The Boss
(Fire’s Edge #1)
By Abigail Owen
The hotter the
fire, the deeper the burn…
Finn Conleth leads his team of enforcer dragon
shifters with an iron fist and a cold heart. Every dragon seeks his destined
mate, but the process to turn the woman he once thought was his killed her and
devastated him. He will never risk his heart again. His team is his family now.
When his body eventually gives out, he’ll leave, living his last days alone.
Delaney Hamilton moved across the country to escape
the freak fires that plague her. But when another suspicious fire erupts and
rapidly escalates around her, her hopes for a new life go up in smoke. She has
no choice but to turn to the mysterious men who come to her aid.
Finn knows the fire is dragon-caused, which puts
Delaney’s problems directly in his jurisdiction. No matter how her wounded grey
eyes call to every part of him, he refuses to risk her life in the mating
process.
Until another
dragon threatens to claim Delaney for his own, and Finn has to sacrifice everything
to keep her alive…
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Book Info:
Publisher: Entangled
Publishing, Amara
Author: Abigail
Owen
Cover Art: KAM
Designs
Page Count: 350
Word Count: 90k
Release Date: 9/24/2018
Steam Rating: Hot
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Praise
for The Boss:
✭✭✭✭✭ Abigail Owen is a rising
star in paranormal romance! Her dragons
are sexy, suspenseful, and smoking hot--an electrifying new series. ~NY Times Bestselling Author Alyssa Day
✭✭✭✭✭
Paranormal romance doesn't get much better than The Boss. A sexy shifter hero,
a spunky, no-nonsense heroine, heart-clenching emotion, and worldbuilding at
its best. This story nearly set my Kindle on fire. Bring on the next book cause
I can't wait! ~USA Today & National Bestselling
Author Anna J. Stewart
✭✭✭✭✭
It is an excellent start to the new Fire's Edge series. Abigail Owen has a best-seller series on her
hands with this one. ~Moonshine’s Corner
Excerpt
Plumes
of smoke seeped out of the door she’d left open, but the flames were still
hiding inside.
Oh God, I have to fix this.
Delaney
had thought she’d be safe here. She’d thought the fires that plagued her in
Vermont wouldn’t follow her across the country.
She’d
been horribly wrong.
She
ran to the water faucet that stuck out of the ground about twenty feet from the
barn. A long hose already attached lay coiled beside it. With a twist, she
turned the water on full force and dragged the hose toward the barn.
I can’t let Sera’s wine burn.
That
reason, more than her own safety, drove her actions.
Carefully,
she moved closer to the building. Her aching eyes and fuzzy vision didn’t help,
but she kept going. She inched inside until she glimpsed flame, then she aimed
her hose at the spot and sprayed, using her thumb to focus the water. The fire
appeared to laugh at her pitiful effort like a crazed, caged animal. Flames
receded in fizzling, smoldering protest before lunging for her with renewed
vigor.
I’m not even making a dent.
Delaney
stepped forward, not giving up, dousing more of the blaze.
A
snap of sound was the only warning she had before the beams above her crumbled.
With a scream, Delaney jumped, feet scrambling as she tripped and fell
backwards. Luckily the beam didn’t land on her, but it lay so close, heat
singed her skin. Grabbing the hose, she crawled back to her feet and turned the
spray on the beam.
“What
the hell do you think you’re doing?” a deep male voice thundered in her ear a
second before a strong arm banded around her waist.
Delaney
found herself hoisted over a shoulder, the air punching from her lungs with a whoosh as her middle connected with a
broad shoulder, as she was bodily carried from the burning structure.
She
didn’t struggle.
She
also didn’t think to let go of the hose.
Her
rescuer stumbled over the line and jerked to a halt.
“Damn,”
the same deep voice swore and he yanked the hose from her hands.
Realization
sank in that she’d been dousing the firefighter who’d “rescued” her, and a
completely inappropriate giggle escaped her.
He
took off again, not letting her go, jostling her none too gently as he ran
across the gravel drive to plonk her on a boulder beside the main winery
building. Delaney lifted her gaze up, way up, over his green flame-resistant
pants, yellow long-sleeved shirt, and white helmet. A firefighter, but not any
kind she’d dealt with before, not based on the clothing. He pinned her to the
rock she sat on with the bluest eyes she’d ever seen.
Delaney
blinked.
Anger
and frustration pulled his brows down in an intimidating glower. “Are you
hurt?” he asked. Yelled more like, his voice a harsh growl.
Delaney
blinked at him again, shock taking over and slowing her brain way down—like
molasses in the winter.
When
she didn’t answer, his severe expression softened. “Are you hurt?” he repeated,
no less urgent, but gentler.
Pull yourself together.
Delaney shook her head.
“Is
anyone else in there?”
“No.”
“Any
animals?”
“No.”
At least, she assumed the cat she’d saved was the only creature in there. “It’s
for wine. State of the art with temperature control.” No way should fires be
happening in the building.
He
nodded. “I’ve got this now. Don’t go back in there. Wait here for the
paramedics.” He straightened and anything soft about him disappeared behind
granite determination.
This
guy had it.
Relief
surged through her followed by immediate the prick of tears that had nothing to
do with the smoke.
Why does this keep happening to me?
Author
Bio
Award-winning contemporary romance author, Abigail Owen, grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing.
She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by
earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing). However, she swiftly
discovered that writing without imagination is not nearly as fun as writing
with it.
No matter the genre, she loves to write witty, feisty
heroines, sexy heroes who deserve them, and a cast of lovable characters to
surround them (and maybe get their own stories). She currently resides in
Austin, Texas, with her own personal hero, her husband, and their two children,
who are growing up way too fast.
