Yankee Doodle Sweetheart (ePub)

Can these star-crossed lovers survive a dangerous competition?

Juliette 'July' August

I am a Yankee Doodle Sweetheart, born on the Fourth of July and live what I would consider a rather extraordinary life, besides what's on the surface. I live with my single, wealthy aunt and have a boyfriend I absolutely adore and love to the hilt, my Ari. Boring right? I have a secret too that no one knows about, by day I own a couple of local coffee shops called, 'Perky Bits', by night I am a well-paid assassin or mercenary, whatever you want to call it, whose specialty is sniping with a rifle as big as I am.

Every year, the QT Associates holds the Annual Patriot Games, where mercenaries are given subjects to assassinate. Brutal, I know it, and as appealing as the purse is - I could never bring myself to enter, until this year when Quentin Thoreau, boss man, entered me without my authorization. I have no choice but to partake and the only way to get out of it is death, running away would lead to becoming a fugitive.

Aramis 'Ari' D'Augustine

My life is full of lies and love for Jules. She thinks I am a successful web designer, however, I am a well-paid mercenary who dabbles in alchemy, taking my marks out with poison. I only planned to make enough money to live comfortably and make a life with the love of my life, Jules. Life was normalish until I was thrust into the Tenth Annual Patriot Games. Great, now my secret will be out and I stand the chance of losing the only good thing in my life.

Could the pair survive the Games and if they did, would they have the life they always dreamed of? What happens when those in charge of the Games decide to throw in a twist that neither of them ever expected?