Last Chance

Informationen zum Autor Christy Reece is the author of the national bestselling Last Chance Rescue series. She holds a BSW from the University of Memphis and is a member of Romance Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. Christy lives in Alabama with her husband, two adorable canines, and one very shy turtle. Klappentext Passion is their most dangerous move Never say die McKenna Sloan saved Lucas Kane's life and then vanished. Lucas moved mountains trying to find her again! and finally McKenna relented-for one fleeting night. The truth is! McKenna's life is all about the dark! deception-filled world of Last Chance Rescue! and for her! there's no hope of love or Lucas. But fate! and Lucas's determination! soon change everything. A kidnapped young woman! a lure to out a killer and the fierce need to bring a criminal to justice combine for one explosive event. For a woman who specializes in staying away from relationships and staying in the heart of danger! this is the most impossible mission of all. Because the odds are deadly! and the passion won't die. Chapter One Six months later London, England He was tired of chasing a ghost. More than once he’d told himself she was a figment of his overactive imagination or a hallucination caused by too many blows to his head. That some three-hundred-pound bruiser by the name of Rudolph or Hans had rescued him, not a delicate-as-air blond angel named Ghost. But she wasn’t a figment; he’d felt her, touched her, smelled her. And he couldn’t get her out of his head. On his return from Brazil, he’d launched two investigations. One was to determine who else had been involved in his abduction other than Victor Lymes. The other was to find his mysterious rescuer. The investigation into his abduction had taken less than a week. Lymes, working with two of the hotel employees where Lucas had been staying, had seen an opportunity and taken it. The plan had been to ransom him and split the earnings. The two conspirators had confessed immediately when confronted by the authorities. The two men Lucas had killed in Brazil had apparently been locals Victor had hired there. The case was wrapped up quickly, neatly. Quietly. The second investigation hadn’t gone as well. It was as if the young woman who’d aided in his rescue didn’t even exist. “Kane, do you agree?” Lucas jerked his head around. Staring out the window like a daydreaming bored employee didn’t exactly inspire confidence. The twenty executive members of Kane Industries stared at him as if he had a third eye. “Yes, the takeover should go through without a hitch. Just make sure we have jobs for everyone.” He made a pointed stare at Stanley Humphries. “If I hear that even one worker was displaced, heads will not be the only body parts rolling.” The stiff nod of agreement was belied by the mutinous expression on Humphries’s face. Lucas noted it, adding to his growing list of concerns. The man had become increasingly belligerent and uncooperative over the last few months. Lucas knew he was going to have to do something about him soon. Though Humphries wasn’t a member of the executive board, he’d been with Kane Industries for well over thirty years and had earned his spot in making decisions. However, Lucas had become aware of recent shortcuts and mismanagements that the man was directly responsible for. When Lucas had taken over his family’s empire, he’d been determined to do a few things differently. That included making sure no one was adversely impacted as Kane Enterprises thrived. Humphries apparently didn’t like that concept. Lucas needed to make a decision about the man’s involvement in future projects. Times like this, he wished for his father’s tough-minded decision making. Lucas could kick ass and kill with the best of them, but when it came to dealing with wayward employees, he was a...

Product details

• Authors: Christy Reece
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.04.2010
• EAN: 9780345517746
• ISBN: 978-0-345-51774-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Last Chance Rescue; Last Chance Rescue
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense