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Make No Promises

Make No Promises, May 2006
by Charlotte Maclay

Love Spell
Featuring: Taylor Travini; Rafe Maguire
368 pages
ISBN: 0505526492
Paperback
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"Action-packed adventure romance in great locale."

Fresh Fiction Review

Make No Promises
Charlotte Maclay

Reviewed by Morgan Chilson
Posted May 6, 2006

Romance Suspense

Taylor Travini knows there's something wrong with her twin brother, Terry. Both are world travelers, but Terry always checks in when he's on the road. Only this time, he seems to have disappeared. Taylor heads for Chile to find him and make sure he's okay. What she finds scares her, because the hotel manager where Terry stayed claims he was never there. As she leaves the hotel, a car almost hits her, killing instead the doorman who'd been close by. A policeman appears and finds drugs when looking through her backpack. Taylor escapes the police at the airport, where they're trying to put her on an airplane home, convinced more than ever that her brother stumbled into some kind of trouble. On a quest now, Taylor heads toward a bar to show Terry's picture and see if anyone has seen him. Of course, she's just asking for trouble and it finds her -- but she's rescued by Rafe Maguire, an American who's working in Chile as a mercenary. Taylor finds herself teamed with Rafe, whose ingrained chivalry (a Southern gentleman to the core) forces him to help her even though he's trying to avoid ties. As the two travel Terry's path through Chile, evading many bad guys along the way, their chemistry grows and their independent spirits start to understand what could happen when they have someone to lean on. As disturbing clues come together, Rafe and Taylor realize this is about much more than one man -- they must work to stop an international crisis. I'm a total sucker for adventure romances and this was a great one! The Chilean culture and challenges it presented added to the drama, although our hero and heroine were both up to the task. A good read for some light-hearted, action- packed drama.

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SUMMARY

Used to roughing it, Taylor Travini had no desire for protection and no fear of being alone in a foreign country. She and her twin brother were experienced travelers. But now Terry had vanished in Chile, and in searching for him Taylor found a world of trouble. Offering to help was a gray-eyed stranger in a grungy Santiago bar. Rafe Maguire had seen too much. His years with the Army Rangers had hardened him, along with the deaths of his wife and child. He'd turned mercenary, training soldiers of whomever would pay. But though his hands were lethal weapons, they could never kill his past - just as Rafe could never snuff his instinct to protect. And this tall blonde needed more than just a strong arm. An independent beauty and a war-weary veteran, both Taylor and Rafe had a lot to learn. And with a kiss as incendiary as the plot in which they found themselves embroiled, the pair would start by discovering life isn't worth living when you can MAKE NO PROMISES.


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