"enjoyable romantic police procedural"
A decade ago, Kylie McKay had a promising career as a
professional tennis player. That ended with an attack the
destroyed her knee. Unable to remain in Kendal Falls,
Florida, the distraught Kylie leaves. Now ten years later, Kylie comes home to Kendall Falls as
a new tennis facility is being constructed; however the
digging leads to her cold assault case reopened with the
finding of the bat used in that brutal attack. Detective
Chase Manning, who loved Kylie before she left town
breaking his heart, leads the investigation. As he begins
to piece together a case against her half-brother Quinn,
someone threatens to harm Kylie if she fails to leave town. This is an intriguing mystery with a nod to the Harding-
Kerrigan incident from several years ago. The story line
is fast-paced and Kylie is a solid lead character who will
receive reader empathy for what happened to her career and
her current efforts to move on. The problem is Chase, who
was a jerk a decade ago and to make up for his inability
to be there for his beloved, he constantly apologizes at
the same he holds a grudge against Kylie for leaving him;
fans will think she needs to do it again. Still in spite
of the cop COLD MIDNIGHT is an enjoyable romantic police
procedural. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 14, 2009
SummaryKendall Falls, Florida, is a small town with a big
past—and even bigger secrets.
Ten years ago, Kylie McKay suffered a brutal assault that
ended her professional tennis career and sent her running
from everything—and everyone—she loved. Now
she's back in Kendall Falls, determined to build a community
tennis center and keep her eye on the future. But someone
from her past has other plans ...
When Kylie's construction site is vandalized, the man Kylie
once left brokenhearted steps in. Detective Chase Manning
has no doubt that Kylie's life is in danger—and he'll
do anything to protect the woman he once loved. Even if it
means ignoring their intense desire in order to catch a
killer before he reaches his breaking point...
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