The Crush / Hello Darkness Author:Sandra Brown THE CRUSH — Dr. Rennie Newton thought she was doing the right thing when she voted to acquit contract killer Ricky Lozada while serving on a jury. After all, the prosecution had not proved its case. But when Lozada is released, he begins calling her and leaving her flowers. When a rival doctor at Rennie's hospital is murdered, suspicion falls on ... more »Rennie, and the police suspect she has a connection to Lozada. Detective Wick Threadgill, who has deeply personal reasons to hate Lozada, begins to investigate Rennie. Though he discovers surprising information about her past, he does not believe that she is in league with Lozada. When he approaches Rennie to garner information, Wick is surprised to find himself attracted to her, despite the fact that she rebuffs his advances. Rennie battles both her growing attraction to Wick and the fear that Lozada may have been behind the death of her colleague. Lozada, who hates Wick as much as Wick hates him, is angered by Wick's attentiveness to Rennie and steps up his plans to remove Wick from the picture permanently and to make Rennie his.
HELLO, DARKNESS
Paris Gibson, a late night radio host, leaves Austin to ease the pain of past tragic mistakes, virtually living a life of solitude. Then a man who identifies himself as "Valentino" tells her that her on-air advice to the girl he loves caused her to leave him and that now he intends to kill her. Then he will come after Paris. As the clock ticks down, and Valentino's threats come closer and closer to becoming reality, Paris is forced to deal with a killer who may not be a stranger at all.« less