Kieran (Dance with the Devil 5)
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KIERAN (Dance with the Devil 5) is the last book in USA Today and Amazon International #1 Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, Contemporary Romance series, Dance with the Devil.
Author Note – It isn’t necessary to read all of the previous books in this series before reading Kieran but there are possible spoilers in Kieran’s book for JERICHO (Dance with the Devil 4)
The first time Kieran set eyes on Janina was in a cold and dark Moscow cellar. She was pointing a gun in his direction as she stood protectively over the man Kieran had come to Russia to find.
Not an auspicious beginning but surely it couldn’t get any worse?
Except...it did.
Once back in the States, Kieran is tasked with ensuring Janina’s safety. Not so easy to do when every time he’s alone with her all he wants to do is to throw her down on the nearest flat surface and make love to her.
A driving desire that he knows he needs to get under control when he’s all that stands between Janina and the person trying to kill her.
NEW contemporary series coming soon – King Security
Dance with the Devil – Contemporary Romance series:
MATTEO (Dance with the Devil 1)
LEON (Dance with the Devil 2)
KILLIAN (Dance with the Devil 3)
JERICHO (Dance with the Devil 4)
KIERAN (Dance with the Devil 5)
Series now complete
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Carole Mortimer has written over 270 books, in contemporary romantic suspense, Regency romance, MM Regency romance & paranormal romance. She became an indie author in 2014. In May 2017 she received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times. She is the Recipient of the 2015 Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. Also a 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Carole Mortimer
Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’
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Kieran (Dance with the Devil 5) - Carole Mortimer
Chapter One
New York,
Early December
Everything is falling into place, and soon I’ll be ready to make my move.
Does she suspect anything?
The voice that answered was disguised by the same device fitted to both burner phones to prevent them from being recognizable as either male or female.
There’s no reason why she should.
How have you decided to eliminate her?
I never discuss my methods. It’s enough for you to know that one of Borzikov’s daughters will very soon be dead.
What about the other one?
I intend to deal with her when she rushes back from her honeymoon after being informed of her sister’s demise. Attempting anything before then would be impossible. She’s on her honeymoon, and her tough Irish bastard of a husband will be at her side day and night.
The last was added scathingly.
Borzikov will return to the US too, once he learns of the first daughter’s death. For maximum impact, I suggest we then let him live until after you’ve killed the second daughter.
And the rest of my money?
The final payment for this hit will be made into your account the moment the first kill is confirmed.
Which will be very soon.
Make sure it is.
With no more to be said, the call was ended and both burner phones were destroyed in such a way that no data or record of the call could ever be salvaged.
Chapter Two
Brunelli Estate,
New York State
What are you doing out here in the cold?
Standing on the terrace gazing out over the extensive Brunelli gardens and grounds, Janina didn’t need to turn to identify the owner of that low and husky voice with its seductive Irish lilt.
She turned anyway, unwilling to deny herself even one opportunity to gaze at the ruggedly handsome Kieran Price.
Aged in his midthirties, Kieran was tall, with short hair she had heard described as dirty-blond since coming to the States. His eyes were a vivid green set in a face so ruggedly handsome, he might have been one of the American action-movie stars Janina had been binge-watching in the past few weeks since coming to the US.
Kieran’s muscular chest and arms, narrow waist, and powerful thighs were in no way diminished by the formal suit he was wearing. In fact, the perfectly tailored suit only seemed to add to the badass persona hinted at beneath that sophistication, and which Janina knew to be all too real.
Kieran was second-in-command to his brother Jericho as head of Leon Brunelli’s personal security and that of his wife and baby son. Leon Brunelli was the capo dei capi of the Italian Mafia worldwide, but based in New York, and this was his closely guarded estate just half an hour’s drive out of the city.
Right now, Jericho was away on his honeymoon with Janina’s sister, Marisha, which left Kieran in charge of the Brunelli security and the dozen or so guards, most of them as Irish as Kieran and his brothers. It was a role Kieran took very seriously, to the point he had insisted on Janina having a bodyguard with her at all times when she wasn’t actually on the estate. Including when she went to her work as a nurse in one of New York’s hospitals.
Those silently watching men had certainly caused some gossip initially, but after five weeks of seeing Janina being shadowed by one burly bodyguard or another, her coworkers seemed to now take their presence for granted.
The more curious had asked about those men, of course, but Janina had only muttered something about an overprotective and wealthy father. It was a concept that wasn’t considered unusual in the US.
Janina was pleased the gossip about her had now died down, and she had even managed to make a couple of friends who also worked in the same hospital. The three of them, Zoe, Paul, and Janina, had bonded over the fact they had all started work at the hospital on the same day. Zoe worked behind the hospital’s reception desk, and Paul and Janina worked on the same ward. The two of them had quickly come to call one of their superiors Dragon Lady, because for some reason, Amanda Humphries never lost an opportunity to criticize or belittle one or both of them.
Despite that, Janina was enjoying being able to work again after the last few months of seclusion on the Brunelli estate as her father recovered from a gunshot wound before he returned to Moscow.
Leon Brunelli’s power was such that he had ensured any red tape that might have prevented Janina from working as a nurse again as soon as she wished had been brushed aside.
She hadn’t felt so out of place being a guest on the Brunelli estate when Marisha and their father were both here too. But with Marisha away on her honeymoon and their father having returned some weeks ago to resume his role as head of the Russian bratva in Moscow, Janina was feeling decidedly like an interloper amongst people who, although incredibly kind to her, had been complete strangers until a short time ago.
She had lived in Moscow all her life until flying here with her injured father two months ago. Not only the people here were strangers to her, but the way of life was too. But she liked it. She liked it very much.
She more than liked Kieran.
At twenty-one years old, she’d had a couple of boyfriends, but nothing serious. She’d felt drawn toward Kieran from the moment she met him in that dark cellar in Moscow. He had further impressed her by easily lifting and carrying her injured father, not a small man by any means, out of that cellar and up into the light of day for the first time since Boris had been shot the week before.
Occasionally, since coming to New York, Janina thought she had caught Kieran watching her from behind the dark sunglasses he habitually wore both inside and outside. Thought she had, because it was impossible for her to tell where he was looking, or what he was thinking or feeling, with those dark shields over his eyes.
He was wearing those dark glasses now, along with one of those black suits and a formal white shirt and gray tie, despite the first snow of winter having fallen the previous weekend. It was still lying on the grounds of the high-walled and closely guarded Brunelli estate.
Janina shrugged inside the thick coat she was wearing. I’m starting to feel uncomfortable staying here. As if I’m taking advantage of Leon and Carla’s hospitality now my father and sister aren’t here too.
A glance into the window behind Kieran showed her the happily married couple were both down on the floor playing with their baby son in front of the roaring log fire.
It was like a scene from one of those tear-jerker movies she had also watched several dozen of since coming to the US.
Kieran glanced in the window too before turning back to her. I’m sure they don’t see it that way.
She gave a rueful smile. But I do.
Marisha and Jericho will be back from their honeymoon in a couple of weeks. You could move in with them into the house they’ll be living in on the estate.
Then I’d just be intruding on the two of them instead.
She grimaced. I’m actually thinking of finding an apartment in the city, somewhere near the hospital—
No!
Janina drew back at Kieran’s vehemence. What do you mean, no?
she finally said slowly.
Kieran meant exactly what he’d said.
In fact, fucking no way no!
Even the thought of Janina moving off the estate, where he wouldn’t be able to totally ensure she was kept safe, was enough to send cold shivers down his spine. A chill that owed absolutely nothing to the below-zero temperature out here.
Let’s go back inside,
he bit out abruptly. We can talk in my office.
The few minutes’ respite of walking to his office at the back of the house would also give him time to regroup and get over his reaction to Janina’s idea of moving off the estate.
If Kieran had his way, the only place she would be moving, and sooner rather later, was his bedroom in the house he shared with his brother on the grounds of the estate.