"fine investigative romance"
FBI Special Agent Catherine "Cate" Kowalski reels with
difficult blows to her mental health. Her beloved Gabe
Summer died at the World Trade Center on 9/11 in the line
of duty just like her daddy years before. Her dying mom
needs blood, but a test shows that Cate is incompatible to
her mother, which means Julia could not have birthed her.
After mom dies, Cate feels alone with no attachments to
anyone. She decides she needs to search for the real Cate
starting with finding her biological parents. Three years ago Alma the wife of Dr. Christian Graywolf
committed suicide taking their tiny daughter with her; he
holds himself culpable for their death because he failed
to heed his spouse's final plea. To forget his demons
Christian buries himself at Blair Memorial Hospital. That
is until now. His sister Lydia introduces him to a new
friend from work Cate. Both are stunned by their
immediate overwhelming attraction and desire for one
another, but neither trust relationships because each has
demons to deal with first. SEARCHING FOR CATE is a fine investigative romance
starring two individuals struggling with life's setbacks
that make each one leery of love. When the story line
concentrates on either Cate seeking her biological
heritage or on the relationship between her and Christian,
the tale is excellent. When the plot evolves into an FBI
case, it turns excitingly suspenseful, but loses some of
the key focus. Still Maria Ferrarella provides a warm
contemporary romantic thriller starring two scarred souls
seeking solace and a reason to live until love
frighteningly shows them what it is all about. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 25, 2005
SummarySince her mother's death, FBI Special Agent Cate Kowalski
had to cope with the deep emptiness she felt—and the
shocking revelation that she was adopted. The news came too
soon after losing her fiancé and destroyed the very
foundation of her identity. So now, the only way for Cate to
find herself was to go in search of her birth mother. She
didn't count on finding love on her path to self-discovery.
It had been three years since Dr. Christian Graywolf's wife
died and he still blamed himself for her death. As a result,
he focused entirely on his work at Blair Memorial Hospital
until his sister brought home colleague Cate Kowalski. The
attraction was intense, immediate—and the truth was
something neither Christian nor Cate expected: that all his
life Christian had been searching for Cate.
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