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Hot Pursuit
Three All-New Stories of Passion and Suspense

by Karen Rose, Annie Solomon, Carla Cassidy



      With the winter chill in the air, it is time to find a source for sizzling hot entertainment. What better way than with three of romance's top stars. Three of the leading voices in romantic suspense have come together to warm your nights and electrify your days. This high flying, action-packed anthology includes the following generous portions of stories that will be assured to melt that winter chill.

Dirty Secrets by Karen Rose

Dr. Emma Townsend's world came crashing down the day her husband Will was killed in a convenience store robbery. To try and pick up the pieces of her shattered life she writes a best-selling book about how to deal with grief. Her fame and success does little to compensate for her great loss and broken heart. The time comes for her to go through Will's belongings, and with each piece she touches memories of their love and happiness come rushing back. Other past thoughts resurface when she stumbles across her old high school yearbook. Inside she is surprised to find a letter from Christopher Walker, who was her Junior Prom date. As she reads the letter she is stunned to learn he is confessing his love for her.

Seventeen years have passed since Christopher Walker last saw Emma Townsend. A lot has changed in that span of time. Now his obligations revolve around his young daughter Meagan. He is caught in the middle of the murder of one of his students in his Chemistry lab. His instincts scream there is something more than what this murder investigation is indicating and he fears for Megan's and his safety. To complicate matters more he receives a call from a Private Investigator telling him Emma Townsend is trying to get touch with him.

As the two of them are reunited there is another who lies in the shadows. He observes their every move - he is waiting for the perfect time to reveal himself.

Necessary Betrayals by Annie Solomon

Five year ago, Francesa Burns's father had been sent to prison for his connection to mob leader Arturo Calvino. Overnight, her life changed. For not only did she lose her father, she was betrayed by the one man she had given her heart to, the man who was responsible for using her to get close to her father to bring him to justice. To free herself from all the hurtful memories she runs away from the life she knows and finds a job as a waitress. The world she left behind comes crashing back when she receives a frantic call from her fifteen-year-old sister Gina. The phone connection is bad, but she can hear the fear in her voice and the one word of "Calvino" she manages to hear turns her blood ice cold. Fearing for her sister's safety, Gina returns home only to find she is nowhere to be found. With no regard for her own life, she sets out for the Calvino compound.

Detective Quinn Parker is part of the squadron that is sent to investigate the crime scene at the Calvino compound. A murder has been committed, and there are unanswered questions on who was responsible. He can't believe his eyes when he stops Francesca Burns from trying to gain access to the grounds. He manages to stop her before she is able to get inside, but she begs him to let her go for her sister's life is in jeopardy. When he hears of why she is there he knows it is up to him to help her out of this situation. Working together brings back the past. Will they be able to survive the present and rekindle their past love in hopes of a future?

Endless Night by Carla Cassidy

Amanda Kincaid reluctantly agrees to a blind date with Clay Murdock to appease her sister and brother-in-law, who are constantly nagging her about being single. Clay hits high marks in the tall, dark, handsome, category but falls short in personality. She knows that he isn't the one for her, so she ends the date by offering to give him a ride home. Upon arriving at his home he starts to get out of the vehicle, but all hell erupts around them as their car is caught in a crossfire of bullets. He quickly hops back in and tells her to get out of there. Knowing it is the safest path, she slams the gas peddle all the way to the floor.

The two of them manage to escape and she learns that Clay isn't who he seems. He is a Police Officer who is in the Witness Protection Program. Being on the run with Clay has her seeing him in a different light. Her feelings of attraction are quickly building. But their relationship has to take a back seat until the danger they are facing comes to an end. Will their newfound love survive those who wish to see it come to an end?

The Book

Signet Eclipse
December 6, 2005
Paperback
0451217349
Romantic Suspense
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The Reviewer

Suzie Housley
Reviewed 2006
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