The Angel and the SEAL The Mystery Angel Romances Book 3 by Petie McCarty Genre: Cozy Mystery, Romantic Suspense
The Angel and the SEAL . . . a cozy mystery with romantic suspense from the Mystery Angel Romances series. An angel hidden in every book waiting for you to figure out who . . . Navy SEAL Sean MacKay’s teammate is murdered after stealing a deadly nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes MacKay’s teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find the sister before the terrorists do and to retrieve the stolen formula at all costs. Foreclosure looms for Cory Rigatero as she fights to keep her rustic resort near Mt. St. Helens afloat after her brother deserted her to join the SEAL Teams. Cory’s whole world dives into a tailspin when Sean MacKay shows up at her resort with the news of her brother’s death and the wild suspicion her brother may have sent her traitorous classified documents. No way will Cory trust MacKay—the man who once seduced her and then vanished into the night without a trace. Goodreads * Amazon Other Books in the series:
No Cowboys No Angels The Mystery Angel Romances Book 1 Goodreads * Amazon
No Angels for Christmas The Mystery Angel Romance Series Book 2 Goodreads * Amazon
Petie spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World—”The Most Magical Place on Earth”—where she enjoyed working in the land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her “day” job to write her stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time writing sequels to her regency time-travel series, Lords in Time, and her cozy-mystery-with-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel Romances. Petie shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy who made a cameo appearance in No Angels for Christmas. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads
Mac had almost made it back to his cabin when he heard Garth’s frantic bark again. The
sound hadn’t come from the lake, and Garth wasn’t out hunting night critters as he had earlier
suspected. This bark echoed from the area near the barn.
“Garth!” Mac hollered into the night.
Two harsh barks burst in rapid succession from the dog. A long, piercing howl swiftly
followed.
Worried the dog might be in trouble, Mac sprinted for the barn, surprised to find all the
doors shut. He heaved one of the large double doors open, and Garth bounded out, almost
knocking him over.
Mac stepped into the darkness of the barn and called out, “Vern? You in here?”
Nothing.
He squatted down to Garth’s level and suffered a couple face licks. “How did you get shut
up in the barn?” He ruffled the dog’s ears and noted the big canine appeared slightly unsteady on
his feet. “You okay, boy?”
Garth wagged his tail, and Mac led him out into the moonlight for a better look. A scream
ripped through the night air and stopped them both.
Cory!
Mac hauled ass for the main house with Garth huffing hard alongside, already winded and
laboring to stay on Mac’s heels. Something had happened to the big dog, but he couldn’t worry
about that now.
The two tore through the border of the side garden. Mac spied the kitchen door to the main
house standing wide open and raced that direction.
A second scream sliced through the air. This one sounded closer to the front of the house,
and Mac changed course to race in that direction. Garth stayed straight and bounded through the
open kitchen door as Mac cleared the front corner on the house.
He stumbled when he caught sight of a man in dark clothes and a black hoodie half-carrying,
half-dragging Cory down the front steps with a knife to her throat. Mac skidded silently into the
rhododendron bushes lining the porch. The assailant hissed over his shoulder to someone behind
him.
Okay. Two tangos.
A wolf-like howl echoed through the house, clearly audible through the open front door. A
heavy thud, a scream of pain, and vicious snarling erupted in rapid succession.
Mac had backup. Garth had made it inside.
Tango One still clutched Cory. Hearing the scuffle inside, he twisted around to see in the
front door, and his knife edged away from her throat. That was all the distraction Mac required.
Streaking from his cover, he grabbed Tango One’s knife arm and slammed it down hard on top
of his thigh. The weapon flipped to the grass at their feet.
Cory screamed, “Mac!” then elbowed Tango One hard in the gut and broke free.
“Run, Cory! Go get Vern!” he hollered and ducked as Tango One straightened and swung a
fist at Mac’s head.
Mac backed up a step as Tango One swung again, then leaped on the assailant’s back as the
man lunged for his dropped knife. The sounds of struggle inside the house continued, a man’s
pain-filled wails punctuated by Garth’s wolf-like snarls.
Mac choked Tango One as his fingers grazed the knife handle, then yanked him backward
and threw him down. Mac hammered his right fist into Tango’s jaw and buried his left fist in the
man’s gut in the ancient one-two punch. The guy was strong—almost as strong as Mac—but
when Mac grabbed the target’s hair and smashed the outside of his elbow into the guy’s temple,
the assailant sagged to his knees. Mac snatched off the black hood, and Tango’s head snapped up
to glare at him.
Farouq Nawar.
Mac would know that ugly mug anywhere. He had been ordered to study surveillance photos
of the bastard often enough. A yelp sounded inside the house, followed by a loud gunshot and a
scream of rage from close by. Mac did the unforgiveable and took his eyes off his target. Cory
hadn’t run as he had ordered, and she bolted up the steps and into the house.
“Cory, no!” he roared.
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I like the cover. It is very nice!
Very mysterious cover!
The cover makes me wonder what happened.
Great cover models – really captures my attention. Where did you find the models?
Hi Amber!
The Soul Mate cover artist Melody Pond picks the models for hero and heroine and background from stock image sites. I’m just thankful for her creativity. 🙂
Have a magical week,
Petie
Is the author very involved in the book cover process or is it more of an editor job?
Hi Tara!
The author fills out a cover art information sheet to assist the cover artisti in selection of models and background.
Have a magical week,
Petie
The covers are pretty sensual.
The cover def draws me in. Thank you
The cover is steamy
Cover is screams Romance Mystery
The cover is intriguing!
I like book cover.
The books sound like rally good summer reads! Fun romances and the covers are cute
Thanks Ann, Debbi, Cynthis, David, Beth, Ashley, Evelyn, Rebecca, Angela, Lisa, Anne, and Stephanie for your kind comments about my covers. I love them too.
Have a magical weekend,
Petie
I love the cover!
Cover shows a romance to be read inside – good picture and colors.
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I like the cover, very steamy.
Thanks Ann, Debbi, Cynthis, David, Beth, Ashley, Evelyn, Rebecca, Angela, Lisa, Anne, and Stephanie for your kind comments about my covers. I love them too.
Have a magical weekend,
Petie
I love the cover. Looks like it’s going to be hot, hot, hot!
The cover looks very intriguing.
I like the pectoral
Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest.
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I think the cover looks very nice!
I love the cover! The look in the girl’s eyes is intense and now I want to know their story!
The cover is quite steamy
I like the cover it got me interested in finding out more about it!
I do like the book cover.
I think the book sounds great and I would love to read it.
I love everything about this book. I even love the title.
I like the sedate colors and the ring around the letter A. I have no questions for the author.
It sounds like an interesting read.