It’s 1990, women snipers are unheard of & Tess Reynold’s
mission In the Middle East just got complicated. She has a rogue CIA agent on
her trail, and her life depends on trusting a hot, but infuriating Force Recon
Marine.
Bullets and Dandelions
A Deputy Gemma Stone Prequel
by Gail Koger
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
My name is Tess Reynolds, and I’ll admit few people would
think I’m a badass Army sniper called the Scorpion. Afterall, women snipers
were unheard of in 1990. People look at me and see a petite blonde who is cute
as a button. My father calls it my natural camouflage.
My time in the Middle East has been full of unforeseen complications. I have a
rogue CIA agent trying to kill me and I caught the attention of a Force Recon
Marine by the name of Alexander Stone. Wowzer! He’s hot but he’s also the
biggest jackass I have ever met. To make things even more interesting, I need
the Jackass’s help to stay alive.
This novella is the prequel to the Gemma Stone series. How it all began.
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Pain and the need to pee woke me up. I sat up and looked around groggily. Where was I?
“What do you need?”
I stared up at Sergeant Stone. “Bathroom.”
Stone held out his hand. “I’ll show you the way.”
“Okay.” I took his hand and blinked in confusion. All I was wearing was a baggy green tee shirt. “Where are my pants?”
“They were covered in blood.” He led me across a hallway and opened a door.
“Oh.” I frowned and pointed. “That’s a urinal.”
“Yes, it is.”
“Why are we in the men’s restrooms? I’m a girl.”
“That you are.” Grinning, Stone guided me over to a stall and opened the door. “In you go.”
“No peeking.” I shut the door.
“No, ma’am.”
I sat on the toilet and did my business. “Are you laughing at me?”
“No, ma’am.”
“Why are you ma’aming me?”
“Because you’re high on morphine and too damn cute.”
Was he being nice to me? No way. I pulled off some toilet paper and stared at it for a moment. “Well, stop it.”
“Are you done, soldier?”
I wiped myself. “Yes.” I stood, flushed the toilet and pulled up my panties. Wait a minute. These weren’t my panties.
“Open the door, Tess.”
I did as he asked. “These aren’t my panties.” I yanked up my tee shirt. “See?”
His grin got bigger. “We got you fresh underwear.”
“Why?”
“Because your clothes were covered in blood.”
“Oh.” I sat on the floor. “Tired.” I laid down.
“No, you don’t.” Stone scooped me up. “You need to take your pills.”
“Don’t wanna.” I laid my head against his shoulder. “Promise you won’t let him kill me.”
“I promise.” Stone sat me on a bed. “Open your mouth.”
“What if I have bad breath?”
“You don’t.”
“You sure about that?”
“I am. Now take your pills.”
I opened my mouth.
Stone dropped two pills on my tongue and handed me a bottle of water. “Swallow them and you can have some chocolate.”
“Okay.” I washed the pills down. “Where’s my chocolate?”
“In my backpack. I’ll get it.”
A wave of weariness rolled over me. The minute my head hit the pillow I fell asleep.
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Howdy. My
name is Gail Koger and once upon a time I was a 9-1-1 dispatcher. Too many
years of wild requests, screwy questions, bizarre behavior and outrageous
demands have left me with a permanent twitch and an uncontrollable craving for
chocolate. I took up writing science fiction romance to keep from killing
people. So far, it has worked.
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