One night. Two SEAL brothers. Endless sexy possibilities!
All Out by Tawny Weber
Navy SEAL Zane Bennett cant walk away from a challenge. Hes determined to win a bet with his brotheruntil he collides with the luscious Vivian Harris. Their attraction is immediate and searingly hot, but Zane cant bring himself to bow out of the bet. Now the game is really on...and Zane is embroiled in a wicked matchup he cant resist!
All In by Beth Andrews
Of the Bad Boy Bennett twins, Navy SEAL Xander is always the gentleman. That is, until hes challenged to go against his brother for a date with Quinn Oswaldthe girl Xanders wanted since high school! It takes only one kiss for Quinn and Xanders deliciously sexy chemistry to explode. But how much is Xander willing to gamble...before he goes all in?
Praise for Tawny Weber
Tawny Weber has a gift when it comes to writing about hot SEALs and the woman they fall for.
Lush Book Reviews
Fiery hot sex scenes, strong characters and exciting action make this one of the best stories in the Uniformly Hot! miniseriesand one of the best Blaze reads.
RT Book Reviews on A SEALs Seduction
Tawny Webers characters generate enough heat to melt the polar ice cap! I double dare you to pick up this book.
New York Times bestselling author Vicki Lewis Thompson on Double Dare
Praise for Beth Andrews
Ms. Andrews can take any storyline and make it unforgettable. Her characters are so strong and powerful and unique.
Fresh Fiction
Beth Andrews goes on my list of auto-buy series romance authors. I liked the story, I liked the characters and hours after I had closed the book, they were still on my mind. Thats a good read in my opinion.
All About Romance on A Not-So-Perfect Past
Readers can always count on Beth Andrews to spin an emphatic tale with a loving HEA.
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About the Authors
TAWNY WEBER is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than forty books. She writes sassy, emotional romances with a dash of humor and believes that it all comes down to heroes. In fact, shes made her career writing about heroes, most notably her popular Navy SEALs series. Visit her on the web at tawnyweber.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Goodreads.
When not writing, Romance Writers of America RITA® Awardwinner BETH ANDREWS can often be found cheering on the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, scrolling through Instagram or reading a good book with a happy ending. Learn more about Beth and her books by visiting her website, bethandrews.net. She loves to hear from readers! You will also find her on Facebook and Twitter.
One Night with a SEAL
All Out
Tawny Weber
All In
Beth Andrews
www.millsandboon.co.uk
Table of Contents
Cover
Back Cover Text
Introduction
About the Authors
Title Page
All Out
Dear Reader
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
All In
Dear Reader
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Extract
Copyright
All Out
Tawny Weber
Dear Reader,
Im excited about All Out for a few reasons. First, Vivian and Zane were so fun to write. Sexy and challenging, theyre both all about pushing themselves to get the most out of life. As a SEAL, Zane is one of the besta fact that Vivian is thrilled to enjoy.
Another reason Im excited about All Out is that this two-in-one was written with an author I admire so much, my best friend Beth Andrews. We had a great time going back and forth in the creation of these sexy twin Bennett brothers and their hot love stories.
As I finish writing my thirtieth story for Blaze, I cant believe its been ten years since my very first book, Double Dare, was published by Harlequin! Ive loved sharing my stories with all of you awesome Blaze readers and hope youve loved reading them just as much. Blaze is filled with fabulous stories, amazing authors and a great team at Harlequin, and while Im so sad to say goodbye, I am excited to share All Out with you.
As I say goodbye, though, Im thrilled to be saying hello to HQN Books. My SEAL Brotherhood trilogy consists of Call to Honor, Call to Engage and Call to Redemption. These stories have the same hot, sexy feel as my Blazes, but are bigger and filled with more emotional depth and intensity. I hope youll check them out. I hope, too, that youll subscribe to my newsletter at tawnyweber.com/register to hear about more new releases, great story news and to stay in touch.
Happy reading!
Tawny Weber
To everyone at Blaze, those who read the books, write the books and produce the books.
Thank you for the wonderful journey.
1
HASTA LA VISTA, BABY.
Sweat dripping into his eyes, Zane Bennett narrowed them enough to glare at the guy shimmying past him on the rope. He couldnt tell from behind who it was, but it didnt matter. The other man was breaking away, getting ahead.
Losing was one thing that Zane personally detested but had learned to accept when competing with fellow SEALs. After all, they were the best.
But losing to a sore winner?
Damned if that was okay.
Zane dug deep for more power. Ignoring his screaming muscles, he kicked it up from high gear to the unsustainable but kick-ass superhigh gear. Palms burning, biceps quivering, shoulders rippling, he yanked himself up his rope in three quick pulls. Rather than vaulting the wall at the top, he flipped over it, landing on the other side, double-timing it through the rest of the obstacle course to take the lead. He kept it through the three-mile run back to base, where he crossed the unofficial finish line and dropped into the sand to huff for air.
Even at eight in the morning, he was glad for the cap that shaded his eyes from the Southern California sun as it poured its hot rays over his already sweating body.
Nice job. The congratulations were accompanied by a slap to the back that would have felled a lesser man.
Hey, Lansky, he greeted without bothering to look back at his senior officer. Hows it going?
Lieutenant Jared Lansky was a SEAL and member of Poseidon, a twelve-man team deemed the elite even among the SEAL Brotherhood. A team Zane would have been breaking his ass to join if not for the fact that it was exclusive to men whod graduated BUD/S together, all of them focused on building their reps since theyd left Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training with their SEAL tridents.
Dude, why are you doing PT? Shaking his head as if Zane had dropped a screw or two on the run, Lansky gave Zane his patented WTF look. I thought you were on leave.
Leave.
Yeah. Two weeks without training. Two weeks without heart-pounding, muscle-building, ligament-tearing workouts. No competition, no shooting range, no testing his skills.
My plane doesnt leave until noon. His arms resting on bended knees, Zane flicked the sand off his boots. I figured Id get in one last sweaty round before heading for Colorado.
You dont sound thrilled. Problems at home?
Problems? Zane laughed. His mother wouldnt allow problems. Nah. Home is good. Really good. Two weeks of sleeping as late as I want, not shaving, eating moms cooking? Good times, man. Time with my family, hanging out with the twin, chilling with my buds. All good.
Thats three goods. In my experience, three goods equals bad. Jared threw up a hand before Zane could reply. Well get back to that. First, the twin?
My brother, Xander. Actually, thinking about seeing Xander again made the prospect of home a lot more interesting. Seeing any of his family was okay, but everything was always better when Xander was around.
Identical?
Fraternal. He considered for a second, then shrugged. But we look enough alike to pass for brothers.
Do you have that twin mystique? At Zanes questioning look, Jared explained, You know, you do things alike. Think alike. Finish each others sentences. Twin things.
I wouldnt say that, Zane objected. Others said it a lot, but he really didnt see it himself. He doubted his brother did, either. They were themselves, not two halves of one person.
Whats your brother do?
Hes an engineer. In the Navy. Zane slid a sidelong look and smiled. And a SEAL.
No shit? Laughing in delight, Jared gave him a swift slap on the shoulder. Thats awesome. Twin SEALs. Wheres he stationed?
Virginia.
The two of you ever serve together?
Nope. I enlisted the day after we turned eighteen. He went the Annapolis route after graduating high school. My focus was explosive ordinance, his was engineering.
Is he the reason you blew through OTC like there was a tiger on your ass?
Nope. He had gotten his bachelors degree and went through officer training in the shortest amount of time possible, but it had nothing to do with keeping up with Xander. I simply wanted to beat Cole Hanes. I pretty much forgot about the guy after we went our separate ways when I kicked his butt in BUD/s. Word got back to me that he was talking smack about me. That once he made officer, hed prove once and for all who was the better SEAL.
So rather than accepting that nothing could take away from graduating top of your BUD/s class, you busted ass, tripled your workload to get your degree then plowed through OTC in record time all because some idiot was trying to make himself look good? Lansky slanted him that WTF expression again. Why?
He challenged me. Zane shrugged. A challenge is just a fancy-ass dare, isnt it? And only a wimp walks away from a dare.
True that, Lansky agreed, his boyish looks contemplative as he stared out at the ocean. They sat in silence for a few seconds, then he sighed.
Were hard-wired to compete. To push, to be strong, to be the best. Thats why we are the best. He waited for Zanes grin before continuing, But sooner or later, you realize that the only person you have to prove anything to is yourself. Once youre comfortable with that, you can pick and choose the dares you care about. Makes life easier.
Zane nodded. He got that, he really did. But...
The only easy day was yesterday, he quoted the oft-used SEAL phrase.
There you go. Lansky gave a rueful laugh. I suppose thats why going home is so good that you say it three times? Because youre worried youll lose your edge?
Please, my edge is permanent, Zane said dismissively. It was carefully and strategically honed in the deceptively picturesque town of Little Creek, Colorado. A place where everybody knows everybody else and minding the neighbors business is a way of life.