Sizzle

Zusatztext “Excellent adventure . . . [An] element of quirky humor provides a nice lift to the story and is the quintessential Garwood touch.”— RT Book Reviews   “Sizzle most satisfying . . . If a book has Julie Garwood’s name on it! it’s guaranteed to be a meticulously written! well thought out! and thoroughly engaging story [with] captivating characters.”— Sun Journa l Informationen zum Autor Julie Garwood is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including F ire and Ice, Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Slow Burn, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print. Klappentext #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood's trademark mix of dazzling love stories, unforgettable characters, and riveting suspense never fails to keep readers turning the pages late into the night. In red-hot Sizzle, she turns up the heat even higher. Lyra Prescott, a Los Angeles film student, is closing in on graduation and dives into work on her final filmmaking assignment: a documentary transformed by a twist of fate into a real-life horror film. While working on her project, a rash of mysterious incidents convince Lyra that she's trapped in a sinister scenario headed for a violent ending. Running scared, she turns to her best friend, Sidney Buchanan, whose connections bring devilishly handsome FBI agent Sam Kincaid into Lyra's life. As the noose of intrigue tightens, the passion between Lyra and Sam escalates with dangerous intensity. With the rugged FBI agent beside her, Lyra must learn to let down her defenses and follow her heart-even if that leads to deadly peril. "Sizzle most satisfying . . . If a book has Julie Garwood's name on it, it's guaranteed to be a meticulously written, well thought-out, and thoroughly engaging story."-Sun Journal Chapter One They called him a hero for doing his job. And if that weren’t bad enough, damn if they weren’t making him talk about it. Special Agent Samuel Wellington Kincaid received a standing ovation when he finished his lecture. He gave a quick nod then tried to leave the podium and the auditorium, but he was pulled back by another FBI agent who insisted that, as soon as the cheering and clapping stopped, Sam answer questions. Knowing he should cooperate, he nodded again and waited for the audience of cadets and future FBI agents to quiet down. Like most people, Sam hated giving speeches, especially those concerning his work in intelligence, but this was a training seminar and a goodwill mission, and he had been ordered by his superiors to talk about his role in the dramatic capture of the notorious Edward Chester, a radical white supremacist and one of the most elusive criminals in many years. Despite his reluctance, Sam had been scheduled to conduct five of these seminars around the country. He’d already completed the first in D.C., and this one in Chicago was the second. Next week he would fly to Seattle for the third and then on to Los Angeles. His final stop would be at the naval base in San Diego where he would address Navy SEAL trainees. Inwardly, he groaned at the thought of three more appearances in front of inquisitive audiences who wanted only to hear sensational details of the capture. This particular audience, however, also wanted to hear how Sam, while helping out on another case, saved the life of Alec Buchanan, a local Chicago FBI agent. The incident had happened six weeks ago, and since then, a few stories had been circulating. Agent Buchanan had been on medical leave, so they weren’t able to get any facts from him. Before Sam was introduced to the crowd, he had been warned about their curiosity and the questions he might face. Was it true Agent Kincaid had gone into a blazing house to get Buchanan? How many gunmen were in the...

Product details

• Authors: Julie Garwood
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.01.2011
• EAN: 9780345500786
• ISBN: 978-0-345-50078-6
• No. of pages: 374
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 174 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Ballantine Books; Buchanan-Renard; Buchanan-Renard; Random House Publishing Group
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense