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On The Edge #1
Woman Most Wanted
FBI agent Matt D'Angelo had always operated by logic, but now he was combing the streets like a madman in search of one woman -- Jenna Moon. Though Matt knew his disbelief at Jenna's wild story had caused her to run, he couldn't deny that she'd gotten under his skin. Or that she was in danger. But once he found her and became her 24-hour protector, Matt began to question his own sanity. Because Jenna made him want a life he'd denied himself. And wonder what it would be like to have this sweetly giving woman in it....
- GenresRomanceRomantic Suspense
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Harper Allen
31 books29 followersHarper Allen is a Canadian writer of romance novels. She is a four-time nominee for a Career Achievement Award by Romantic Times Book Reviews magazine and her novel Dressed To Slay was named the magazine's choice for Best Silhouette Bombshell of 2006.
Her Irish ancestry lends them a touch of Celtic mysticism, while her work as a reporter in the criminal court system gives her books a darker edge, first and foremost each one is a story about a man and a woman falling in love and holding on to that love. Her characters have always been real people with real flaws, desperately struggling to find the love that will redeem them - and for that Harper need look no further for inspiration than her own life.
Harper grew up in a blue-collar motor city, and with comments such as "Does not play well with others" on her grade-school report cards. Underneath the motorcycle leathers and the rose tattoo, beats the heart of a true romantic. The day she met the man who eventually became her husband, she told her sister, "I've just met the man I'm going to marry. How long do you think it'll take him to figure it out?" They married, and had little kids, who aren't the first ones picked for the volleyball team. Her idea of a great date with her husband is going to a baseball game. Her idea of a great baseball game is any one in which the Red Sox win.
Her Irish ancestry lends them a touch of Celtic mysticism, while her work as a reporter in the criminal court system gives her books a darker edge, first and foremost each one is a story about a man and a woman falling in love and holding on to that love. Her characters have always been real people with real flaws, desperately struggling to find the love that will redeem them - and for that Harper need look no further for inspiration than her own life.
Harper grew up in a blue-collar motor city, and with comments such as "Does not play well with others" on her grade-school report cards. Underneath the motorcycle leathers and the rose tattoo, beats the heart of a true romantic. The day she met the man who eventually became her husband, she told her sister, "I've just met the man I'm going to marry. How long do you think it'll take him to figure it out?" They married, and had little kids, who aren't the first ones picked for the volleyball team. Her idea of a great date with her husband is going to a baseball game. Her idea of a great baseball game is any one in which the Red Sox win.
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April 17, 2018
January 15, 2001
Harper Allen delivers another of her singular brand of romantic suspense in "Woman Most Wanted." FBI agent Matt D'Angelo has never met a witness like Jenna Moon. The grown-up flower child claims she's seen a dead criminal walking around alive and well. Not only is there no proof of her story, but Matt's having a hard time proving Jenna even exists. The law firm she says she works at claims not to know her. There's a strange old woman living in the apartment Jenna claims as her own. Is Jenna nuts? Or is Matt the crazy one for believing her?
I don't know how Allen is able to get away with writing fresh storylines and quirky characters, but I'm glad she is. Her stories are breaths of fresh air in the stale world of category romance. "Woman Most Wanted" is a tale that combines mystery, humor, suspense and romance in one wonderful read. This is one fun book. There are so many unforgettable moments to savor: Jenna's monologue about television on page 59, one of the most emotional scenes I've read in a romance recently, involving--believe it or not--a cat, and best of all, a priceless confrontation in Chapter Nine that had me laughing out loud.
"Woman Most Wanted" is an unusual Intrigue, with a twisting plot and unique characters we haven't seen before. The humorous elements work because they're easy and unforced. Jenna is well-drawn and sympathetic, offbeat without being either annoying or dingy--not an easy task. Books where heroines are being made to look crazy, with no way to prove they're telling the truth, are always intriguing (there's even another one this month, Debra Webb's "The Bodyguard's Baby"), and Jenna is a heroine who is easy to root for. A man willing to stand by the heroine and listen to his heart instead of his head is always heroic, and Matt is no exception. One thing that makes "Woman Most Wanted" stand out is the richness of the characters. As in Allen's first two books, even the most minor of characters are surprisingly well drawn, from a waitress to a group of hookers, receiving more depth in a sentence or two than more major characters do in whole books by other authors.
I probably liked this one a little bit less than Allen's last book, "Twice Tempted." It's not as seamlessly plotted, one big misunderstanding near the end is disappointing and one huge coincidence that is revealed late is a little hard to swallow. Even so, "Woman Most Wanted" is a surprising and unique romantic suspense tale unlike any other you're likely to have read lately. The mystery is compelling, the passion is steamy and the twists never stop. "Woman Most Wanted" is a true original and a delightful read that shouldn't be missed.
Harper Allen delivers another of her singular brand of romantic suspense in "Woman Most Wanted." FBI agent Matt D'Angelo has never met a witness like Jenna Moon. The grown-up flower child claims she's seen a dead criminal walking around alive and well. Not only is there no proof of her story, but Matt's having a hard time proving Jenna even exists. The law firm she says she works at claims not to know her. There's a strange old woman living in the apartment Jenna claims as her own. Is Jenna nuts? Or is Matt the crazy one for believing her?
I don't know how Allen is able to get away with writing fresh storylines and quirky characters, but I'm glad she is. Her stories are breaths of fresh air in the stale world of category romance. "Woman Most Wanted" is a tale that combines mystery, humor, suspense and romance in one wonderful read. This is one fun book. There are so many unforgettable moments to savor: Jenna's monologue about television on page 59, one of the most emotional scenes I've read in a romance recently, involving--believe it or not--a cat, and best of all, a priceless confrontation in Chapter Nine that had me laughing out loud.
"Woman Most Wanted" is an unusual Intrigue, with a twisting plot and unique characters we haven't seen before. The humorous elements work because they're easy and unforced. Jenna is well-drawn and sympathetic, offbeat without being either annoying or dingy--not an easy task. Books where heroines are being made to look crazy, with no way to prove they're telling the truth, are always intriguing (there's even another one this month, Debra Webb's "The Bodyguard's Baby"), and Jenna is a heroine who is easy to root for. A man willing to stand by the heroine and listen to his heart instead of his head is always heroic, and Matt is no exception. One thing that makes "Woman Most Wanted" stand out is the richness of the characters. As in Allen's first two books, even the most minor of characters are surprisingly well drawn, from a waitress to a group of hookers, receiving more depth in a sentence or two than more major characters do in whole books by other authors.
I probably liked this one a little bit less than Allen's last book, "Twice Tempted." It's not as seamlessly plotted, one big misunderstanding near the end is disappointing and one huge coincidence that is revealed late is a little hard to swallow. Even so, "Woman Most Wanted" is a surprising and unique romantic suspense tale unlike any other you're likely to have read lately. The mystery is compelling, the passion is steamy and the twists never stop. "Woman Most Wanted" is a true original and a delightful read that shouldn't be missed.
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