Under Pressure

Under Pressure
Lori Foster

He can protect anything except his heart!Leese Phelps's road hasn't been an easy one, but it's brought him to the perfect job—working for the elite Body Armor security agency. And what his newest assignment lacks in size, she makes up for in fire and backbone. But being drawn to Catalina Nicholson is a dangerous complication, especially since it could be the very man who hired Leese who's threatening her.What Catalina knows could get her killed. But who'd believe the sordid truth about her powerful stepfather? Beyond Leese's ripped body and brooding gaze is a man of impeccable honor. He's the last person she expects to trust—and the first who's ever made her feel safe. And he's the only one who can help her expose a deadly secret, if they can just stay alive long enough…

He can protect anything except his heart

Leese Phelps’s road hasn’t been an easy one, but it’s brought him to the perfect job—working for the elite Body Armor security agency. And what his newest assignment lacks in size, she makes up for in fire and backbone. But being drawn to Catalina Nicholson is a dangerous complication, especially since it could be the very man who hired Leese who’s threatening her.

What Catalina knows could get her killed. But who’d believe the sordid truth about her powerful stepfather? Beyond Leese’s ripped body and brooding gaze is a man of impeccable honor. He’s the last person she expects to trust—and the first who’s ever made her feel safe. And he’s the only one who can help her expose a deadly secret, if they can just stay alive long enough...

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“Best friends find hunky men and everlasting love in Foster’s latest charmer.... Her no-fail formula is sure to please her fans.”

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“Storytelling at its best! Lori Foster should be on everyone’s auto-buy list.”

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“Foster’s writing satisfies all appetites with plenty of searing sexual tension and page-turning action in this steamy, edgy, and surprisingly tender novel.”

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“A sexy, believable roller coaster of action and romance.”

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“Steamy, edgy, and taut.”

—Library Journal on When You Dare

Under Pressure

Lori Foster

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Table of Contents

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Back Cover Text (#ud96d09ef-a7f2-5dbf-b629-8a93c272edd3)

Praise (#ulink_4af4acdf-2af4-5abf-b390-cd4e66c61462)

Title Page (#u2df3ef1a-a46a-566d-a26b-ffdb44a3819f)

Dear Reader (#ulink_842cda05-c998-53b3-964c-dddb24d0f528)

Under Pressure (#ulink_83d465e7-3838-5398-816a-8f8cb4e09e35)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_74378664-4e62-5d33-86fd-1ba91a513d0f)

CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_d231ac2a-986a-52d6-8cd2-33e6519aaf26)

CHAPTER THREE (#ulink_8d6d75f0-27c6-502e-a981-8c491d8486fc)

CHAPTER FOUR (#ulink_4e52701a-e19d-59d7-a4ed-0f9a315deba9)

CHAPTER FIVE (#ulink_022308e6-4bfe-5249-bade-34a23170d537)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIXTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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