Release Blitz - Lethal Justice by Kathy Lockheart

Title: Lethal Justice

Series: Secrets and the City #3

Author: Kathy Lockheart

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: August 31, 2022

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A crime leader has fallen for the wrong woman. She’s his hostage in a heist, and if he leaves any witnesses, his colleagues will kill them both.

A hostage isn’t supposed to develop feelings for her captor—a man who’s the antithesis of everything I stand for. And my captor isn’t supposed to see me in a way no one else ever has, let alone want to protect me from the other men who plan to end my life…

Surrendering to our unexpected feelings could spell death for us both. Especially when Easton is given a direct order: Kill me, or they’ll kill him and his brother.

Soon, our lives, along with the lives of everyone we love, are in danger. And time is running out…

You’ll love this dangerous romance (standalone with no cliffhanger, contains darker themes with mature content—reader discretion is advised) because the page-turner involving dark secrets, kidnapping, and murder will keep you glued to the pages with heart-pounding suspense and blow-your mind twists…

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I kicked my foot toward him, hoping to slam the heel of my foot into his nose. But he blocked that one, too. I tried to yank away from his grip, but doing so rocked the chair and tilted one side of it into the air. Before I could correct the center of gravity, the chair tipped over, sending me into a free fall, my nose on a collision course with the wooden planks.

But he grabbed me before I hit—one arm around my stomach, his other hand gripping my upper arm.

He pulled me into a standing position as if I weighed nothing and set me back on my feet.

“Careful,” he said, a blend of irritation and enjoyment seeping from his tone. “I’d hate to see you hurt that beautiful face of yours.”

“Because you prefer to do it yourself?”

I heard him huff a laugh-breath.

Why isn’t he letting go of me?

He stood there, his hands on my body, doing what? Staring at me? Smelling like burnt sugar.

Strange. I’d have expected him to smell like chemically rotting feet, not delicious and inviting.

“So, this is what you do?” I said, heat pooling beneath my cheeks. “Break into people’s homes and then murder them if they happen to come inside?”

No answer.

“What an exemplary member of society we have here,” I snarled.

“Let me give you some advice.” His tone was low and even.

“This ought to be good. Advice from a criminal. I’m waiting with bated breath.”

He tightened his grip around my waist until my chest pushed into his. “You’re bound and blindfolded and at my mercy. Provoking the very person who holds your life in his hands is unwise.”

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Kathy Lockheart is an author of Suspenseful Romance novels. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes that include dark romance antiheroes, enemies to lovers alpha tropes, and forbidden romance angst. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.

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Cover Reveal - Lethal Justice by Kathy Lockheart

Title: Lethal Justice

Series: Secrets and the City #3

Author: Kathy Lockheart

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Cover Design: Hang Le

Release Date: August 31, 2022

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A crime leader has fallen for the wrong woman. She’s his hostage in a heist, and if he leaves any witnesses, his colleagues will kill them both.

A hostage isn’t supposed to develop feelings for her captor—a man who’s the antithesis of everything I stand for. And my captor isn’t supposed to see me in a way no one else ever has, let alone want to protect me from the other men who plan to end my life…

Surrendering to our unexpected feelings could spell death for us both. Especially when Easton is given a direct order: Kill me, or they’ll kill him and his brother.

Soon, our lives, along with the lives of everyone we love, are in danger. And time is running out…

You’ll love this dangerous romance (standalone with no cliffhanger, contains darker themes with mature content—reader discretion is advised) because the page-turner involving dark secrets, kidnapping, and murder will keep you glued to the pages with heart-pounding suspense and blow-your mind twists…

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I kicked my foot toward him, hoping to slam the heel of my foot into his nose. But he blocked that one, too. I tried to yank away from his grip, but doing so rocked the chair and tilted one side of it into the air. Before I could correct the center of gravity, the chair tipped over, sending me into a free fall, my nose on a collision course with the wooden planks.

But he grabbed me before I hit—one arm around my stomach, his other hand gripping my upper arm.

He pulled me into a standing position as if I weighed nothing and set me back on my feet.

“Careful,” he said, a blend of irritation and enjoyment seeping from his tone. “I’d hate to see you hurt that beautiful face of yours.”

“Because you prefer to do it yourself?”

I heard him huff a laugh-breath.

Why isn’t he letting go of me?

He stood there, his hands on my body, doing what? Staring at me? Smelling like burnt sugar.

Strange. I’d have expected him to smell like chemically rotting feet, not delicious and inviting.

“So, this is what you do?” I said, heat pooling beneath my cheeks. “Break into people’s homes and then murder them if they happen to come inside?”

No answer.

“What an exemplary member of society we have here,” I snarled.

“Let me give you some advice.” His tone was low and even.

“This ought to be good. Advice from a criminal. I’m waiting with bated breath.”

He tightened his grip around my waist until my chest pushed into his. “You’re bound and blindfolded and at my mercy. Provoking the very person who holds your life in his hands is unwise.”

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Kathy Lockheart is an author of Suspenseful Romance novels. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes that include dark romance antiheroes, enemies to lovers alpha tropes, and forbidden romance angst. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.

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Release Blitz - Fatal Cure by Kathy Lockheart

Title: Fatal Cure

Series: Secrets and the City #2

Author: Kathy Lockheart

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: March 31, 2022

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Hunting the enemy is dangerous. Falling for him is deadly.

An aspiring DEA agent has one goal in life: to dismantle the drug organizations that destroyed her family. A drug kingpin has two rules that keep him alive: never get caught and never fall in love. Too bad for him, she’s about to break them both.

Fallon’s a survivor who will stop at nothing to catch the drug criminals that decimated her family, but when she lands the opportunity of a lifetime and joins a DEA task force, she uncovers the shocking truth about her past and realizes the criminal kingpin she’s hunting is closer than she ever imagined…

Dillon has a lot of enemies—enemies that would hurt anyone he cares about if he makes a mistake. Thus, he has two rules: never fall in love and never get caught. But when he’s rescued from certain death by a captivating woman named Fallon, he has no idea that she’s about to break them both or that they’ve become a target of the world’s most dangerous criminals.

Worse, a ruthless drug cartel makes a horrifying move that puts the lives of thousands of civilians, and the fate of the entire country, on the line. And time is running out…

Fatal Cure is Book 2 in The Secrets and the City series, which is made up of full-length standalone romantic suspense novels with no cliffhangers.

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I crossed my arms over my chest and said, “You beat up Proctor.”

Dillon wiped his nose with his thumb. “I’m sure whoever did it wanted to do far worse to him.”

“That’s not a confession.”

“Confessing a crime would put you in an uncomfortable position.”

I frowned. “I told you I hit him first.”

“I’m sure the only relevant fact to whoever did it was that he laid hands on you.”

“Strange that whoever did it was smart enough to leave no bruises on his face to avoid drawing unwanted attention to it. And even stranger that Proctor didn’t report it,” I said.

“A lot of guys feel embarrassed after getting their ass kicked.”

“He could change his mind,” I warned.

Dillon locked his steely eyes with mine. “Perhaps the assailant wore a ski mask. So that scumbag didn’t see his face.”

I glowered at him. “I don’t need you to fight my battles for me.”

“I know you don’t need me to,” Dillon said. “But anyone who messes with you can expect to deal with me.”

© Kathy Lockheart. All rights reserved.

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Cover Reveal - Fatal Cure by Kathy Lockheart

Title: Fatal Cure

Series: Secrets and the City #2

Author: Kathy Lockheart

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Cover Design: By Hang Le

Release Date: March 31, 2022

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Hunting the enemy is dangerous. Falling for him is deadly.

An aspiring DEA agent has one goal in life: to dismantle the drug organizations that destroyed her family. A drug kingpin has two rules that keep him alive: never get caught and never fall in love. Too bad for him, she’s about to break them both.

Fallon’s a survivor who will stop at nothing to catch the drug criminals that decimated her family, but when she lands the opportunity of a lifetime and joins a DEA task force, she uncovers the shocking truth about her past and realizes the criminal kingpin she’s hunting is closer than she ever imagined…

Dillon has a lot of enemies—enemies that would hurt anyone he cares about if he makes a mistake. Thus, he has two rules: never fall in love and never get caught. But when he’s rescued from certain death by a captivating woman named Fallon, he has no idea that she’s about to break them both or that they’ve become a target of the world’s most dangerous criminals.

Worse, a ruthless drug cartel makes a horrifying move that puts the lives of thousands of civilians, and the fate of the entire country, on the line. And time is running out…

Fatal Cure is Book 2 in The Secrets and the City series, which is made up of full-length standalone romantic suspense novels with no cliffhangers.

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Release Boost - Deadly Illusion by Kathy Lockheart

Title: Deadly Illusion

Series: Secrets and the City #1

Author: Kathy Lockheart

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: December 10, 2021

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A sexy fighter saw her bruises. Now he’ll die to protect her. Maybe even kill…

Jenna was determined to leave her dark past behind her and build the life she’d always wanted, but just when she thought all her dreams were finally coming true, a shocking incident shattered her fairy-tale life, and now she’s hiding a terrible secret—a secret that could cost her everything.

Damian is as gorgeous as he is mysterious, keeping his own dark secrets from everyone he meets. He never thought he'd care about anything again...until he meets Jenna. He knows letting her get close to him will put her in danger, but when he suspects Jenna's in trouble, there's only one thing that matters: protecting her at all costs.

Thrust into a terrifying nightmare where a threat looms in every shadow, Jenna and Damian find themselves in a race for survival. Soon, everyone Jenna loves is in peril, and only the ultimate sacrifice can save them...

An emotional, tension-filled forbidden romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page...

Deadly Illusion is a full-length standalone with no cliffhanger in The Secrets and the City series: A collection of forbidden romances with page-turning suspense and gripping plot twists. This is an emotional novel that contains sensitive subject matters.

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I pointed my stick at his chest, noticing it no longer had blood splatter on it.

"For God's sake, Jenna! Is that really necessary?"

I clutched my weapon tighter.

Damian let out a frustrated sigh. "After what you saw, you really think a stick would stop me?"

"Yeah," I lied.

"If I wanted to hurt you, I'd have done it by now."

"Comforting."

"You know I'd never hurt you."

"No, I don't. I don't know anything about you." And I didn't trust my judgment. It'd been wrong before...

Damian rubbed his ribs. Evidently, I'd gotten in some good swings. I shouldn't have felt a rush of triumph.

"Leave," I insisted.

He looked at me sharply. "You can't be serious."

"I'm deadly serious."

Damian pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'm trying to be patient here, Jenna, but it's been a long night. You're wet and cold, and you need to come back to the truck before you get hypothermia."

"I'm not going anywhere with you."

"Yes, you are."

"No, I'm not," I said, raising the stick when he reached for me.

"I'm not leaving you alone out here, Jenna, so cut it out!" He reached for me again, so I swung, but he dodged it and glowered at me.

How frustrating it must be to be so strong and yet powerless to move one small girl.

Damian looked up at the sky, then back at me. "Come back to the building, out of the rain."

"No."

"My truck, then. Lock me out if you want, but come out of the woods. It's not safe."

"No."

He scanned my body with a tightened jaw, clearly contemplating just throwing me over his shoulder and carrying me out.

"Don't even think about it," I warned. "I'm not going anywhere with you."

"I'm not leaving you alone out here," Damian said, irritated. The massive chunk of muscles took another step toward me.

I raised my bat.

"You go," Damian pointed behind him. "I'll stay, for God's sake."

"You might follow me."

"For the love of..." Damian's chest swelled as he ran a hand through his hair. "Why do you have to make this so difficult?"

"Because I don't know who you are!"

He held the back of his neck. "What do I have to do to get you to leave?"

Nothing. There was nothing Damian could do to convince me to leave with him. Not tonight, not ever.

This whole time he'd been hiding who he really was.

© Kathy Lockheart. All rights reserved.

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Kathy Lockheart is an author of Romantic Suspense novels. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes of dark romance, antiheroes, and forbidden romance. Her debut novel, Deadly Illusion, releases 12/10/2021, and her second and third novels release in 2022. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.

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