Fatal Breach

· Sydney Rye Mysteries Book 14 · Emily Kimelman
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I am desperate for freedom, for peace, and for justice.


As I leave captivity and step into the bright sun-filled day, a wave of relief washes over me. I am not free yet, though. Walking between barbed wire topped walls toward the exit gate, I breathe in fresh air, preparing for the next challenge. An enemy posing as a lover waits for me. 


I will evade him, though.


Robert Maxim meets me at the prison gate, his smile predatory and victorious. I blank my mind. If I think about my plan, Robert will see it on my face. He expects me to do something—it's part of the fun for him.


Is this fun for me, too?


His hand cups my upper arm as he bends to brush a kiss against my cheek. Robert’s scent engulfs me: low notes of sandalwood and fine leather balanced by a sharp tang of cold metal.


"You look lovely," Robert says.


I'm wearing lightweight black cargo pants, unbuttoned to make room for my growing pregnancy, and tucked into my boots which are laced tight at my ankles—they keep spiders out when in the jungle. Under the parka that Special Agent Consuela Sanchez gave me when we flew back to the States all I have on is a thin tank top. It's cold here in DC, not so much in Costa Rica.


Robert is wearing a camel hair overcoat a few shades yellower than the copper in his beard. The collar is pulled up and his cheeks are tinged pink from the cold. A soft wind plays with his dark hair gone silver at the temples.


Behind Robert, a black SUV with tinted windows idles. Brock, his head of personal security opens the back door. Brock is big and broad with weathered skin the color of brushed brass. His dark coat captures the sunlight, seeming to hide it somewhere it will never be found.


"Good to have you back, Ms. Rye," Brock says as I get into the back seat.


"Thanks, Brock. It's good to be back." Robert joins me. "Where are we going?" I ask. "To my apartment?"


Robert smiles. "Yes." 


When Robert faked his own death he really went the extra mile by leaving me most of his worldly possessions, including his apartment in Washington DC. Now that he is forcing me to marry him to avoid prosecution—a husband can choose not to testify against his wife—he'll be getting his wealth back.


"I may need you to sign a prenup," I say. "You realize I'm a very wealthy woman."


Robert laughs as we merge onto the highway. "Your wish is my command."


"Yeah, right," I grumble, looking out the window. The industrial area we're leaving slides by in a smear of speed.


Robert captures my hand, pulling it into his lap. "Sydney," his voice is serious and I turn to look at him. "I recognize this isn't what you wanted."


I huff a laugh. "You're so observant Robert, was it the threat of giving birth in prison, or just the regular old forcing me to marry you?" I hold my chin with my free hand, pretending to be really thinking. "I wonder if I'm being triggered by the fact that you're treating me like an object rather than a person."


"Sydney," his voice is lower now, a warning. I have to look away to keep the thoughts bubbling up in my mind hidden from him.


You will learn that I am not an object. Only a thinking, feeling, sentient being can ruin you the way I plan to.


P.S. The dog does not die.

**Beware: If you can’t handle a few f-bombs, you can’t handle this series.**


Ratings and reviews

5.0
12 reviews
Felicia Thorn
July 9, 2021
I was able to grab this early thanks to the author’s direct site! This journey with Sydney and the crew is eye opening! So much happens to quite a few of our main players. Sydney comes to terms with some hard decisions. Petra reflects on her purpose. Even special agent Consuela Sanchez is left wondering what the right side really is. All this happens as the Her Prophet’s message rises the world over. A message that speaks volumes of what’s happening in real life. I can’t get enough of this series and I’m looking forward to so much more.
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Emma Fordham
July 26, 2021
it felt so good to catch up with Sydney Rye and the massive cliffhanger from the last book. i didn't realise how much i had missed Sydney and became absorbed straight away when i started reading. Sydney is pregnant and fresh out of prison and living with Robert Maxim. together they are working together with various plans. I love how Emily Kimleman writes and gets you going with her imagination. I cant wait for the next installment to see what happens with the ongoing scheming of plans between Sydney and Robert.
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Antanas Bernikas
July 19, 2021
This is a great continuation to Sydney Rye story, I've enjoyed it immensely. It is somewhat longer than previous books in the series due to self reflections of various players in the story and Sydney herself naturally. Sydney is more mature in her character, not to mention being pregnant, but that does not stop her being involved in all of the action. It was definitelly a page turner ending in a cliff-hanger leaving me waiting for the next book to come. I recommend this series to any true fan of thrillers/adventure novels with a strong female protagonist, to those with an open mind as author will leave you wondering about the current power structures, dynamics between sexes and races.
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About the author

I write because I love to read, but I have specific tastes...

If I was offered a job as a professional reader with no strings attached, I would take it. Getting paid to sit around and read while drinking tea all day—I'm there. Since that’s not possible, I became an author.

I write the books I want to read—stories that give me the immersive reading experiences I crave. When a series grabs me, and it's all I can think about, I'm SO happy. When my inner dialogue starts sounding like the protagonist of my current read, I think, Oh yeah, this is IT. This is what I love.

When I finish a book, and I NEED to immediately grab the next one in the series, that’s the intensity I crave. When I binge read an entire series, I want to feel like my own reality changed—as if the stories I read affected the real world just a little. After a great series I'm a little wiser, a little more grateful for my everyday existence, and a little more aware that my personal perspective is not everyone's.

Personally, I like to spend time in fictional worlds where justice is exacted with a vengeance, even though good and bad are not always black and white. Give me raw stories with a main character who occasionally makes me laugh, is flawed like we all are, and feels like a friend by the end of the first few chapters. They don’t have to be a friend I always LIKE, per se, but a part of me has to root for them.

For me, the sentence structure is important. Too much passive voice, and I'm out. I do not mind four-letter words at all though. Sex in books can go either way—fade to black or show me the details, but either way there has to be a reason it’s in the story. I'm also into heroic pets, plots that seem totally unhinged but all come together in the end with a BANG, and long series so I always have more to look forward to.

Those are the types of stories I love reading, so that’s how I write. If you’re into some or all of the above then I think we are going to get along fantastically.

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