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A PLAYER FOR A PRINCESS
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From the Mediterranean to the
Caribbean, the game continues…
Zelda Wilder is on the run, this time
from the ruthless assassins who’ve decided she knows too much to
live.
“Playboy Prince” MacCallum Lockwood
Tate isn’t about to let the beautiful player who stole his heart
get away—if only he could decide whether he wants to save her or
strangle her for her dangerous choices.
After tracking her down to a casino in
St. Croix, Cal follows Zee back to Tortola where he intends to keep
her safe. One problem: Zelda’s criminal liaisons are two steps
ahead of her.
Lives are threatened, and all of the
players’ skills are tested in this plot to capture a killer and
save a princess.
Cinderella meets Ocean's Eleven in this CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE DUET featuring secrets, lies, royal high jinks, scams and double-crosses; breathless, swooning lust, cocky princes, dominant alpha future-kings, and crafty courtiers, who are not always what they seem.
Cinderella meets Ocean's Eleven in this CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE DUET featuring secrets, lies, royal high jinks, scams and double-crosses; breathless, swooning lust, cocky princes, dominant alpha future-kings, and crafty courtiers, who are not always what they seem.
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A PLAYER FOR A PRINCESS
By Tia Louise
© TLM Productions LLC, 2016
Chapter 1: Old Habits
~ Zelda Wilder ~
My heart is beating
too fast. Glancing down, I see my hands tremble, and I take a few
measured breaths to try and make them stop.
I’ve never been
this anxious on a job, but everything has changed in the last six
weeks. Looking over my shoulder has become a nonstop addiction it
seems.
For the first time,
I’m alone with Seth, just the two of us. Unknown hit men took out
our longtime partner Helen, and we don’t even know how long ago it
was. The radio report simply said her body was found in a bathtub in
a cheap hotel in Miami. A plastic bag was over her head.
Clutching my black
purse, again I look over my shoulder. Through the neon lights and
arcade noises of the Divi casino in St. Croix, I see men in black
blazers dotted among the gamblers. Men with curly earpieces in their
ears, men with dark brows lowered over steely eyes, men sweeping the
room for any signs of criminal activity.
I do another quick
sweep, and I realize I’m looking for Ava. Stop that, Zee. My
little sister is far away from this life, and it’s because I chose
to distance us. I decided her safety is more important than keeping
our family together.
The last time I saw
her, she was wounded and pale, unconscious in a hospital bed. It tore
at my heart to leave her, but at least I know she’s okay. Thanks to
the Internet, I’ve been able to keep up with the “developing
story” of the assassination attempt on the future king of Monagasco
and the shooting of his fiancée, a.k.a., my sister. Rowan has taken
Ava from the hospital to the palace, where she’s recuperating under
the watchful eyes of his royal guards.
With a steady
exhale, I release the nerves, reminding myself it’s for the best.
She’s with the man who loves her, who promised to take care of her.
If a crown prince can’t do that, I don’t stand a chance.
Still… it isn’t
me.
I’m not watching
out for her.
As the oldest, I’ve
always had that job. I’ve taken care of us since our parents died,
leaving us at the mercy of the foster system. I’ve protected her
ever since that last asshole thought he’d try relieving his sexual
frustrations on a little girl entrusted to his “care.” It was me
who’d bashed him over the head with the lamp, grabbed her hand, and
run us out of there.
We’d hidden all
night in the pouring rain in a concrete culvert, and I came up with a
plan to keep us out of that life for good. Passing the baton to
someone else—even a future king—hits me harder than I thought it
would. My throat aches at her absence, my chest heavy. Stay safe,
Ava-bug.
Tonight is the
first time I’ve ever entered a place like this without her. Ava is
the only person I can count on in any situation. Every security guard
in this room reminds me of how we’ve always been a team. If
anything goes wrong, I grab her hand and we run, just like always. We
stay alive.
Only, I made the
deal that changed everything. I shook hands with the devil.
I could argue I
didn’t have a choice. We were facing jail time, felony convictions
in Florida for grand theft, and while I’d be willing to take my
chances in jail, there’s no way in hell I’m letting Ava go to
prison. So yeah. Agreeing to work with Reginald Winchester might make
me a “bad guy,” but I’d do it again in heartbeat.
A heartbeat…
Squaring my
shoulders, I slide a lock of jet-brown hair behind my ear and force
confidence into my stride. I make my way through the glittering,
noisy casino to my target—a shiny brass roulette wheel—and
prepare to start the show.
The last time we
worked this con in Miami, Helen had been waiting at the table when I
got there. I can still hear her gravelly voice and see her “May
Contain Alcohol” sweatshirt. Sadness followed closely by fear
ricochets through my insides. Whoever killed her is looking for me.
We were on our way
to Tortola to hide when Seth said we should stop in here and bank
extra cash. As Americans, we don’t need passports in St. Croix, and
we can catch a cheap ferry and slip away in the night to our ultimate
destination.
Keeping off the
radar is the goal—as always. We’ll pocket a few thousand and
disappear unnoticed. At least that’s the plan.
“No more bets!”
The dealer passes his hand over the wheel just as I arrive, and I
quickly assess the table rules. Minimum ten dollar bet. Decent.
Opening my clutch,
I remove two hundreds and pass them to the dealer. He quickly
exchanges them for twenty pale blue chips. I’ll join the fray next
spin.
Tonight the
transmitter is hidden in my shoe as opposed to my cuff bracelet. I’m
wearing a strappy black dress that stops mid-thigh, and my black
heels show off my legs while hiding the device facilitating our
winning streak.
I have to sit with
my legs crossed and point my toe to activate it. One dainty point,
one shiny silver ball drops right in the tray, predictable at ninety
percent accuracy. So far the odds have been in our favor.
We’ll play until
Seth gives me the signal they’re onto us. Then I’ll calmly cash
out, walk away, and meet him at the pier on Grapetree Point. From
there we’ll make the forty-mile cruise to Tortola.
An elegantly
dressed woman shakes her head and gives me a bitter smile as I sit.
“Don’t stay longer than three spins,” she grumbles.
I smile in
response. “That’s the rule, isn’t it?”
“That’s the
rule.” Her expression tells me she lost a lot tonight.
As a student of
casinos, I know how steeply the odds in roulette are stacked in favor
of the House—they’re the worst of any game. The longer you sit,
the greater your chances of losing, times a million. If I were giving
advice to a rookie, I’d say stick to blackjack. At least there you
can use strategy and possibly win a little. Walking away is something
I learned early on. You can never be afraid to walk away—even when
you’re certain you’re lucky. Luck is the biggest liar of all.
I place half my
chips on the black rectangle and watch as the wheel begins to spin.
The dealer snakes his hand to the side and releases the ball. It
flies around the shining wood with a sharp rasp. I need to lose this
round. The job doesn’t start until Seth arrives, and I can’t win
for longer than a few spins or it’ll look suspicious.
Another glance over
my shoulder. He’s still not here. Casting my eyes down, I watch the
wheel spinning, black-red, black-red, black-red, flashing brass.
“Have you been
here long?” A man in an elegant suit steps into the space beside me
and fishes out his wallet as we wait for the ball to drop.
“I just sat
down,” I say without making eye contact. I’m not here to make
friends.
He passes a crisp
one hundred dollar bill to the dealer. “Then we have no way of
knowing if it’s a good table.”
“Sorry,” I
shake my head. “I play red or black.”
“Not much of a
gambler?”
A glance, and I see
he’s tall and thick with dark brown hair and a cocky expression
like he already knows the answer to his question.
“No,” I say in
a discouraging tone.
No, thank you.
Even if I hadn’t left my heart in Monagasco, I never let romance
interfere with a job. Well, almost never.
“Logan Thomas.”
Mr. Persistent sticks a hand at me.
He waits, and I
hesitate. Two first names.
“Regina Lampert,”
I lie only barely touching his fingers.
A knot forms in my
throat. I don’t like this. The ball drops on black seventeen, and a
lady at the other end of the table emits a little cheer.
“You won,”
Logan’s voice ripples toward me.
The dealer adds
more chips to my pile, and I’m ready to hop up and intercept Seth.
A swirl of warmth at my side tells me I’m too late.
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Runaway Zelda Wilder will do whatever it takes to secure a better life for her and her sister Ava. Crown Prince Rowan Westringham Tate will do whatever it takes to preserve his small country.
Runaway Zelda Wilder will do whatever it takes to secure a better life for her and her sister Ava. Crown Prince Rowan Westringham Tate will do whatever it takes to preserve his small country.
When Zee is blackmailed into helping a vengeful statesman take down Rowan, she never expects she'll be pulled into a web of lies and international intrigue--much less that she'll find herself falling for Cal, Rowan's "playboy" younger brother.
Ava's no help, as she finds quiet walks in the moonlight discussing poetry and leadership with the brooding future king irresistible. Even more irresistible is kissing his luscious lips.
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Books by Tia Louise
The One to Hold Series:
One to Hold (Derek &
Melissa), 2013
One to Keep (Patrick &
Elaine), 2014
One to Protect (Derek &
Melissa), 2014
One to Love (Kenny &
Slayde), 2014
One to Leave (Stuart &
Mariska), 2014
One to Save (Derek &
Melissa), 2015
One to Chase (Amy & Marcus),
2015
One to Take (Stuart &
Mariska), 2016
The Dirty Players Duet:
The Prince & The Player,
2016
A Player for A Princess, coming
Sept. 20, 2016!
Paranormal Romances:
One Immortal (Derek &
Melissa, #SexyVampires), 2015
One Insatiable (Koa & Mercy,
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