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The Hawke Family #3
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His Christmas mission...
Mitchell Hawke had closed the doors of the Hawke Detective Agency to take some much-needed time off when a top secret delivery arrived on his doorstep just days before Christmas. This was no ordinary package, but a witness in desperate need of protection from a brutal mobster — the beautiful Madeline Raeburn. A woman Mitch had every reason not to trust.
But with a killer who seemed to know her every move, Madeline broke through Mitch’s barriers when she placed her body and soul into his keeping. Now they faced a journey fraught with peril — and unexpected passion. A passion Mitch had to resist to keep Madeline alive.
Mitchell Hawke had closed the doors of the Hawke Detective Agency to take some much-needed time off when a top secret delivery arrived on his doorstep just days before Christmas. This was no ordinary package, but a witness in desperate need of protection from a brutal mobster — the beautiful Madeline Raeburn. A woman Mitch had every reason not to trust.
But with a killer who seemed to know her every move, Madeline broke through Mitch’s barriers when she placed her body and soul into his keeping. Now they faced a journey fraught with peril — and unexpected passion. A passion Mitch had to resist to keep Madeline alive.
- GenresHarlequin
253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2002
About the author
Jean Barrett
52 books11 followersJean Barrett is the pseudonym of Bob Rogers. Don't ask him how it happened, because he has no idea how he ended up teaching fourth graders for more years than he cares to say. It wasn't supposed to happen that way. He'd known from a tender young age that what he was meant to be was a successful writer. The problem was that the muse in charge of her talent didn't seem to know that. It turned out all right, though. He is sure he learned more from his fourth-graders than he ever taught them, and knowledge is good. It helped him to finally win publication and an award-winning career in the romance world he loves.
In 1979, he published her first novel All These Splendid Sins as Lee Rogers. As Jean Barrett, he is the author of twenty-three contemporary and historical romance novels for Kensington, Berkley, Dorchester and Harlequin-Silhouette. His books have been printed in numerous foreign editions. Those books have appeared on such best seller lists as Waldenbooks, B. Dalton and Bookscan. He was the proud recipient of the national Booksellers' Best Award and twice won the national Write Touch Readers' Award. He also wrote as Jean Thomas.
Rob and her wife Laura live in an English-style cottage overlooking Lake Michigan on Wisconsin's scenic Door Peninsula. When not traveling to research his books, he walks daily, tries to keep her bonsai collection alive and the song birds happy at him feeders. Those chores attended to, he settles down each afternoon at his computer, where he writes the kind of books he loves to read: sometimes historical romance, but mostly romantic suspense.
In 1979, he published her first novel All These Splendid Sins as Lee Rogers. As Jean Barrett, he is the author of twenty-three contemporary and historical romance novels for Kensington, Berkley, Dorchester and Harlequin-Silhouette. His books have been printed in numerous foreign editions. Those books have appeared on such best seller lists as Waldenbooks, B. Dalton and Bookscan. He was the proud recipient of the national Booksellers' Best Award and twice won the national Write Touch Readers' Award. He also wrote as Jean Thomas.
Rob and her wife Laura live in an English-style cottage overlooking Lake Michigan on Wisconsin's scenic Door Peninsula. When not traveling to research his books, he walks daily, tries to keep her bonsai collection alive and the song birds happy at him feeders. Those chores attended to, he settles down each afternoon at his computer, where he writes the kind of books he loves to read: sometimes historical romance, but mostly romantic suspense.
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March 10, 2018
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Lei conosceva bene il rischio di essere lì: quello sarebbe stato il primo posto in cui lui l’avrebbe cercata. Madeline Maeburn è una donna in fuga… vorrebbe non aver visto e, invece… ha visto Griff Matisse commettere un omicidio. Non le resta che scappare dalle sue grinfie. Era un uomo troppo potente, aveva troppi amici in posti importanti e Madeline non poteva rischiare di essere trovata. Non le resta che nascondersi tra le braccia di Mitch. Mitch Hawke, investigatore di San Francisco, non le rende la vita facile. E se fosse legata all’omicidio di Julie? Perché non dovrebbe credere che lei sia legata a Griff?
Jean Barrett arricchisce il tutto evidenziando i sentimenti e le paure dei nostri due protagonisti. Dalla scrittura fluida e abbastanza semplice il romanzo è suddiviso in capitoli dove si alterna la fuga dei protagonisti, alla ricerca disperata di vendetta da parte dell’omicida.
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Lei conosceva bene il rischio di essere lì: quello sarebbe stato il primo posto in cui lui l’avrebbe cercata. Madeline Maeburn è una donna in fuga… vorrebbe non aver visto e, invece… ha visto Griff Matisse commettere un omicidio. Non le resta che scappare dalle sue grinfie. Era un uomo troppo potente, aveva troppi amici in posti importanti e Madeline non poteva rischiare di essere trovata. Non le resta che nascondersi tra le braccia di Mitch. Mitch Hawke, investigatore di San Francisco, non le rende la vita facile. E se fosse legata all’omicidio di Julie? Perché non dovrebbe credere che lei sia legata a Griff?
Jean Barrett arricchisce il tutto evidenziando i sentimenti e le paure dei nostri due protagonisti. Dalla scrittura fluida e abbastanza semplice il romanzo è suddiviso in capitoli dove si alterna la fuga dei protagonisti, alla ricerca disperata di vendetta da parte dell’omicida.
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https://thereadingslove.blogspot.it/
November 7, 2012
Couldn't put it down. Great story line that had me going till the end and then I still wanted more!
January 29, 2016
Quirky .. Fun .. I enjoyed this book. However the series is very loosely connected, you can read this as a stand alone book.
September 27, 2016
2.5 stars
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