In New York Times bestselling author Karen Robardsās latest heart-pounding romantic suspense novel, a reckless former detective knows too much, and a hostage negotiator is forced to join him on the run for his life.
āTwas the night before Christmasā¦and dozens of rich, influential hostages are trapped inside a sprawling lakefront mansion in New Orleans. The perp? Detective Reed Ware, model cop turned outlaw. Reedās out for truth and will stop at nothing to get itāincluding waging a coup among the cityās most elite, including the mayor, the council chairman, the sheriff, and the superintendent of policeā¦who just happens to be hostage negotiator Caroline Wallaceās father.
Cool, calm, controlled. Thatās Carolineās reputation. But when Reed, looking even hotter than he did years ago when seventeen-year-old Caroline tried to seduce him, becomes her next case, sheās swept up by their still-sizzling tension.
Nothing about tonight is what it seems, and itās up to Caroline to put the pieces togetherāif she can think fast enough over the pounding of her heart. But the harder Caroline tries to do her job, the more she begins to wonder whose side sheās really on.