SWAT Secret Admirer. Elizabeth Heiter

      

       “Grant, I owe you—”

      “Nothing.” He cut her off, actually sounding as though he meant it. “You owe me nothing.”

      She snorted. “I owe you a lot more than just an apology. I wish I could go back to the day Clive asked me if I wanted to take time off from SWAT and—”

      “Stop it,” Grant said, and it wasn’t his words but the fact that he put his finger over her lips that silenced her.

      The touch sent a tingling feeling over her face, and he must have seen something in her eyes, because his expression changed, too. The serious veneer was gone, replaced by a mixture of emotions she couldn’t begin to unravel. But worry and desire were definitely part of the mix.

      His gaze dropped to her lips, and instead of moving his finger, he traced it slowly over her mouth.

      Her entire body suddenly seemed to come alive as the tingling swept outward, down to her toes. She stepped back fast. “What are you doing? I got you shot today! “

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Thank you, as always, to my friends and family for your support. A special thanks to Chris Heiter, Robbie Terman, Ann Forsaith, Nora Smith, Charles Shipps and Sasha Orr, for your feedback, and Mark Nalbach, for keeping my website going.

      Thank you to my agent, Kevan Lyon, and my editor, Paula Eykelhof, for always pushing me, and to Denise Zaza and everyone on the Intrigue team, for all your help behind the scenes. A big thank-you as well to the Intrigue authors, for the friendly welcome—I love being in your company.

      SWAT Secret Admirer

      Elizabeth Heiter

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      ELIZABETH HEITER likes her suspense to feature strong heroines, chilling villains, psychological twists and a little romance. Her research has taken her into the minds of serial killers, through murder investigations and onto the FBI Academy’s shooting range. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English literature. She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and Romance Writers of America. Visit Elizabeth at www.elizabethheiter.com.

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      Contents

       Cover

       Introduction

Acknowledgments

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Epilogue

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter One

      “Invisibility in three...two...one...now!”

      The words echoed in Maggie Delacorte’s earbud as her SWAT teammate stepped back from the neat hole he’d cut in the window. Behind her, everything was quiet in the predawn darkness. But that wouldn’t last for long.

      The FBI had gotten the word that a wanted fugitive was hiding out in this gang-infested part of DC, armed with an AK-47 and surrounded by a pack of die-hard supporters. Maggie and her teammates were here to make sure his time on the run was finished.

      She moved quickly forward, tossing a flash-bang grenade through the window. The world in front of