Meet Allegra "Ryder" Falcon: she's tough, she's fit, she's
sexy, and she dresses exclusively in black. She's an
investigator for Maltese Security, where her big brother
Tony is CEO. She's bored because her cases consist mostly of
jealous husbands and cheating wives. She's suffered several
unpleasant experiences with boyfriends, so she decided to
take a hiatus from relationships for a year.
THIS YEAR'S BLACK is the second book in the Killer
Style
series. This time, Dylan's Department Store is going
global, a merger is on the horizon, but someone is
stealing. George Dylan asks Maltese Security to provide
someone to find the culprit, and Ryder is assigned to the
case. She's in for more than she bargained for when she
meets Dylan's General Merchandise Manager: Devin Harris,
the hot guy with whom Ryder had a one night stand, 3 weeks
before. Devin had called and messaged her, but even though
Ryder was dying to see him, she ignored him because of her
break from relationships. Dylan decides that Ryder should
pose as Devin's personal assistant; they have only one week
to find who's stealing money. Ryder doesn't care much about
what she wears, but since Devin's job deals with high
fashion, he has to make her dress for the part, which
involves colour and adornments; no small endeavour.
It turns out Sarah Molina, George Dylan's executive
assistant is the one who had been funnelling money out of
Dylan's and she disappeared just about when Ryder started
working for the company. Sarah fled to The Andol Republic,
which doesn't have an extradition treaty with the USA, so
the plan is that Ryder will fly to the small country and
bring her back; the problem is Devin insists on going along
with her. Although he's a former MMA fighter, he's no
investigator, and Ryder will make certain he remembers
that. Things go from bad to worse: when they reach their
destination, they must share a hotel room, which flusters
Ryder because even though she tries to deny it, their
attraction is definitely mutual, in spite of disagreeing on
almost everything.
THIS YEAR'S BLACK is a blast from page one and never
falters. The characters are superbly drawn, colourful, and
sometimes quite unusual. The chemistry between Ryder and
Devin is incendiary and electrifying. The dialogue is
hilarious and spot-on; it's today's answer to Tracy and
Hepburn; it's a new twist on the war between the sexes. Ms.
Flynn is a true artist of romantic suspense: she never
loses track of the story line, but never forgets those sexy
moments, which happen at the right time and for the right
reasons. It's fun, it's fabulous, it's Flynn.
A fighter since birth, Allegra "Ryder" Falcon would rather
trade in her all-black wardrobe for head-to-toe hot pink
than let anyone ever see the cracks in her tough exterior.
But one night with a stranger changes everything.
Devin Harris may have given up his MMA fighting dreams for
high fashion, but that doesn't mean he isn't always in
control. So when someone embezzles millions under his watch,
he isn't going to let the private investigator working the
case go it alone--even if she is the woman who
blew him away in bed and then blew him off.
Just when it seems like it couldn't get any hotter between
Ryder and Devin, the case takes them to a tropical paradise
where the danger increases. From the catwalk to the
pineapple fields, they have to work together to track down
the missing millions before the thief finds--and kills--
them.
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