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    Tempting Bounty
    Tempting Bounty
    Tempting Bounty
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    Tempting Bounty

    By KD Jones

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    Warning: For Mature Adult Audiences. Contains language and actions some may deem offensive. M/F

    Lexi Tanner wants to kill her ex-husband. Just when she was making strides with her new business on the Bazin planet, the jerk shows up and brings trouble to her doorstep. It was trouble in the form of a tall, sexy bounty hunter with a set of horns begging to be licked.

    Vic loves his life. What could be better than co-owning the Inter Galactic Bounty Hunter business with his cousin? Only one thing was screwing it up for him — the fugitive he is after who takes him on a wild chase all over the damn Galaxy. When he finally catches up to the bond jumper, the male’s gorgeous ex-wife throws him a curveball.

    The moment he set his eyes on the blonde bombshell he knew she would be nothing but trouble. He needs to keep his wits about him and get the job done. However, Vic isn’t the only one hunting Lexi’s ex-husband. If he can keep his hands off the female he might survive this hunt, but Lexi is proving to be one tempting bounty.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKD Jones
    Release dateSep 14, 2015
    ISBN9781310235245
    Tempting Bounty
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    KD Jones

    KD Jones has been a huge fan of both romance novels and science fiction novels since she was 16 years old. Her favorite television shows growing up were Star Trek and Doctor Who. When not writing, she can usually be found curled up on the couch with a good book, working on her hobby of photography, or spending time with her family.

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      Book preview

      Tempting Bounty - KD Jones

      Tempting Bounty

      Book 2 Inter-Galactic Bounty Hunter Series

      By

      KD Jones

      © Copyright November 2014 KD Jones Publishing

      All cover art and logo © Copyright November 2014 by KD Jones Publishing

      Artwork by KD Jones

      All rights reserved:

      This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission. All characters, places, and events in this book are fictitious or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, actual events, locale, or organizations are strictly coincidental.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return it to the approved vendor from whom it was purchased. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Warning: For Mature Adult Audiences. Contains language and actions some may deem offensive. M/F

      Lexi Tanner wants to kill her ex-husband. Just when she was making strides with her new business on the Bazin planet, the jerk shows up and brings trouble to her doorstep. It was trouble in the form of a tall, sexy bounty hunter with a set of horns begging to be licked.

      Vic loves his life. What could be better than co-owning the Inter Galactic Bounty Hunter business with his cousin? Only one thing was screwing it up for him — the fugitive he is after who takes him on a wild chase all over the damn Galaxy. When he finally catches up to the bond jumper, the male’s gorgeous ex-wife throws him a curveball.

      The moment he set his eyes on the blonde bombshell he knew she would be nothing but trouble. He needs to keep his wits about him and get the job done. However, Vic isn’t the only one hunting Lexi’s ex-husband. If he can keep his hands off the female he might survive this hunt, but Lexi is proving to be one tempting bounty.

      Prologue

      I don’t care what you have to do, find the man and kill him!

      Marcus Roland, businessman and drug dealer, slammed the phone down.

      Marcus, stay calm. The men are doing their best to hunt Stratford down. He is one wily human. Another man sitting casually in a leather chair across from Marcus’s desk tried to ease the tension in the room.

      Leland, I am furious. How does this guy just disappear? Even the bond company has had no luck finding him. Who was assigned to follow Stratford?

      Reginald was assigned to him, but it wasn’t his fault. Go easy on him, Leland told him.

      Where is he?

      He’s waiting outside.

      Send him in now!

      Yes, sir. Leland got up and went to the door. He opened it and left the room. A few minutes later he returned and a balding man with frightened eyes followed him.

      Reginald, how did Stratford elude you? Marcus demanded.

      Sir, I had been watching his apartment. There had been no activity in twenty-four hours. I answered my phone and was distracted for just a few minutes. When I hung up, I continued to watch the apartment until my replacement came. It was then that I realized that things were too quiet. I checked out the apartment and found that Stratford had gotten out without anyone noticing.

      What was this important phone call you received that kept you from performing your duties?

      My wife was complaining that I spend too much time at work. I was letting her know that I would be off work soon. I apologize.

      Marcus was rubbing his chin with his hand. Well, Reginald, your wife won’t be complaining about your spending too much time at work anymore.

      Reginald’s eyebrows rose. Does this mean I’m fired?

      No... it means you are dead. Marcus raised his arm, his hand firmly gripping a gun, and shot Reginald in the forehead. The man fell backward onto the floor. Marcus put his gun away. Get this piece of shit out of my office and find me Stratford!

      Yes, sir.

      Chapter 1

      Just sign here, Mrs. Stratford. The bond writer pointed to a place on the bail bond contract. The woman signing had her blonde hair pulled up and sunglasses on. She was chewing gum loudly.

      Is that it? The woman asked.

      The bond writer nodded her head and motioned for the guards to release the man standing behind them. Mr. Stratford, let me remind you that you are restricted from leaving Fin-Dieskau until your hearing comes up. Mrs. Stratford, if your ex-husband fails to show, you will be held financially liable. Do you understand?

      The blonde bobbed her head and blew a huge bubble. Sure, no problem.

      The bond writer stood up and began to walk away. She stopped for a moment and looked back. The blonde was kissing Stratford heavily and allowing the man to fondle her breasts in public. She turned away and left the detaining center. Some people had no sense of decency.

      He was just another criminal free on bond.

      *****

      Two weeks later

      Vic threw his fist through the hotel window, causing the glass to shatter into tiny pieces. Damn human!

      Easy, boss man, we’ll find him, Isaac told him from a safe distance.

      We’re going to have to pay for that window, Blade whispered next to Isaac.

      Shh... never draw a Decaros’s attention when he is in a rage, Isaac warned the other man.

      He’s always in a rage. It’s not just because he’s a Decaros. It’s mostly because he’s an asshole.

      Vic snorted as he listened to his fellow bounty hunters being idiots, but their levity did help him calm down. He reached up to feel his horns, which had straightened out during his partial rage. As a full Decaros, his horns came out whenever he felt a very strong emotional response to something. Becoming angry or becoming aroused would always do it. Because he was usually surrounded by species that were non-Decaros, he constantly had to work to keep his temper in control so that they didn’t come out.

      He was going to have to file them down again. He didn’t like to leave them in their naturally pointing stage because people always referred to him as the devil. So he filed the tips so that they would only show as little stubs if they showed at all. Unfortunately, in a few weeks the pointy horns would return back again.

      There were times he wished he were more like his cousin Jagger who was only half Decaros. Jagger didn’t have to be a freak with horns. Vic envied Jagger that. He always felt like it would be easier to not have the damn horns than to constantly have people scared of him. The last part, though, did come in handy when doing his work as a bounty hunter.

      I’ll pay for the window. You two get our gear together and be ready to leave. Vic stormed out of the hotel room.

      Should one of us go with him? You know, to make sure he doesn’t break any more windows. Isaac walked over to the broken window to inspect the damage.

      No way. I’m not getting between him and whatever his fists want to hit. Besides, he looked calmer when he left. Let’s pack up and wait for him in the car. Blade grabbed the black duffle bags.

      Next time, you tell him when a jumper gets past us. I hate always having to give him the bad news. I never know if he’ll take it out on me or not.

      Pussy! Blade called out over his shoulder as he carried his bags out of the hotel room.

      Asshole! Isaac yelled back.

      *****

      Vic knew he was overreacting, but this damn jumper — one Daniel Franklin Stratford — was pissing him off. They had been so close to catching the male this time. After speaking with the few friends Stratford had listed on his bail bonds application, they discovered that Stratford had a girlfriend that lived in the town one hundred miles away. So Vic took two of his fellow bounty hunters and came out to speak with the so-called girlfriend, Bubbles. That didn’t go over so well.

      They arrived that evening to a small party town named Crow’s Nest. Bubbles was not at her apartment when they first arrived. One of her neighbors saw them and thought they were law enforcement so he told them that Bubbles worked as a stripper and would not be home until after three in the morning.

      Of course, Blade and Isaac wanted to scope out the strip club from the inside, but Vic did not want them to become overly distracted. So they set up a base in the hotel one block away. Isaac, their tech whiz, put up cameras and sensors so that they would know when Bubbles came home. It should have been an easy surveillance job. He had not counted on the neighbor tipping Miss Bubbles off. She never returned to her apartment.

      Vic and his team had gone to her apartment and let themselves inside. It looked like someone had been in a hurry to leave. Clothes were left on the floor, items had been yanked out of drawers and only a few items were still hanging in the closet. Somehow, Bubbles had managed to get to her apartment without setting off the sensors. Vic’s frustration and anger over the female Bubbles escaping their detection was showing.

      How is that possible? Vic had yelled at Isaac, making the younger man cringe.

      Isaac, to his credit, continued to check the monitoring sensors. I don’t know. I set it up to go off if anyone comes in. It should have gone off. Isaac rubbed his curly hair. It was a sign of frustration.

      What about when someone leaves the apartment building? Vic suspected that Stratford may have been hiding inside the apartment the entire time. They found evidence of a still cold drink left on the table and food still in a frying pan. The stove was left on. Clothes were half hung out of open dressers and clothes were lying on the closet floor with their hangers still on them. Someone had been here and left in a hurry.

      Isaac shook his head. I didn’t want the neighbors setting off the sensors. This seemed to be a busy traffic apartment complex so I wanted to keep the neighbors from setting things off. I think maybe Stratford went out an open window over to another apartment, then exited the back of the building. Sorry, Vic.

      Vic grunted. Let’s go check out Bubbles’ place of employment.

      They found the dance club closed when they arrived, but the owner of the club was there directing the cleaning crew. Vic noticed how defensive the owner became. The owner lost his temper and threw the picture across the room. Wow was he pissed, Vic thought to himself..

      How the hell should I know where the slut is? I take a chance on her and she does this to me. I knew the minute she brought her boyfriend by that things were going to go to hell.

      Boyfriend? Did he look like this? Isaac showed the owner

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