Blowback (A Black Cipher Files Thriller)

Blowback (A Black Cipher Files Thriller)
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1452485240

Blowback: a deadly unintended consequence of a covert operation Thirteen years ago, Jamie Hunt sacrificed everything to keep her sister protected and safe. Now she lives alone, works alone, survives alone. When a covert mission goes horribly wrong, suddenly she can trust no one. Not her boss, not her agency, not even herself. Lucas Goodman, former FBI agent turned PI, is on the trail of a missing teenager when his investigation leads him to Jamie. Despite her attempts to ditch him, Lucas tenaciously continues to shadow Jamie, realizing he doesn’t just want information...he wants her. When their investigations collide and her sister is in danger, Jamie is forced to team up with Lucas. Together they must expose the connection between agents’ murders, a missing teenager, and a sixty-year-old government conspiracy. But can she open her heart to find the truth within the lies? BLOWBACK is the first novel in the Black Cipher Files series. The Black Cipher Files is a fast-paced, edgy romance and espionage series that features hot, alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines working to uncover long-buried secrets from the past so they can save their future.

Blowback

Blowback
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2014-04-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781434880307

Blowback: a deadly unintended consequence of a covert operation Thirteen years ago, Jamie Hunt sacrificed everything to keep her sister protected and safe. Now she lives alone, works alone, survives alone. When a covert mission goes horribly wrong, suddenly she can trust no one. Not her boss, not her agency, not even herself. Lucas Goodman, former FBI agent turned PI, is on the trail of a missing teenager when his investigation leads him to Jamie. Despite her attempts to ditch him, Lucas tenaciously continues to shadow Jamie, realizing he doesn't just want information...he wants her. When their investigations collide and her sister is in danger, Jamie is forced to team up with Lucas. Together they must expose the connection between agents' murders, a missing teenager, and a sixty-year-old government conspiracy. But can she open her heart to find the truth within the lies? BLOWBACK is the first novel in the Black Cipher Files series. The Black Cipher Files is a fast-paced, edgy romance and espionage series that features hot, alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines, working to uncover long-buried secrets from the past so they can save their future. ****PRAISE FOR BLOWBACK**** Nanci K. writes: I'm a huge fan of Sandra Brown, and Lisa Hughey is giving her a great run for her money.... Kerri writes: ...this book kept me guessing to the end. Loved the characters and the story line. LGC Smith writes: ...If you like Elizabeth Lowell, you'll like Hughey. Both the plot and the romance get equal attention, and Lucas is exactly the man for Jamie, even if she's really committed to shutting him out. She has good reasons, which keeps the tension high. Blowback is a super satisfying read. This romantic suspense spy novel is 92,000 words, approximately 400 pages *Warning*: This novel is not suitable for readers under the age of 18 Other books by Lisa: Black Cipher Files series: BETRAYALS Family Stone: STONE COLD HEART: Jess Stone, former FBI sniper, always felt like the kid who looks in the candy store window but could never afford to go in. But on a humanitarian mission to aid an earthquake ravaged country, finally she finds a place where she belongs, in Colin Davies' arms, and working for Global Humanitarian Relief, her big brother's company. But can the former SAS thaw Jess's stone cold heart? CARVED IN STONE: Connor Stone has always been odd man out in his family. Not the oldest, not the most charming, he'd had a lock on the youngest until another half-sibling came to live with them, so he raised hell in his youth. Con knows now the only way to redeem himself is with deeds, not words and sets out to prove once and for all he is worthy of the Stone family. When his older brother asks him to take care of business, Con finally will have redemption he craves. Except when Ava Sanchez, his brother's assistant, is threatened, he must choose between saving the girl and protecting his family. Will his choice bring him love or break his heart? HEART OF STONE: Riley Stone is the handsome brother, the charming one. Everyone who meets him compares him to his father, which in his mind is not a compliment. But he's never met a woman he couldn't charm, until he meets Di, an acerbic, smart-mouthed, passionate activist who has no time for him or his charm. On the run, in the midst of danger, the blistering passion they share explodes. Can these two opposites find common ground, or will Di smash Riley's stone heart? STILL THE ONE: Jack Stone, former Navy SEAL, and oldest Stone sibling is determined to keep his family strong. Family is everything. So he starts Global Humanitarian Relief and Stone Consulting to do some good and keep his family together. But when he has to team up with his old flame, Bliss, on a missing persons case, an evil threatens him, his family and the one woman he could never forget and doesn't want to let go. Can these two former lovers put aside past hurts and heal their hearts?

Black Cipher Files Box Set

Black Cipher Files Box Set
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 1836
Release: 2015-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Black Cipher Files Box Set (features Blowback, Betrayals, and Burned): The Black Cipher Files is a fast-paced, edgy romance and espionage series that features hot, alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines, working to uncover long-buried secrets from the past so they can save their future. #1 Blowback Blowback: a deadly unintended consequence of a covert operation Thirteen years ago, Jamie Hunt sacrificed everything to keep her sister protected and safe. Now she lives alone, works alone, survives alone. When a covert mission goes horribly wrong, suddenly she can trust no one. Not her boss, not her agency, not even herself. Lucas Goodman, former FBI agent turned PI, is on the trail of a missing teenager when his investigation leads him to Jamie. Despite her attempts to ditch him, Lucas tenaciously continues to shadow Jamie, realizing he doesn’t just want information...he wants her. When their investigations collide and her sister is in danger, Jamie is forced to team up with Lucas. Together they must expose the connection between agents’ murders, a missing teenager, and a sixty-year-old government conspiracy. But can she open her heart to find the truth within the lies? #2 Betrayals STACI GRANT IS DEAD--OR IS SHE? He saw the photographs from Afghanistan, but Jordan Ramirez refuses to believe. His missing lover was the best CIA officer in the field. If anyone could find a way to stay alive, it was Staci. Now Jordan has to do the impossible: find Staci and convince her that trusting him means the difference between staying alive or staying dead. SOMEONE STILL WANTS HER DEAD... Staci Grant has been betrayed. Captured, imprisoned and tortured, it took all her skills to escape. Now she is determined to uncover who set her up and why, a mission that leaves no room for trust. Not even her lover. ...AND WON’T STOP UNTIL SHE IS. When Jordan finds her, he won’t take no for an answer, and together they enter a desperate race to unravel the truths behind a decades old secret. But each revelation brings fresh betrayals that threaten their love and their lives. Betrayals is the story of a CIA NOC officer and a former HRT/FBI agent in a desperate race to discover who wants Staci Grant dead. Betrayals is a fast-paced, edgy romantic suspense. #3 Burned BURNED is the third and final installment in the Black Cipher Files trilogy. Zeke Hawthorne, a programmer and hacker at the NSA, is in trouble. Red-badged and under investigation to make sure had hasn’t divulged national secrets, he’s sent on a boondoggle. All he has to do is keep an eye on Sunshine, from afar, and make sure she’s safe. Sunshine Smith’s entire world was blown apart thirteen years ago when her obsessive stepfather killed her grandparents. She and her mother changed their names and went into hiding to escape. For years they’ve been safe…until now. When Sunshine is threatened, Zeke cannot keep his distance. Only danger and betrayal are coming for Zeke too. Zeke and Sunshine must combine forces to stay one step ahead of the peril that stalks them, but trust between two people who grew up without faith is a difficult bond to form. Will fears from the past steal their future?

Stalked (An Opposites Attract Romantic Suspense)

Stalked (An Opposites Attract Romantic Suspense)
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0996435271

USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa Hughey has a new series! What do you do when you’re the victim of a crime but no one believes you? Adams-Larsen Inc and Associates, ALIAS, helps ordinary citizens in danger when they need to disappear. Stalked: Opposites attract, unfortunately. Rule follower, Federal US Deputy Marshal Alex Saunders has been assigned to protect a federal judge after the judge receives death threats. This detail is standard until the judge insists on his son’s PR firm provide backup security, which isn’t even in the rule book. But because Alex is already in hot water, he follows orders to keep the judge happy. Rule breaker, and former CIA analyst, Kita Ferguson reluctantly agrees to go undercover, posing as the judge’s aide slash girlfriend, but in return she expects her boss at ALIAS to help her protect an abused woman and her nieces even though technically keeping the children from their father is against the law. From the very start, Alex and Kita disagree about everything. But their sizzling attraction continues to grow as the threats against the judge escalate and put them all in danger. Can these two opposites find enough common ground outside the bedroom, or will their diverse philosophies result in disaster?

Vanished (An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Suspense)

Vanished (An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Suspense)
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1950359026

He’ll do anything to find his brother's killer…. His final opportunity… On an unsanctioned mission, Scottish NCA officer Hamish Ballard tracks his brother's killer across the ocean…until he hits a dead end at Adams-Larsen Inc and Associates, a supposed PR company. Owner Jillian Larsen knows more than she admits, and he'll do anything to uncover her secrets, even fake an interest her. He’s got one week to complete his goal. But his attraction is all too real and using her when she was just a name in a report was easy, but now he's falling hard for his foe. Her first responsibility… Jillian Larsen's purpose in life is helping people who are in jeopardy disappear and she has never betrayed a client. When a Scottish hottie accuses her company of hiding a criminal, she has no intention of revealing her client’s whereabouts or giving in to her inconvenient attraction for the sexy pain in her ass. But what does she do if the woman she relocated turns out to be a criminal? When her business partner vanishes along with their complicit client, can she use Hamish to track them down without risking her heart? Their only chance… He needs her resources. She needs his intelligence. Working together is the only logical choice, but it means jeopardizing everything. This is a 50,000 word enemies to lovers romantic suspense. The third book in the ALIAS series.

Blowback

Blowback
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2020-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781950359103

Her cover blown and her mission FUBAR, Jamie Hunt's exit strategy is thrown off when her super sexy hook up shows up to rescue her. Jamie trusts no one, including him... Jamie is the only link to Lucas Goodman's current case. Sleeping with her wasn't part of the plan. Falling for her even worse-he's been lying to her since they met. With a mole in Jamie's office and on the run from her enemies, staying alive becomes their biggest challenge. But when she discovers the truth, will she see a man who's proven he is worthy of forgiveness or one who belongs in her rearview? Blowback: a deadly unintended consequence of a covert operation Cold secrets, hot lies...the past holds the key to their future

Compromised

Compromised
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2023-07-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 195035931X

"Ever since his parents disowned him, Viktor Kuznets has been searching for a place to belong. He thought he found his family with his co-workers at ALIAS, a private witness protection firm, but when his error endangers his friends, he’ll do anything to restore their faith in him. When a mysterious government agent enlists him to get compromising information on Sasha Loblaw in exchange for protecting ALIAS, he agrees. Officially, Sasha Loblaw is the head of security for the Russian Embassy in Washington and rumored to be the highest-ranking FSB officer in the US. Unofficially, he’s a suspected assassin. He’s also the hottest man Viktor has ever encountered. When Viktor arranges to run into Sasha, their attraction is immediate and intense. He wakes up the next morning in bed with Sasha and no memory of how he got there. He believes Sasha drugged him. Sasha accuses Viktor of the same. As they reluctantly dance around their forbidden attraction, casualties begin to pile up. Viktor and Sasha need to work together to unearth who is targeting them and why…before they both end up dead.

Queen of Hearts

Queen of Hearts
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2014-12-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0990379353

Queen of Hearts: Ric Santana is in Las Vegas for his friend’s wedding and some much needed R & R. But the vacation turns awkward when he discovers his smoking hot one night stand was actually his pal’s stepmother. When Shelley’s life is threatened, Ric doesn’t hesitate to step into the role of bodyguard and protector. But as Ric grows closer to Shelley, he can’t help but wonder, can he save her life or will they be too late for love? This 40,000 word second chance at love romance features Shelley Stone (Jess’s mom and Connor, Riley and Jack’s stepmom) and former Navy commander, Enrique Santana. Other books in the Family Stone series: Stone Cold Heart Jess Stone, former FBI sniper, always felt like the kid who looks in the candy store window but could never afford to go in. But on a humanitarian mission to aid an earthquake ravaged country, finally she finds a place where she belongs, in Colin Davies' arms, and working for Global Humanitarian Relief, her big brother's company. But can the former SAS thaw Jess's stone cold heart? Carved in Stone: Connor Stone has always been odd man out in his family. Not the oldest, not the most charming, he'd had a lock on the youngest until another half-sibling came to live with them, so he raised hell in his youth. Con knows now the only way to redeem himself is with deeds, not words and sets out to prove once and for all he is worthy of the Stone family. When his older brother asks him to take care of business, Con finally will have redemption he craves. Except when Ava Sanchez, his brother's assistant, is threatened, he must choose between saving the girl and protecting his family. Will his choice bring him love or break his heart? Heart of Stone: Riley Stone is the handsome brother, the charming one. Everyone who meets him compares him to his father, which in his mind is not a compliment. But he's never met a woman he couldn't charm, until he meets Di, an acerbic, smart-mouthed, passionate activist who has no time for him or his charm. On the run, in the midst of danger, the blistering passion they share explodes. Can these two opposites find common ground, or will Di smash Riley's stone heart? Still the One: Jack Stone, former Navy SEAL, and oldest Stone sibling is determined to keep his family strong. Family is everything. So he starts Global Humanitarian Relief and Stone Consulting to do some good and keep his family together. But when he has to team up with his old flame, Bliss, on a missing persons case, an evil threatens him, his family and the one woman he could never forget and doesn't want to let go. Can these two former lovers put aside past hurts and heal their hearts? Jar of Hearts: Prickly Keisha Johnson has the hots for Shane Washington. But she’s not about to reveal her inner soft heart to the player pilot and open herself up to hurt, until a favor to their boss sends them undercover and under the covers. Can she trust his sensual attention or will he shatter her fragile heart?

Deceived (A Dark Secret Romance)

Deceived (A Dark Secret Romance)
Author: Lisa Hughey
Publisher: Lisa Hughey
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2020-02-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1950359980

He’s done rescuing people. She doesn’t want to be rescued. They’re both about to be disappointed. The next installment in the ALIAS world features disgraced partner Marsh Adams seeking redemption. Aisha Brown is an up and coming artist with a huge problem. This reverse heist, bodyguard for a woman in peril romance features a strong family theme.