PLEASE NOTE: This book may have an alternate cover. The following description is provided as a guide only and may contain text that doesn't specifically relate to this item. ...Setting: contemporary Virginia, France, Iran...Sensuality: 7......CIA agent John Medina and electronics expert Niemi Burdock share a violent past: the two were part of a covert operation that went tragically wrong, resulting in the death of several people. Now, five years later, their paths cross again and John, whose love for Niemi has only grown over time, is determined to keep her in his life for good. Having spent the intervening five years living a solitary, staid existence--due to feelings of guilt over the ill-fated operation--Niemi is somewhat reluctant to reenter the shadowy world she once inhabited. Still, she can't resist the lure and excitement of danger when John asks her to join him on his latest mission to discover the origins of a deadly new explosive already in use by terrorists. ......Concocting a plan to reveal the source of the explosive, the two enter into a dangerous masquerade, walking a tightrope between safety and death, while passion boils beneath the surface. Unaware of John's feelings, Niemi fights her physical response to the legendary agent as her emotions, in frozen limbo for the last five years, thaw with astonishing speed.......First introduced in Kill and Tell, agent John Medina is as intriguing as the perilous world he operates in. Watching him in action, ˆ la James Bond, is exhilarating--as is the single-minded intensity of his feelings for Niemi, whose ability to hold her own with John--on both a personal and professional level--and with the host of terrorists, spies, and double-dealers the pair encounter is impressive to say the least. Throw in a couple of chilling chase scenes, some romantic interludes hot enough to peel paint from the walls, and one or two bigger-than-life internationally connected characters, and you've got the latest from Linda Howard--a romantic thriller that's sure to be coming soon to a bestseller list near you. --Lois Faye Dyer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ......From Library Journal.........John Medina gave the order that killed Dallas Burdock, but Burdock's widow, Niema, assumed the guilt. She never expected to see the Black Ops commander again; she had no idea how much she had touched the hardened man. Five years later, Medina goes in pursuit; he single-mindedly coerces Niema into another undercover mission, sensing how much she missed the excitement. But nothing is simple between them, and the past merely widens the chasm. As with many Howard books, it is the man who chases, the man who wants the commitment. Heightened sexual tension keeps the listener on edge, though the action ebbs and flows. Initially uneven, with too much attention to diction, Kate Forbes's narration smoothes out as she adjusts to the pace. Her deep voice lends itself to the male characters and the narrative itself, the husky undertones adding a sense of urgency or languidness, depending on the need. Public libraries should purchase. Jodi L. Israel, MLS, Jamaica Plain, MA...... 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
