Though I am a fan of Julie Garwood's historial romances I was not thrilled with her turn to the contemporary genre. I decided to give the books a chance via audio...and I am really glad I did.

The heroine, Kate is a strong woman with good values...the realization that someone is trying to kill her for an unknown reason...added with the sexual tension with her best friend's brother (a detective recovering from a work-related injury)...keeps the listener engaged in the story. Twist and turns in the plot with more and more suspects added as the story unfolds...a surprise end to the suspense plus a happy ending...ahhh, romances!

I couldn't stop listening...spent the day transporting the CDs from my player downstairs to my computer upstairs to my car...just wanting to see...who the perp turned out to be!!

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LIVING A SUCCESSFUL LIFE IN CHARLESTON, S.C., KATE MACKENNA HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO TURN HER CHALLENGES INTO TRIUMPHS. BUT NOW THE FATES SEEM TO BE LINING UP AGAINST HER. IN A LETHAL FASHION. WHILE ATTENDING A RECPETION AT A FRIEND'S ESTATE FOR A CONTROVERSIAL ARTIST, KATE IS NEARLY KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION. ONCE HOME, KATE IS HIT WITH THE NEWS THAT THE PROSPEROUS FRAGARANCE COMPANY SHE HAS NURTURED FOR THE GROUND UP IS IN JEOPARDY.

THEN KATE RECEIVES A CALL FROM HER BEST FRIEND, JORDAN, WHO IS HOSPITALIZED & SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY IN BOSTON. KATE IMMEDIATELY RUSHES TO HER SIDE. ONCE SHE KNOWS THAT JORDAN IS GOING TO BE FINE, KATE ABANDONS HER CLAM FACADE & ALLOWS HERSELF A MAJOR MELTDOWN, DOING SOMETHING THAT IS TOTALLY UNCHARACTERISTIC; SHE HAS A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH JORDAN'S BROTHER DYLAN.

COMING TO HER SENSES, KATE RETURNS HOME DETERMINED TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND SAVE HER BUSINESS. BUT THE MISHAPS KEEP COMING.

AT JORDAN'S INSISTENCE, DYLAN CHECKS UP ON KATE. HE IS CONVINCED THAT SHE IS MERELY HAVING A SPELL OF BAD LUCK-UNTIL HE DISCOVERS HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT KATE MACKENNA DEAD.

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