy series: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. She also occasionally writes as Joy Douglass when she’s in the mood for a little historical romance. She can be found at JocelynnDrake.com.

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