T-Flac #11
Ballantine Books
February 2008
On Sale: January 29, 2008
336 pages ISBN: 034547645X EAN: 9780345476456 Kindle: B000TDGGQ0 Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Professional art restorer Emily Greene is in no mood to see the devil-may-care Max Aries. She hasnโt forgotten โ or forgiven โ the way Max dropped into her life a year ago, stole her heart, then vanished without a word. Max hadnโt kept in touch with his father, Daniel, either. Daniel Aries had been a master of art restoration and reproduction, and not only Emilyโs longtime mentor, but a trusted friend. His unexpected suicide devastates her. And when the prodigal playboy Max returns, her welcome is less than warm โ even though his timely arrival in her bedroom saves her from a lethal intruder. But her fury gives way to fear when Max reveals that his fatherโs death was actually murder... and that Emilyโs life is now in danger. Like it or not, to stay alive, Emily must put herself in Maxโs hands. And once upon a time, that wasnโt such a bad place to be.
But what killer would target professional restorers of Renaissance artworks? Max suspects that a pencil sketch found in his fatherโs studio, inscribed with a cryptic code, may hold the key. His hunch is confirmed when intel from his control at the counterterrorist organization T- FLAC reveals that the Black Rose terror cell is involved โ a chilling revelation that elevates the threat level almost as high as the tension thatโs bristling between Max and Emily. Max isnโt about to take his eyes off Emily โ though only partly for professional reasons โ and even Emilyโs rage over Maxโs take-charge attitude canโt compare to her anger at herself for so long denying the truer, deeper feelings she has for him. As they crisscross Europe, piecing together the shocking clues to an insidious international plot, dodging increasingly lethal traps, and passionately making up for too much lost time, they realize that โ in more ways than one โ they canโt live without each other. With no chance of turning back, Max and Emily must put their lives on the line, put their true feelings to the test... and get ready to take the heat.
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