"Fans of romantic suspense will appreciate this fine thriller"
Kerry Sullivan needs a computer security expert to prove
her ailing brother Mark did not embezzle three million
dollars from his employer the Tampa Standard National
Bank. The FBI believes they have a perfect case as the web
forensic evidence points in every way towards Mark. A
desperate Kerry tries to plead her case with techno-guru
Rafael Dawson, but he hangs up on her. When Rafael arrives at the Tampa Airport, Kerry and her
sibling's best friend Jason trick him into thinking she is
his hostess and he his chauffeur. Kerry takes the drugged
Rafael to the love shack of Justin's womanizing uncle.
Tied up and naked Rafael looks perfect to Kerry, but first
she wants her sibling's freedom. Rafael frees himself and
ties up his hostess. However, he soon finds he needs to
help her; willingly he does an illegal transaction in
order to prove to the Feds that they have the wrong man
locked up. However, commitment to Kerry is asking too much
of a person who does not believe in relationships after
observing his acrimonious father destroy his mother. This is a reprint of a 2006 book written under the name of
Shelley Bradley. Though the lead couple breaks the law,
fans of romantic suspense will appreciate this fine
thriller starring likable protagonists, whose motivations
in their lifestyles are further described by a strong
support cast. A final confrontation seems over the top for
the clever culprit even though the audience like the hero
will consider the individual one of the prime suspects.
Still this is a fine contemporary that besides trying to
nail the felon will leave the audience wondering can
Rafael overcome his deep rooted belief no one can love him
to make it with the woman who does. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 29, 2009
Summary"A searing...adventure of suspense, love and
passion"(New York Times bestselling author Lora
Leigh) from the popular author of Decadent.
With her brother wrongfully accused of embezzling millions,
Kerry Sullivan can't face one more humiliating hang-up from
the man she's begging for help. Rafael Dawson may be one of
the top electronic security experts in the country—and
the only man who can prove her brother's innocence—but
his phone manners are appalling. Too bad kidnapping the man
isn't an option. Or is it?
There's nothing Kerry wouldn't do for her brother, and there
are lots of things she longs to do to Rafe Dawson when he's
lying tied-up and naked in her secret hideaway. But when the
tables get turned, Kerry finds herself at Rafe's mercy. And
the only way to get her way is to let him have his
way—with her.
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