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About the Author

Nora Roberts is the author of more than 150 New York Times bestsellers, with more than 300 million copies of her books in print. Under the pen name J. D. Robb, she is author of the bestselling futuristic Eve Dallas suspense series.

Reviews

* 'You can't bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page' NEW YORK TIMES * 'The most successful novelist on Planet Earth' WASHINGTON POST * 'When Roberts puts her expert fingers on the pulse of romance, legions of fans feel the heartbeat' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Police hostage negotiator Phoebe MacNamara meets Duncan Swift when she persuades the employee Duncan had just fired not to kill himself. Their growing relationship is soon complicated by family issues and threatened by a stalker who is close to destroying everything Phoebe values. In typical Roberts fashion, suspense and romance are mixed without shortchanging either, and she manages to work in some fascinating details about the art of hostage negotiation while keeping the reader wondering about the villain's identity. As always, Roberts has created some wonderful and memorable secondary characters. One of her strengths is her portrayal of family (the Quinns of her "Chesapeake Bay" quartet come immediately to mind), and the family members we meet here are people we believe in and care about. Like the author's Blue Smoke, this fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining novel delivers everything fans have come to expect from one of the best writers of romantic suspense out there. Highly recommended for all public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 3/1/07.]-Elizabeth Mellett, Brookline P.L., MA Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.