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"I need your help. Please."

And with those words, tough-guy Jonathan Foley melted. It had been years since he'd seen the only woman to climb his wall of solitude…months since he'd joined an elite team of operatives called the Equalizers and hidden away his secrets. But now Melissa Shepherd needed him—and there was no denying her.

Melissa's niece was missing and she knew only Jonathan could see past the lies in her small Alabama hometown and find Polly. Searching alongside the man she'd loved and lost would prove difficult…and downright dangerous. But she'd have to—because for the little girl, time was running out….

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

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Debra Webb

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DEBRA WEBB is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 170 novels, including reader favorites the Finley O'Sullivan and Devlin & Falco series. She is the recipient of the prestigious Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense as well as numerous Reviewers Choice Awards. In 2012 Debra was honored as the first recipient of the esteemed L. A. Banks Warrior Woman Award for her courage, strength, and grace in the face of adversity. Recently Debra was awarded the distinguished Centennial Award for having achieved publication of her 100th novel.

With more than four million books in print in numerous languages and countries, Debra’s love of storytelling goes back to her childhood when her mother bought her an old typewriter in a tag sale. Born in Alabama, Debra grew up on a farm. She spent every available hour exploring the world around her and creating her stories. She wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the Commanding General of the US Army in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain and a five-year stint in NASA’s Shuttle Program that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has expanded her work into some of the darkest places the human psyche dares to go. Visit Debra at www.debrawebb.com.

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April 11, 2024
This was an enjoyable quick read. A little girl goes missing, her aunt calls in a guy with special skills to help find her. Some small town secrets are uncovered. While some of it was predictable, it was an interesting read.
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July 20, 2017
Debra Webb one of the best Romance Writer I ever read and I like to read a lot.
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May 28, 2019
Jonathan Foley, former soldier, receives a call from the only woman he cannot forget. She needs his help. Her niece, Polly, is missing, and she doesn't think she can get at the truth of Polly's disappearance without his help. As the two of them work together to unravel a complex web of lies and deception, the flame of their past comes alive once more.


I read this book even though it is number 43 in the series. The title and description appealed. I will likely return to read more of the series. It is a short book and an easy read.

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April 12, 2011
Hardnosed Equalizer Jonathan Foley melts when he hears, "I need your help. Please," spoken by a woman he hasn't seen in three years. Melissa's niece was missing and she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jonathan could find her. Working side by side was difficult if not dangerous, but time was running out for an innocent child caught up in someone else's delusions. Great action.
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