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A Man
Like No Other
Series:
Code of Honour
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Book 3
Totally Bound
December 2010
E-Book ISBN #:
978-0-85715-357-9
Genre: Contemporary
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Two headstrong,
single-minded agents, one incredibly fiery passion, can they
stay alive long enough to see where it leads?
Special Agent Taber Kysenzki is the DEA’s bad boy, he
has no qualms of straddling the line of right and wrong,
doing whatever necessary to get the job done. But when he
botches up an undercover operation, he’s faced with a woman
unlike any he’s met before. She saves his life but doesn’t
deign to give him the time of day. He’d heard rumours of an
agent with his reputation in the ATF but hadn’t met her
until today.
Special Agent Serefina LeBenoit is the ATF’s equivalent to
Kysenzki. She knows all about him, how he goes through women
and she doesn’t have any desire to be another notch on his
belt. She has a rule of not sleeping with certain men, he
fit that criteria. All that changes one night a few months
after their first volatile meeting, when he tracks her down
in a bar in New Mexico.
Circumstances bring them together again when a killer from
her past resurfaces. Together they work, skirting the line
of the law, to get the murderer off the street. Sparks fly
hot between them as they close in on the target. When the
bullets stop flying and the smoke clears, will they ignore
the chance of a lifetime? |
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Content below is not
suitable if under 18.
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It nagged at him she
could take no notice of him so easily after the passion
intense night they’d shared. He wasn't used to places being
reversed. Him the cool one, the woman craving more
attention. Had he not been watching so intently he would
have missed the flash of pain in her otherwise serene
expression.
Reclining back on his elbows he stared at her face. She
wasn’t what the world would consider gorgeous but to him,
she surpassed it.
“What’s wrong?” he asked in a controlled tone.
“Not a thing,” she commented without sparing him a glance.
“You’re in pain, angel. I can see it. Tell me from what.” He
frowned as something occurred to him. “Did I hurt you
last night?”
She froze and met his gaze. In hers he could read shock at
his question. “No, you did not hurt me.”
A wave of relief swarmed him. “Then what is causing you
pain?”
Cool composure filled her face and she lifted one shoulder.
“My business, Taber Kysenzki, is my own.”
He shook his head. “I’m making it mine.”
Serefina yawned and zipped her bags shut. “Make it yours
with someone else. I’m tending to mine.”
“After what we shared—”
“We shared a night of fucking,” she interrupted sharply.
“That’s all.”
He could hear it in her voice; she didn’t believe the crap
she spouted. Neither did he. True, last night was rough and
intense, no gentle words of love were shared, but there had
been something happen between them on a deeper level.
And it scared her.
Not just her.
Tongue skimming his teeth he sat straight up and sought her
gaze. “Why do you think you hate me, Serefina?”
Her eyes narrowed a minuscule amount. “I never said I hated
you. And even if I had, why do you say ‘think’ when it comes
to me hating you?”
“You wouldn’t have given me the time of day, no matter what
the attraction if you hated—truly hated—me.”
For a split second he saw past her guise. Saw the vulnerable
woman beneath. Then in a flash it was gone.
“Thank you for today’s pysch lesson. Nice to know I can only
sleep with someone I don’t hate.”
“You’re not making this easy,” he said.
She hefted her bags and walked to the door. “I’m not
interested in a relationship. I was looking for a night of
mindless sex.”
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Copyright © Aliyah
Burke, 2010.
All Rights Reserved. |
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Reviews of
A
Man Like No Other…
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Blackraven
at
Blackraven Reviews gives 5 Ravens and a
Recommended Read and says: “A
Man Like No Other by Aliyah Buke is fast-paced,
action-packed and full of exquisite passion.
Ms. Burke has created three-dimensional characters
and a vivid setting that will keep you panting as this edgy,
suspensful romance unfolds. It’s obvious that Ms. Burke
has done her homework in regards to the cop lingo and
procedures that are used in the book.
A Man Like No Other is a well-written story, where
the action is non-stop, the sex is explosive, the danger is
energizing, and the love is everlasting. I can’t wait to
read the next book in the Code of Honour Series.” |
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Rose
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TwoLips Reviews gives 5 Lips and says: “A Man
Like No Other by Aliyah Burke is a guns blazing
interracial romance between two government agents used to
being in charge. Taber and Serefina are both driven to be
the best at what they do – taking down the bad guys any way
they can. They have similar reasons for having joined law
enforcement, a personal tragedy tied to the agency they
chose. Ms. Burke did a great job of developing the
characters and balancing their romance with all the action
taking place around them.” |
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Susan Plummer at All Romance Ebooks
Newsletter gives Top Pick and says in part "A Man
Like No Other by Aliyah Burke is one of those stories
that even after you've completed reading you wished there
was more. The first line of the story is like a light bulb
coming on illuminating a room and what follows is enough to
keep you riveted to this "room," or the book all the way to
the beautiful ending." |
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Tigger9
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Night Owl Reviews gives 4.75 Stars and Top Pick and
says: “A Man Like No Other is a great read with plenty of
action and lots of loving. I really enjoyed this story and
did not stop once I started reading it. ” |
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Miranda
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Joyfully Reviewed says: “A Man Like No Other
is a fast edgy romance. Taber and Serefina have exceptional
chemistry. They spark when together whether they are
fighting or making up. I rather enjoyed A Man Like No Other,
it featured a great romance as well as plenty of suspenseful
action. A Man Like No Other starts off with a bang and keeps
you rapt throughout.” |
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