Celebratory Snippets: Even Villains Have Interns by Liana Brooks via @lianabrooks #superhero #romance

For this Celebratory snippet, this is a scene from one of my all time favourite series - Heroes and Villains - by Liana Brooks. In this scene, the boyfriend has been subjected to the whole super family en masse...

Delilah curled her legs up on the big comfy chair and watched Alan ease into the deep waters of Smith family living. He’d lost the deer-in-the-headlights look over dinner and playing video games with the younger boys. Now all he had to do was defrost enough to talk to her sisters.

Maria collapsed in the sofa beside her. “Do you know how hard it is to find one hat in Yellowstone National Park?”

“Apropos of nothing,” Delilah murmured. “No. Is that where you’ve been?”

“My rancher lost his hat.”

“So he asked you to look for it?”

“Ha! No. That would require him to talk.” Maria scowled at the ceiling. “Sometimes I wonder if he’s mute.”

“But you still like him.”

Her sister glared. “So what? At least I’m not engaged to a boy scout! Look at him, Delilah, he’s so squeaky clean he makes my teeth hurt.”

Delilah looked over at Alan who was talking with Ty about something. He saw her staring and smiled. “I like him. And we’re not engaged. We’re dating.”

“You brought him home,” Maria said accusingly. “Let me list the guys who have been introduced to the family: Noah, Tyler, and Alan.”

“And Aaron and Travys.” She sipped her hot cider. “And Martin.”

“Dad only met him because he had to come post bail for us,” Maria said. “It’s not the same.”

“You would have brought him home eventually.”

Maria rolled her eyes and sat up. “Maybe. But I was young and stupid then.” She glared at Alan. “Do you really think he’s good enough for you?”

“Do you really think he’s not?” Delilah challenged her.

Alan stood up and walked over to them. “Do you really think his hearing’s that bad?”

Maria’s eyes narrowed. “If you hurt my sister...”

“They’ll never find my body,” Alan finished for her. “Yes. I think I caught the gist of that threat the first time.” He twined his fingers with hers. “Do you know, you have a very over protective family, Love. I swear the only person who was excited to see me was your mother.”

“He’s cute! We should keep him!” Mom chimed from across the room.

Delilah put her cup to the side. “Let’s go for a walk.” She pulled Alan away from the festivities and into the winter darkness.

Blurb:

Bootleggers, drug dealers, crooked cops, and dirty politicians... Chicago has always had a reputation for indulging in the finer vices of life. That’s why Doctor Charm’s favorite daughter found America’s Second City so appealing; criminals are never boring. As second in command for the powerful Subrosa Security group, Delilah Samson finds opportunities to use her superpowers at every turn. Whether it’s stealing a priceless French painting from a mobster or stopping a drug deal, she’s game.

In fact, the only thing she doesn’t care for is Chicago’s favorite native son, Deputy Mayor Alan Adale, the man who made Lucifer jealous. Sinfully handsome, or possibly just sinful, Adale has been pursuing Delilah since she first arrived, and she’s been dodging.

When she finds ties between the new kingpin in town and a drug The Company wants to buy so they can create more superheroes, Delilah takes the gloves off. Teaming up with the spooky Spirit of Chicago, she aims to take down the dealers, the mobsters, the kingpin, and The Company. All without falling in love with the one man capable of capturing her heart.

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