USA TODAY Bestselling Author Holly S Roberts likes to gloss over her exciting past as a homicide detective and make you think she sits at a computer all day writing. Nothing could be farther from the truth. You’ll find Holly in the mountains on a long hike or at the gym pounding barbells with the boys. She’s a health coach and nutritionist as well as being vegan and proving muscles come from hard work and plant-based foods. When the weather’s too cold for outdoor play, she sneaks into her dark cave and writes until her fingers ache. She’s also followed around by a hundred-pound Rottweiler with anxiety issues and constant need for affection. Each finished chapter gets a dog lick when Holly stays on course.   

Enter the hotter than hell world of sex, drugs, and danger. Notorious crime boss Chase Xavier Moon takes few prisoners and lives a lavish life of sin limited only by his imagination. When ex-cop Madison Kinlock enters Moon’s world, nothing will ever be the same. They knock heads constantly but everyone knows the heat is turned on high and a meltdown to end all meltdowns is coming.  


Hotter Than Hell

The brighter future for my child has just taken a nose dive. This can't be happening, but the small regular ache in my lower back and my wet maternity crop pants say differently. I can't go to a hospital. Babies are born every day in a natural environment, I reassure myself.


I lift my hand from my stomach and place it on top of Rack's. "Angelo will kill you. He'll kill anyone who gets in his way. Get us to a hotel. I'll tell you what you need to purchase. Women have been having babies by themselves since the dawn of time. I can do it." I say the words out loud because I'm terrified and actually need to reassure myself. I'd never forgive myself if something happened to the baby.


Rack looks away. I have no idea what he's thinking. The quiet in the car makes a few minutes seem like hours. He finally looks ahead, throws the car in gear, and turns around. He's taking me to the hospital. I can't stop panic from gripping me, and my heart races uncontrollably.


Chapter 190: Beth