Man Of Action

Man Of Action
Janie Crouch

He was a man of action—especially when it came to protecting his new undercover partner…At ninenteen, Andrea Gordon's life was forever changed. After proving herself instrumental in a bank hostage crisis, she became one of Omega Sector's top agents. Four years later, her skill at reading people is unrivaled—until she meets fellow profiler Brandon Han. Paired together to track a serial killer who has been targeting at-risk women, the two become entangled beyond the case. Their mutual attraction deepens as they get closer to the truth. But when Andrea's own sordid past surfaces, they will both be forced to question everything about the assignment…and each other.

He walked up to Andrea, careful to come at her slowly and from the side so he didn’t sneak up on her in any way.

“Hi.” He kept his voice even, calm. “What are you doing out here? Everything okay?”

She looked at him, then back at the parking lot. Without being obvious about it, Brandon withdrew his weapon from the holster at his side. Had she seen something to do with the case?

“Andrea.” His voice was a little stronger now. “What’s going on? Is it something to do with the murders? Did you see something or did someone threaten you?”

She kept staring.

“Andrea, look at me.”

She finally turned to him, hair plastered to her head from the rain, makeup beginning to smear on her face.

“I need you to tell me what’s happening so I can do something about it.”

Man of Action

Janie Crouch

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

JANIE CROUCH has loved to read romance her whole life. She cut her teeth on Mills & Boon Romance novels as a preteen, then moved on to a passion for romantic suspense as an adult. Janie lives with her husband and four children overseas. She enjoys traveling, long-distance running, movie watching, knitting and adventure/obstacle racing. You can find out more about her at www.janiecrouch.com (http://www.janiecrouch.com).

To Anu-Riikka, because you talk me down from the ledge with almost every single book. Thank you for listening to me for hours on end and for offering a fresh perspective when I can’t see clearly any longer. You’re the greatest buddy a writer could have.

Contents

Cover (#u2e4c2a30-e009-5918-a81a-4ad2cd9b15c0)

Introduction (#u146c33ba-b499-5568-99b7-42cd06951486)

Title Page (#u15f106ab-59a7-5eed-8397-b23d2c63427c)

About the Author (#ua0a1f6c2-efdb-57a1-ae06-a3bca29db216)

Dedication (#ua9ba3aa1-e3ff-58aa-8c8a-7590429f715f)

Prologue (#ulink_7b944e7f-bd9b-5151-a66d-a2b63b630083)

Chapter One (#ulink_173992a7-779d-52a2-b932-a096ba131524)

Chapter Two (#ulink_a92a9f51-bc19-55c6-8ad7-8a06a757114e)

Chapter Three (#ulink_ab64e999-5ba8-58fe-afb9-d31aacbaf6a6)

Chapter Four (#ulink_ff3be241-2249-5d21-b6ae-9d269acb89e5)

Chapter Five (#ulink_e6f3dba9-7d12-5585-8023-278c5d102581)

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Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

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Prologue (#ulink_6ab4d96b-c7ab-5639-b473-30070a83660c)

Andrea Gordon huddled inside her car in the bank parking lot as pandemonium reigned all around her. Cops, SWAT, ambulances and other emergency vehicles she didn’t even recognize flooded the area. Blue and red lights flashed in a rhythm that drummed brutally against her eyes. Officers pointed assault rifles toward the building. People ran back and forth.