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“Nobody does romantic suspense better than Carla Neggers."
—Providence Journal Three years after the sudden death of her husband, Lucy Blacker Swift has finally got things under control. Leaving behind the cutthroat world of Washington, Lucy and her two children move to a Vermont farmhouse and start to rebuild their lives.
But a string of unexplained events–late night hang-ups, a bullet through a window–threatens her new life. Unwilling to turn to her powerful father-in-law, Senator Jack Swift, Lucy tracks down Sebastian Redwing, an international security expert her late husband asked her to contact if she ever needed help.
Sebastian, though, wants nothing to do with her problems…or with a woman he’s been half in love with since her wedding day. But Sebastian knows he has no choice, and reluctantly he becomes drawn with Lucy into a dangerous tangle of blackmail, vengeance and betrayal, with Lucy’s powerful family–and Sebastian’s troubled past–smack in the middle.
“A well-defined, well-told story combines with well-written characters to make this an exciting read. Readers…will enjoy it from beginning to end.” –Romantic Times
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“Nobody does romantic suspense better than Carla Neggers."
—Providence Journal Three years after the sudden death of her husband, Lucy Blacker Swift has finally got things under control. Leaving behind the cutthroat world of Washington, Lucy and her two children move to a Vermont farmhouse and start to rebuild their lives.
But a string of unexplained events–late night hang-ups, a bullet through a window–threatens her new life. Unwilling to turn to her powerful father-in-law, Senator Jack Swift, Lucy tracks down Sebastian Redwing, an international security expert her late husband asked her to contact if she ever needed help.
Sebastian, though, wants nothing to do with her problems…or with a woman he’s been half in love with since her wedding day. But Sebastian knows he has no choice, and reluctantly he becomes drawn with Lucy into a dangerous tangle of blackmail, vengeance and betrayal, with Lucy’s powerful family–and Sebastian’s troubled past–smack in the middle.
“A well-defined, well-told story combines with well-written characters to make this an exciting read. Readers…will enjoy it from beginning to end.” –Romantic Times
Carla Neggers
Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sharpe and Donovan series featuring Boston-based FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan and the Swift River Valley series set in small-town New England. With many bestsellers to her credit, Carla and her husband divide their time between their hilltop home in Vermont, their kids' places in Boston and various inns, hotels and hideaways on their travels, frequently to Ireland. Learn more at CarlaNeggers.com.
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28 ratings6 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Feb 9, 2018
If you must read every novel by an author then you can add this title to your reading list. If you need another novel to pack in your beach bag, you could also add this title as if you're distracted by conversation or other activities on the beach that you'd like to watch or participate in for awhile, it won't really matter if you've lost your place and come back and start reading it again a little later.
This novel reminds me of the feeling when I could no longer read any Danielle Steel novels - predictable from damsel in distress to damsel lives happily ever after. I no longer read Danielle Steel novels. I'll continue to read novels by Carla Neggers but it may be awhile until I pick up the next title. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Feb 2, 2017
Good story about a Senator's daughter-in-law, Lucy Swift, who moves to Vermont after the death of her husband. She begins a new life with her two children when several unexplained events happen that make her question whether someone is out to scare her. She contacts her husband's best friend, Sebastian Redwing who now owns a security firm in Wyoming. While Sebastian says he isn't interested in helping her, he does show up in Vermont.As these seemingly random events begin to escalate, others get drawn in through blackmail, lies, and a man out to even a score. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a twisted mystery. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Nov 17, 2017
If you must read every novel by an author then you can add this title to your reading list. If you need another novel to pack in your beach bag, you could also add this title as if you're distracted by conversation or other activities on the beach that you'd like to watch or participate in for awhile, it won't really matter if you've lost your place and come back and start reading it again a little later.
This novel reminds me of the feeling when I could no longer read any Danielle Steel novels - predictable from damsel in distress to damsel lives happily ever after. I no longer read Danielle Steel novels. I'll continue to read novels by Carla Neggers but it may be awhile until I pick up the next title. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Nov 13, 2014
Good story about a Senator's daughter-in-law, Lucy Swift, who moves to Vermont after the death of her husband. She begins a new life with her two children when several unexplained events happen that make her question whether someone is out to scare her. She contacts her husband's best friend, Sebastian Redwing who now owns a security firm in Wyoming. While Sebastian says he isn't interested in helping her, he does show up in Vermont.
As these seemingly random events begin to escalate, others get drawn in through blackmail, lies, and a man out to even a score. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a twisted mystery. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Mar 5, 2011
Perfect light vacation/weekend read. Entertaining and mildly engrossing but forgettable once completed. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Oct 24, 2007
Very fast easy read. Widow and her 2 children live in Vermont and are stalked by a crazy woman who feels that she should be the wife of the widow's father-in-law, a senator.
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