ROADHOUSE
SSMC (Sons of Sanctuary MC, Austin, Texas) Book 5
by Victoria Danann
Genre: Contemporary Biker Romance
She2527s on the run. He2527s as steady as they come. Karma is calling. And so is the mob.
“New York Times BESTSELLING AUTHOR, Victoria Danann, adds an unlikely, but weirdly charming romance to the SSMC series.”
Get ready for a fire and ice story that proves love is no respecter of plans.
Gin:
How did I end up almost two hundred thousand dollars in debt? It wasn2527t as hard as it sounds.
I went to Colombia and studied anthropology. The perfect background to get a great job. Right? Okay. It was a stupid choice. As it turns out, one of several. But I was still a teenager when I picked a major. I2527ve since learned that brains aren2527t fully developed until years later. A lot of good that information does me now. So I ended up answering phones at a third rate magazine. In New Jersey. When a duffel bag full of big bills showed up in my gym locker, I did what anybody with student loans would do. I paid them off.
It turns out that the money didn2527t come from my fairy godmother after all. More like godfather and he2527s the furthest thing from a fairy tale. Some goons stashed the bag in the wrong locker. For the mob. It probably won2527t surprise you to learn they want it back. So, again, I did what anybody would do. I ran. All the way to the Texas Hill Country. I mean, they wouldn2527t follow me there. Right? It2527s practically the Outback. Right?
Raze:
It was Bike Night at my place, which meant it was crowded. But when she came through the door, she stood out like a neon sign. I didn2527t care that she looked lost or that she had unbelievably suckable curves. And it didn2527t occur to me to worry when she looked back over her shoulder. I guess I figured she was looking for a boyfriend or a husband who, if he was smart, would always be real close behind.
The fact was, I needed help. Marjorie called in with some lame excuse, which meant she was fired. Employees can2527t bail on Bike Night. It2527s a cardinal sin. I don2527t really know what that is 2527cause I2527m not Catholic, but it2527s bad. I said, “You got any experience slingin2527 drinks?” She shook her head. I gave up a disgusted sigh. “You good with people?” She gave me a cute little smirk that2527s probably served her well up to now and shrugged. I shook my head, knowing I2527d be sorry, and handed her an apron.
She took it, looked at it like she didn2527t know what to do with it. After a second of two she raised those big blue eyes to mine and said, “I don2527t have a place to stay.” I looked away so she wouldn2527t think she had me by the balls and let go with a stream of cuss words in my head.
“Do a good job and you can sleep in the studio in the back. For tonight,” I said. She gave me a hug like she was grabbing onto a lifesaver and filled my nose with her rainy green apple feminine shampoo smell. ‘Course I didn2527t show it, but that hug knocked me on my ass. She was just some woman coming off the road. I knew this. But there was something… I pushed her away. “Just for tonight.” My voice was gruff, sounded harsh. Good. She needed to know my Roadhouse was no plushy crash pad. I was firm. I was clear.
Wasn2527t I?
Victoria Danann is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty romances. For the past four years in a row, Victoria’s Knights of Black Swan series have won prestigious Reviewers’ Choice Awards for both BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES and PARANORMAL ROMANCE NOVEL OF THE YEAR. This past year three of her series and three of her novels were nominated. Two of her series took the top two places and two of her books took first and second place in the PNR Novel of the Year category.
In addition to vampire hunting knights, Victoria writes other paranormal romance, scifi, fantasy, and contemporary romance.
Victoria co-hosts the popular ROMANCE BETWEEN THE PAGES podcast which can be found on itunes or at → www.romancecast.com
