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Shades of Temptation

Shades of Temptation, October 2012
Special Investigations Group #2
by Virna DePaul

Harlequin HQN Books
Featuring: Carrie Ward; Jase Tyler
328 pages
ISBN: 0373776748
EAN: 9780373776740
Kindle: B008EO9WXU
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"Can a Flawed Special Agent Find the Embalmer Before His Next Victim Falls?"

Fresh Fiction Review

Shades of Temptation
Virna DePaul

Reviewed by Diana Troldahl
Posted August 26, 2012

Romance

Special agent Carrie Ward is fighting to overcome the emotional repercussions from her last assignment where doing her duty resulted in the death of a teenager. Before her recovery is complete, she is tapped by the Special Investigations Group to lead an investigation into a series of murders by a man known as the Embalmer. She fights to conceal her weakness and uncertainty from those she works with, especially Jase Tyler who seems to see right through her carefully constructed facade to the passionate woman within. The last thing Jase Tyler needs is to be working side-by- side with the woman who makes him so hard he can barely walk. More than that, he cares too much about how she is feeling especially since she is known as a ball-busting Amazon who will let nothing get in the way of her ambition. He figures if they both give in to the overwhelming sexual attraction between them they can move on and get the job done, hopefully before the sick bastard they are tracking kills again. Virna DePaul always delivers a good story especially in the romantic suspense genre. She has a well-honed skill for balancing passion with the touches of horror evoked by the bad guys she writes about. Her main characters are brilliantly flawed as well, never cookie-cutter couples but personalities that clash most interestingly both in bed and out. SHADES OF TEMPTATION is the second book in her Special Investigations Group series, following Shades of Desire. Shades of Passion will be coming soon.

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SUMMARY

WILL HE HELP PROTECT HER... Carrie Ward understands dangerous men, and she's got the scars to prove it. These days, the Special Investigations Group detective saves her risk-taking for the job. But when she's asked to pursue a high-profile serial killer, she'll have to join forces with the last man she wants to depend on-Jase Tyler, an ace senior detective who's as reckless as she is cautious. And despite her best intentions, the sparks begin to fly. OR DRAW A KILLER FROM THE SHADOWS? As Carrie and Jase race to try to save the next victim, the passion that simmers between them ignites. But a cunning killer at the top of his game is challenging Carrie to play to the very end. Now all she can count on are her instincts-and Jase, the one man daring enough to keep her safe....


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