Somewhere deep in her bones, Josephine Maxwell always knew heโd come backโthe attacker who once left her for dead. All those years ago, he created the bold, smart-mouthed survivor she grew up to be. Now heโs back to destroy her.
Even as she fights tooth and nail, one regret nags at her mind. Itโs shaped like a tall, handsome FBI agent whom she couldnโt allow past the twisted-barbed-wire defenses strung by her past trauma.
Despite the betrayal that ended things between them, Special Agent-in-Charge Marshall Hayes canโt get Josie out of his mind. Her waif-like figure, big blue eyes, Titanic attitude problemโhe hasnโt looked at another woman since.
When Josieโs past comes crashing back into her life, Marsh doesnโt give her a choice about letting him help her. Because he was born and bred to protect. And to catch a serial killer and keep Josie safe, heโll break every ruleโand risk losing his heart all over again.
For fans of Laura Griffin, Karen Rose, Nora Roberts, and Sandra Brown.
Finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence in Romantic Suspense.
REVISED AND UPDATED, NOVEMBER 2021.
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Toni Anderson writes gritty, sexy, FBI Romantic Thrillers, and is aย New York Timesย and aย USA Todayย bestselling author. Her books have won the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, Readersโ Choice, Aspen Gold, Book Buyersโ Best, Golden Quill, National Excellence in Story Telling (NEST) Contest, and National Excellence in Romance Fiction awards. She's been a finalist in both the Vivian Contest and the RITA. Her books have been translated into five different languages.
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Best known for her โCOLD JUSTICEยฎโ novels perhaps itโs not surprising to discover Toni lives in one of the most extreme climates on earthโManitoba, Canada. Formerly a Marine Biologist (PhD), she still misses the ocean. Hergreatest achievements include raising two kids, mastering the Tokyo subway, climbing Ben Lomond, snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, and surviving eighteen (and counting) Winnipeg winters.ย
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Toni loves to travel for research and was lucky enough to visit the Strategic Information and Operations Center inside FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. She also got to shove another car off the road during pursuit training at the Writerโs Police Academy in Wisconsin.ย She hopes not to get arrested for her Google searches.
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Find out more on her website:ย http://www.