Title: Shea’s Hero
Author: Gia Cobie
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: February 11, 2025
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.
After four years, I should have been over him.
But if that was true, why did I avoid my ex at every opportunity? Not because he did anything wrong, but because I couldn’t bear the inevitable look of disdain on his face when he saw me.
When I finally ventured into Sleepy Hollow—the new home of my ex—my best friend assured me I wouldn’t see him. “He’s working the night shift,” she promised, “so you won’t have to worry about seeing him tonight.”
If circumstances had been normal, she probably would have been right. But when our normal evening took a sinister turn and I ended up fighting off two would-be abductors, avoiding Oliver was no longer a possibility. Not when my ex was one of the responding officers called to the scene.
And when I see him… it’s even harder than I thought it would be. Because even though I screwed up our relationship beyond repair, deep down, I’ve never stopped loving him.
As I headed to the call, I told myself it was just a job.
Just because Shea was involved didn’t mean I’d do things any differently. She was a witness. A victim. It didn’t matter how our relationship ended or how much it hurt.
Except. When I saw Shea, all my instincts demanded I go to her. Not as a cop, but a man desperate to comfort her. But that’s not what she wanted—she couldn’t have made that more clear when she broke up with me.
As the start of the investigation, we had to consider it could have been a random incident. Or that any of the women there could have been the target. Just because Shea was hurt trying to protect her friends didn’t mean she was the one the kidnappers wanted.
Then Shea is attacked again, and it’s terrifying clear she’s the one in danger, bringing home another truth I can’t ignore. I still love her as much as I did four years ago. And no matter what happened between us, there’s nothing I won’t do to protect her.
Shea’s Hero is a second chance romance with a former CIA operative turned police officer hero, a heroine who doesn’t realize her strength, action and danger, forced proximity, twists and turns, and plenty of sweet and steamy moments. Can be read as a standalone novel!
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Distractedly, I realize my cheeks hurt from smiling.
I’m just so happy.
Joy is fizzing inside me, bursting to get out.
Then.
As we look at each other, there’s this click.
Like two matching pieces finally coming together.
Shea doesn’t need to say anything. It’s all there, in her eyes.
Hope. Desire. Affection.
And maybe the same love I still feel for her.
“Oll…”
“Shea?”
I want to kiss her more than anything, and I think she wants it, too. But I don’t want to assume. Take something she’s not yet ready to give.
“I want…” Her teeth dig into her lip. Pink rushes to her cheeks. “I want to kiss you. I’ve been thinking about it all night.”
And that’s the permission I need.
Leaning forward, I cup Shea’s cheek. Her skin is like the softest silk beneath my fingers.
As she moves towards me, her lips part. I’m close enough to see her pulse fluttering in her neck and the little flush rising across her chest.
Though I’m desperate to kiss her, I also want to take my time. Commit each tiny detail to memory.
The way her pupils dilate, leaving just a thin ring of blue around them.
The feel of her hand on my leg as she uses it for balance.
Her scent wrapping around me, a sultry aroma of vanilla and musk.
A breath away from each other, time seems to slow.
Everything else fades in importance.
It’s just us. Finally coming together again.
Then we kiss.
But it’s so much more than that.
It’s feeling Shea’s soft lips against mine, tasting of coffee and chocolate and sugar.
It’s the tiny nips she gives me before stroking away the slight sting with her tongue.
It’s her hand on my neck, tugging me closer.
It’s the zips of electricity and heat racing through my body.
Kissing Shea feels like coming home.
Unexpectedly, my eyes burn.
I didn’t realize how much I missed her.
Gia Cobie is a librarian and author living in upstate New York. In her spare time, Gia enjoys reading and spending time in the Adirondacks. She has a soft spot for cheesy reality romance shows, although she also enjoys paranormal and fantasy. Gia loves writing about protective heroes and strong heroines in her Blade and Arrow Security, Heroes of Sleepy Hollow, and Green Mountain Guardians series. In the mood for some paranormal romance? Take a look at her Tenebris Desire series.
