Bud Mac Phearson’s job is to protect Mallory Christiani and her young daughter, Emily—not to get personally involved with either. But after Emily disappears and the trail leads directly to a well-known crime boss, Mac can’t refuse the beautiful single mother’s pleas for help. With assassins hot on their trail and danger around every corner, the tentative partners race to find the missing key needed for the ransom…even as they try to fight the attraction blooming between them. But when Mac trades his own life for Emily’s, Mallory must risk it all to save the man she’s come to love…
Orignally published April 1990 in Harlequin Intrique #135.
Mac gets a frantic call of his good friend Kevin telling him someone may be after his family and he needs help. As he is in the middle of explaining he suffers a stroke. Unable to communicate, he knows Mac will keep Mallory and Emily safe. Mac shows up at the hospital and discovers that Mallory has no idea what is happening. When Mac says that he is to take Mallory and Emily out of town to keep them safe at Kevin's request but doesn't know the reason why, she is sure he is mistaken. Once Mallory gets the call that her daughter has been taken she knows that Mac is her only hope of getting her back. They have to find the package while being hunted by those that don't want them to find it on a deadline. Their romance builds steadily, and despite being dated (phone booths, VCRs, typewriters) this quick, enjoyable read is filled with action and suspense.
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4 comments:
Lol phone booths and typewriters. Definitely a bygone era. The only books I really go back to are the Harry Potter ones. I love them.
I don't reread as much as I used to, but my favorite romances I've read up to half a dozen times (hello Judith McNaught!)! Would love to give this dated one a try :)
This is one I haven't read but seen a few reviews for it and put it on my must read list. It seems even though it is one of her older ones it is still good. I just about read everything she writes.
(Not entering giveaway as I am international).
By the way there are some books I want to reread but just never seem to get there, so many new ones popping up!
I read and re-read classics but especially Rebecca which is a great novel and my favorite ever. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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