Political activist Luz Montoya has made a lot of
high-profile enemies in Houston, Texas, including members of
the
Houston Police Department. She is mugged and severely
beaten before being rescued by a good samaritan in a
grocery store parking lot. Grant Holcomb, the detective
initially assigned to her case, has a personal grudge
against Luz. She exposed Grant's ex-partner, John Zeman,
as corrupt and sadistic; Zeman was released from HPD, and
subsequently committed suicide. Luz demands, and gets,
Grant's removal from her investigation.
For some reason Grant can't let go of Luz's case, and even
though it might cost him his job, he continues to work
behind the scenes. After finding harrowing and gruesome
sights in her apartment upon her release from the hospital,
Luz is happy to have Grant's protection. Grant is also
there when the first of many threatening calls begin.
Soon his life is as much in danger as the beautiful Latina
he is beginning to care for too much.
Colleen Thompson's fast-paced romantic suspense/thriller
stories continue to get better, if possible, with each new
offering. Ms. Thompson manages to merge her ensemble of
outstanding characters with her innovative storylines,
taking the reader for an exhilarating ride on a road filled
with twists, turns, and really big surprises. HEAT
LIGHTNING is a heart-stopping suspense tale, as well as a
beautiful romance story between the protagonists. Throw
in a despicable villain who wants Luz and Grant dead, and
you have a book that is next to impossible to put down.
An unidentified man is terrorizing Luz Maria Montoya.
Almost strangled to death outside a deserted parking lot,
she has no idea who is the perpetrator of this very
personal hate crime. Investigator Grant Holcomb has been
assigned to find her attacker, but he makes no secret of
his conflicting feelings. As Luz Maria receives
threatening phone calls and grisly warnings, part of him
wants to protect the sultry Latina, while the other half
hopes the escalating tension between them will explode in
an electrifying burst of…Heat Lightning