Jonah Bennett, an all-new sexy and fast paced novella in the Bennett Mafia Universe from New York Times bestselling author Tijan and 1,001 Dark Nights is coming November 16th, and we have a sneak peek!
That was the only warning we got.
Melissa and I were traveling. Weâd taken time off from our residencies, mine in surgery and hers in family practice. We were in different locations. The driving distance wasnât that far, but this time together was special to me.
I had decided. I didnât want to wait anymore.
That was my last thought as we came to a quick stop in our rental car. The traffic had frozen, bumper to bumper.
âWhat the hell is going on?â Melissa asked.
I looked over at her and smiled. She was beautiful, like always. Big doe eyes. Long brown hair that had a slight curl. Weâd been together for the last year. When I switched to go to medical school in the States, she was in the same year as me. We dated on and off for that year and the year after, but it was on and off for a reason.
We went into our specialties, but we decided to try again.
I was happy that we had. I was happy with her.
She was gorgeous. She was kind. Smart. She liked to tease me with this little sparkle in her eyes. She was also competitive, always pushing to get the best marks on each test and exam. She pushed me to do better, and that was a novel experience for me. I was used to pushing myself. No one in my family was in the medical field. It wasnât what they did, but me⊠That was not me. I was the first to venture outside our family business.
It wasnât that I didnât have their support. I did. They wanted me to go, to do better, to be better, but thatâs all they had to offer. So I was left in the role of pushing forward, forging a new path. Though not with Melissa. She motivated me, and that was one of the many reasons Iâd fallen in love with her.
Right now, however, I was mostly focused on the fact that we had six days left to celebrate before going back to our normal, hectic lives. I reached over and threaded my fingers with hers, staring at the sparkling ring on her finger.
âWe should call our families tonight,â I suggested. âTell them about the engagement.â
Sheâd been glaring out the window at the traffic, but when I dropped a kiss on our fingers, she relaxed.
She turned to me, that sparkle in her eyes. âOh, you mean Iâll actually get to meet your family? Your very reclusive family that youâve always said isnât in the States and out of phone reach?â She was teasing, but sort of not.
She hadnât met my family for a reason, but they knew about her.
Kai had her investigated. And if Kai had any files on her, then I knew Tanner got them as well. He probably had done a couple passes, too. Meaning, that he saw her in physical proximity, he knew her, but she wouldnât have known who he was. Brooke wasnât one to be left out. She insisted to overhear a phone call I had with Melissa one time. It was her way of âmeetingâ her.
But it was time. If she was going to marry me, she needed to know what she was marrying into. It was only fair, but once she knew, Iâd have to be prepared that she might decide not to be with meâor worse, that sheâd say something to someone else.
I leaned back and shot her a grin. âWhen you meet them, youâll know why.â
The traffic still wasnât moving forward, and more horns had started to blare.
I frowned. âYou think itâs an accident up there? Thatâs why weâre stalled?â
âOh.â Her smile melted away.
If someone was hurt, we were supposed to go help.
Melissa reached for her seatbelt at the same time I did.
âOpen the trunk,â I called as we rounded to the rear of the car.
She found the button to pop it open, and I saw a first aid kit pushed back in the corner. I grabbed it, shutting the trunk.
As I did, a guy came walking toward us, past the truck in front of us. Tall. Broad shoulders. White. He was in cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, decked out like a stereotypical cowboyâprobably Wrangler jeans and a shirt stolen from the set of an old Clint Eastwood movie. I catalogued all that out of habit.
He turned back to me. âYouâre Jonah Bennett?â
I frowned. âWhoâs asking?â
âDo we know you?â Melissa stepped toward him, looking him over. The doctor in her came first, always. âAre you hurt? Is there a car accident back there where you came fromââ
She was concerned about him, concerned about others.
Thatâs what she did, who she was, and why I loved her.
He pulled a gun out and pointed it at her.
She didnât seem to register that.
She was looking for blood on him when he pulled the trigger.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tijan comes a new story in her Bennett Mafia universeâŠ
Jonah Bennett wasnât like his family. The mafia business was firmly what his brothers did, not him.
That changed the day a rival family killed his fiancée.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, itâs an introduction to an authorâs world. And for fans, itâs a bonus book in the authorâs series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
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Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. Sheâs written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new series from north Minnesota where she lives with an English Cocker she adores.
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