RELEASE BLITZ
Title: SEAL
For Her Protection
Series:
SEALS of Coronado #1
Author:
Paige Tyler
Genre: Military/Contemporary
Romance
Release Date: April 12, 2016
BLURB
He
saved her from the danger once before. Can he save her again, this time from danger
he
doesn't
even see coming?
When
investigative journalist Hayley Garner is kidnapped by terrorists, she's sure
they're going to
kill
her. But in sweeps handsome Navy SEAL Chasen Ward to rescue her. After getting
her to
safety,
he disappears into the night before she can even thank him.
Weeks
later, while covering a story on the local navy base, Hayley runs into Chasen
again. Even
though
she didn't see his face that night he rescued her, she can't forget his
beautiful blue eyes.
The
attraction is immediate and intense, and Hayley finds herself falling into a
fiery romance with
the
hunky hero out of her dreams. Guys like this aren’t supposed to really exist,
but Chasen does,
and
damn is he hot.
But
ever since she got back home, Hayley has had the feeling someone's been
watching her. Is it
post-traumatic
stress or does she have a reason to be afraid? Good thing she has a Navy SEAL
to
protect
her.
GOODREADS
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EXCERPT
She’d
thought he’d be easy to find, but the place was SEAL hunk central, with an awful
lot of the fit, attractive guys in attendance. While quite a few of them
flashed charming grins in her direction, none of them had those unforgettable
blue eyes she’d spent the past four weeks seeing in her dreams.
Her
earlier assessment had been right. This was hopeless.
Sighing,
Hayley turned to go in search of Brad instead and almost smacked right into the
broad, muscular chest of a guy in blue camo. She stared at his uniform up
close, absently wondering why the Navy wore blue camouflage. It wasn’t like
they were ever going to be in a blue jungle. She glanced at the rank on his
collar—noting the three chevrons of a petty officer first class—then the
nametag sewn on the right hand side of his chest, noting his name—it said
WARD—before lifting her head to apologize for practically mowing him down. But
when her gaze met his, all she could do was stare. There couldn’t be two men on
the planet with eyes that blue. She’d found the SEAL who’d saved her life.
“It’s
you,” she breathed.
Okay,
that definitely wasn’t the most intelligent thing she’d ever said out loud. But
the SEAL smiled anyway, flashing the cutest pair of dimples her way.
Hayley’s
breath hitched. She’d tried to picture what he looked like ever since that
night, alternating between Chris Hemsworth and Henry Cavill and finally
settling on a combination of the two. She hadn’t even been close. Petty Officer
Ward was even more gorgeous than she imagined. Taller than she was by nearly a
foot, he had broad shoulders, dark hair, and a square jaw to go along with
those mesmerizing eyes. Now, this was what a superhero should look like.
“It
is,” he said. “I’m glad to see you’re doing well, Ms. Garner.”
She’d
been so caught up in the memory of the captivating blue of his eyes she’d
completely forgotten how sexy his voice was. The deep, rich tones caressed her,
making her feel warm all over. Just like they had that night in Africa. Wow,
this guy was pure sexy, wrapped in blue camo. She had a crazy urge to ask him
to say something else—anything else—so she could hear that voice again.
“Call
me Hayley, please,” she finally managed.
She
offered him her hand, pulse skipping when he took it. Wow, he had really big
hands. A little part of her mind whispered something about the significance of
that, but she ignored it. Instead, she focused on the overall sense of strength
seeming to pour off him in waves. Being this close to him and getting a chance
to take in how tall and muscular he was reminded her of the way he’d picked her
up and carried her so effortlessly that night—all while using a weapon.
Hayley
had never thought of herself as the kind of woman who wanted to be swept off
her feet by a guy, but right now she was thinking this man could carry her
anywhere he wanted to.
Damn,
this guy was seriously messing with her calm, cool journalist exterior.
“Chasen
Ward,” he said.
Chasen.
Unusual, but it fit him. Gorgeous name for a gorgeous guy. She wondered if the
guy realized the kind of effect he likely had on every woman on the planet,
especially the one standing right in front of him. Probably not, she guessed.
Guys were usually clueless about that kind of stuff.
“How
did things go over there?” she asked. “After you got me out, I mean.”
She
cringed as soon as the words were out. Guess he hadn’t messed with her
journalist mojo as much as she’d thought. Crap, now he’d think she was looking
for a scoop. Nothing turned people off more than a nosy reporter.
But he
merely nodded. The shade from the brim on his hat accentuated his chiseled
features as he moved, making them seem even more angular.
“They
went well,” he said. “My Team and I got back a few days ago as a matter of
fact.”
Her
inner Barbara Walters wanted to ask what else they’d done over there, but
before she could decide if that was a good idea or not, two other Navy guys in
blue camouflage sauntered over. Both petty officers second class, they were
tall, well-built, and good looking.
“Hey,
I know you,” the younger of the two men said with a trace of a Southern accent.
Blond with brown eyes, he had that casual Channing Tatum-thing going on.
“Though I hope you don’t mind me saying, you look a lot better now than you did
the last time we saw you.”
Hayley
frowned in confusion at the two men, sure she would have remembered if she’d
met them before.
Chasen
chuckled. “This is Dalton Jennings and Nash Cantrell. They were with me when we
rescued you that night. You’ll have to forgive Dalton for being clueless. He’s
taken several classes on how to be charming, but unfortunately, he keeps
failing them.”
She
laughed and shook hands with both men. Dalton looked so chagrined, she couldn’t
help but take pity on him. “Don’t worry about it, Dalton. I’m well aware of how
much of a mess I looked that night. Thanks for being there with Chasen and the
rest of your Team.”
The
SEAL visibly relaxed, giving her another grin. “No problem. Just doing our job,
ma’am.”
Dalton
might have failed out of charm school—according to Chasen at least—but there
wasn’t a woman alive who wouldn’t swoon over that Southern drawl.
“I
know it was hard to tell with all the gear we had on,” Dalton continued. “But I
was the one doing this.”
Dark
eyes suddenly intense, he struck an action hero pose, arms lifted as if he were
holding an imaginary machine gun. On either side of him, Chasen and Nash
snorted in unison.
“You
mean you were the one nearly running into every wall around you because the
batteries in your NVGs were dying.” Nash pointed out drily, his dark eyes
filled with amusement.
Dalton
considered that a moment, then dropped the pose and shrugged. “That might have
been me.”
Hayley
laughed, unable to help herself. They were both funny—and seriously cute—but
she had to admit she was glad when they took off a little while later, leaving
her alone with Chasen.
“How
is your ankle feeling?” he asked as his buddies walked off toward the pavilion.
“Much
better, thanks,” she said.
He
looked down pointedly at her foot where it peeked out from under her long
skirt. She’d tried not to make it obvious, but she’d been standing with all her
weight on her good foot so she could give the injured one a rest. Chasen lifted
a brow as if he saw through the little white lie.
Hayley
gave him a sheepish look. “Okay, you caught me. It still hurts a little. But it
really is much better. Thanks to you.”
“How’s
that?”
“If
you hadn’t gotten there in time, a messed-up ankle would have been the least of
my worries. I don’t know how I can ever repay you for saving my life.”
That
playful grin returned. “I’m more than ready to call it even if you consider
going out to dinner with me.”
If
Chasen were any other guy, Hayley might consider making him work a little
harder for a date. But she’d been more than ready to go out with him since he’d
loaded her on that helicopter over in Africa. Heck, there’d been a time or two
when she’d woken up from an especially nice dream involving the Navy SEAL when
she was ready to do a lot more than date the guy. Rip off his uniform and roll
around on the floor with him being one thing that came to mind.
“Dinner
sounds great,” she said, quite proud of her ability to maintain her composure.
“Friday
night work for you?”
“Perfect.”
Hayley
entered her number in his phone while he did the same with hers, then she gave
him her address.
“I’ll
see you at 1830 hours,” he said, then chuckled. “I mean, six-thirty.”
“I
can’t wait,” she said, and meant it.
Touching
his fingers to the brim of his hat in a causal salute, Chasen gave her another
smile then strode off. Hayley let out a sigh as she watched him go.
Damn,
he made that blue camouflage uniform look good.
AUTHOR BIO
Paige
Tyler is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of
sexy, romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She and her very own military
hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their
adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in
education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha
males and the kick-butt heroines who fall in love with them.
She is represented by Bob Mecoy.
She is represented by Bob Mecoy.
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