by Dale Mayer
Saul glanced at her and frowned. “What are you talking about? What list?”
“This is the love compound, you know? Everybody here is a hero.” When Harrison stopped the vehicle, she opened her door and slowly exited the car, grabbing her crutch. A dozen men and women flew toward them. She froze. “A lot of people here,” she whispered under her breath.
A large male, obviously in charge, walked over to Harrison—already at Zoe’s side—patted him on the back and turned to Zoe. He smiled, reached out a hand and said, “Welcome, Zoe.”
Recognition dawned as she beamed up at him and said, “Thank you, Levi. For everything. And especially for sending Harrison to look after me. It was nice to have my own personal hero.”
Harrison snorted.
Levi winced.
Snickers and welcoming smiles came from the women alongside the vehicle. Zoe studied them intently. Ice she recognized from the picture she’d seen on the Internet. A stunningly beautiful woman. And she had a big smile on her face.
“Sorry if that term offends you, but I like it. It fits my world, like Harrison does,” she announced as she hobbled closer to Harrison who instinctively opened his arms. She wrapped an arm around his back. She smiled shyly at the women surrounding them. They all grinned at her.
Ice stepped forward and said, “Levi doesn’t like the term hero. But honestly, all of us have found ours here. So, you’re certainly welcome to call Harrison one.” As she walked toward Levi, she added, “In fact, the first nickname for our company was Heroes for Hire, but there are more.”
Saul laughed at that. “I love that. How fitting.”
Another woman stepped forward and said, “Heroes for the Heart.”
A third chuckled and said, “I chose Heroes from Heaven.”
Ice smiled again and said, “Anna coined Flynn as her Hero for the Homeless.”
“Which is perfect, considering she’s got the animal shelter and he stepped up to save them all,” the third woman added.
Harrison whispered against Zoe’s ear, “Actually you’re my hero. You saved me from being alone.”
She smiled at him, reached up and kissed his cheek, murmuring, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything sweeter.”
Levi said, “Come on inside. Welcome to your new home.”
Moving carefully, her leg still not as good as it should be, she kept pace with the others as they made their way into the massive building. “I think I will love being here,” she said. “Particularly because I don’t have to go to court in California.”
“No guarantee of that,” Levi said. “But considering Lawrence and the other two are talking like crazy, the general won’t escape either.”
She nodded. “I’ll wait and see.” She stopped at the threshold and turned to look at the mountains and hills in the vast landscape around them. “It’s really beautiful.”
Harrison held her close and said, “Are you sure you’ll be okay here?”
She turned to look at him and whispered, “It’ll be heaven.” Then she burst into laughter.
The others turned to look at her.
Her laughter eased, and she said with a beaming smile, “I know—you’re Harrison the Hero. Just for me.”
“Oh, no, you don’t,” Harrison said. “No labels for me. No way,” he snapped, heading off into the kitchen.
But the others had heard already, setting the tone for her arrival at the compound and the rest of her life.
And it was perfect.
Epilogue
Saul loved it here. He’d never been to Texas before living at the compound and found it a unique experience. Not only was he up for it but he had discovered something he craved, although he’d not known he had. A mission again, brotherhood, friends, and family. Only one thing was missing.
He was alone. And so many here had partners.
After seeing Harrison and Zoe hook up in a rough-and-tumble kind of way, their relationship had soon smoothed out, and they were the most attentive, caring, and loving couple he’d ever seen.
And they were a perfect match and complement to the rest of the people populating this compound. A lot more men were coming, joining Levi’s company, and most would be single. That was good because it was a little hard for Saul to be alone in a couples’ world. And that’s what Saul felt like when he was here. It wasn’t a choice, but he’d yet to meet anyone he wanted like that. He had to wonder if it would always be that way.
The women teased and joked about him and Dakota many times over.
Oh, well, time would tell. Maybe he’d get lucky after all.
Levi’s voice called through the PA system. “Saul, come to the office. I got a special mission for you.”
Saul’s eyebrows rose. What did Levi mean by that? Still Saul couldn’t slow his footsteps as he bounded up the stairs. He was always ready for a mission.
Who knew? Maybe this would be the one.
This concludes Book 7 of Heroes for Hire: Harrison’s Heart.
Book 8 is available here.
Saul’s Sweetheart: Heroes for Hire, Book 8
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Heroes for Hire Series
Levi’s Legend: Heroes for Hire, Book 1
Stone’s Surrender: Heroes for Hire, Book 2
Merk’s Mistake: Heroes for Hire, Book 3
Rhodes’s Reward: Heroes for Hire, Book 4
Flynn’s Firecracker: Heroes for Hire, Book 5
Logan’s Light: Heroes for Hire, Book 6
Harrison’s Heart: Heroes for Hire, Book 7
Saul’s Sweetheart: Heroes for Hire, Book 8
Dakota’s Delight: Heroes for Hire, Book 9
Michael’s Mercy: Heroes for Hire, Book 10
Jarrod’s Jewel: Heroes for Hire, Book 11
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About the Author
Dale Mayer is a USA Today bestselling author best known for her Psychic Visions and Family Blood Ties series. Her contemporary romances are raw and full of passion and emotion (Second Chances, SKIN), her thrillers will keep you guessing (By Death series), and her romantic comedies will keep you giggling (It’s a Dog’s Life and Charmin Marvin Romantic Comedy series).
She honors the stories that come to her – and some of them are crazy and break all the rules and cross multiple genres!
To go with her fiction, she also writes nonfiction in many different fields with books available on resume writing, companion gardening and the US mortgage system. She has recently published her Career Essentials Series. All her books are available in print and ebook format.
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Also by Dale Mayer
Published Adult Books:
Psychic Vision Series
Tuesday’s Child – FREE
Hide’n Go Seek
Maddy’s Floor
Garden of Sorrow
Knock, Knock…
Rare Find
Eyes to the Soul
Now You See Her
Shattered
Into the Abyss
Seeds of Malice
Eye of the Falcon
Psychic Visions Books 1–3
Psychic Visions Books 4–6
Psychic Visions Books 7–9
By Death Series
Touched by Death – Part 1 – FREE
Touched by Death – Part 2
Touched by Death – Parts 1&2
Haunted by Death
Chilled by Death
By Death Books 1–3
Second Chances…at Love Series
Second Chances – Part 1 – FREE
Second Chances – Part 2
Second Chances – complete book (Parts 1 & 2)
Charmin Marvin Romantic Comedy Series
Broken Protocols
Broken Protocols 2
Broken Protocols 3
Broken Protocols 3.5
Broken Protocols 1-3
Broken and… Mending
Skin
Scars
Scales (of Justice)
Broken but… Mending 1-3
Glory
Genesis
Tori
Celeste
Glory Trilogy
Biker Blues
Biker Blues: Morgan, Part 1
Biker Blues: Morgan, Part 2
Biker Blues: Morgan, Part 3
Biker Baby Blues: Morgan, Part 4
Biker Blues: Morgan, Full Set
Biker Blues: Salvation, Part 1
Biker Blues: Salvation, Part 2
Biker Blues: Salvation, Part 3
Biker Blues: Salvation, Full Set
SEALs of Honor
Mason: SEALs of Honor, Book 1
Hawk: SEALs of Honor, Book 2
Dane: SEALs of Honor, Book 3
Swede: SEALs of Honor, Book 4
Shadow: SEALs of Honor, Book 5
Cooper: SEALs of Honor, Book 6
Markus: SEALs of Honor, Book 7
Evan: SEALs of Honor, Book 8
Mason’s Wish: SEALs of Honor, Book 9
Chase: SEALs of Honor, Book 10
Brett: SEALs of Honor, Book 11
Devlin: SEALs of Honor, Book 12
Easton: SEALs of Honor, Book 13
SEALs of Honor, Books 1–3
SEALs of Honor, Books 4–6
SEALs of Honor, Books
7–10
Heroes for Hire
Levi’s Legend: Heroes for Hire, Book 1
Stone’s Surrender: Heroes for Hire, Book 2
Merk’s Mistake: Heroes for Hire, Book 3
Rhodes’s Reward: Heroes for Hire, Book 4
Flynn’s Firecracker: Heroes for Hire, Book 5
Logan’s Light: Heroes for Hire, Book 6
Harrison’s Heart: Heroes for Hire, Book 7
Saul’s Sweetheart: Heroes for Hire, Book 8
Dakota’s Delight: Heroes for Hire, Book 9
Michael’s Mercy: Heroes for Hire, Book 10
Jarrod’s Jewel: Heroes for Hire, Book 11
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Standalone Novellas
It’s a Dog’s Life
Riana’s Revenge
Published Young Adult Books:
Family Blood Ties Series
Vampire in Denial – FREE
Vampire in Distress
Vampire in Design
Vampire in Deceit
Vampire in Defiance
Vampire in Conflict
Vampire in Chaos
Vampire in Crisis
Vampire in Control
Vampire in Charge
Family Blood Ties Set 1–3
Family Blood Ties Set 1–5
Family Blood Ties Set 4–6
Family Blood Ties Set 7–9
Sian’s Solution – A Family Blood Ties Short Story
