Rafferty's Wife

Informationen zum Autor Kay Hooper, who has more than thirteen million copies of her books in print worldwide, has won numerous awards and high praise for her novels. She lives in North Carolina. Klappentext From New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper comes a classic tale of love undeniable! as two government agents posing as newlyweds learn the real meaning of "undercover." Sarah Cavell is a beautiful! brilliant cryptographer with the uncanny ability to crack any code. But her most daunting challenge may be reading the true feelings of her new "husband!" Rafferty Lewis! the secretive federal agent to whom she's just been assigned. Sent on a perilous mission to a Caribbean nation teetering on the brink of revolution! the two must go undercover as husband and wife to make contact with a shadowy informant passing on cryptic messages that could trap a terrorist. Pilot! sharpshooter! and accomplished yachtsman! Rafferty prides himself on being the epitome of coolness under pressure. But in the aftermath of a marital tragedy that exposed his vulnerable core! the prospect of pantomiming intimacy with a woman of Sarah's intoxicating allure has him unnerved! to say the least-and that could prove deadly for both of them. Dodging danger at every turn even as passion's magnet draws them closer to each other! these two make-believe lovers will learn that the heart is a puzzle they can only solve together. One "Why me?" "Because you're the man I need." Rafferty Lewis shoved his hands into the pockets of his slacks and stared broodingly out the window. That the view afforded him was the striking expanse of a Trinidad beach cheered him not at all; he would have preferred the New York skyline he normally saw from his office window. However . . . "You can refuse, of course, Mr. Lewis. After all, I have no legal claim on you. Not one I'd care to be called on to prove in court, at any rate." "I'm glad you realize that." "But you were sworn in as a federal agent, Mr. Lewis. And Mr. Long is willing to give you a leave of absence; since you and your partner handle all the work for Mr. Long, I took the liberty of inquiring--" "Hagen, for heaven's sake just tell me what Josh said." "That you'd be a damned fool to get involved." "He should know." Rafferty sighed explosively. A damned fool. Well, he probably was one, since he was here. He didn't like the setup, not one bit, but Hagen had been adamant about it. And, if nothing else, Rafferty had learned respect for Hagen's intelligence, no matter what he thought of his methods. Had Hagen deliberately chosen to approach him when Zach and Lucas--both of whom would probably have tried to dissuade him--were out of touch on business for Josh? For that matter, Josh himself was out of reach on his honeymoon somewhere in the South Pacific. And only Hagen would have had the nerve to intrude at such a time to ask if Josh minded giving up his attorney for a while. Only Hagen would have been able to find Josh. Rafferty smiled. He would have given a lot to have been a fly on the wall during that conversation. It had been just a month or two since the secretive federal agent's machinations had involved them all: Joshua Long, who commanded a formidable financial empire, and the three men who worked for him and were his friends. And at the conclusion of that hectic, troubling, dangerous episode, the wily government agent had managed to draft Josh and his men into "temporary" service. Temporary, my eye! Rafferty thought now. Hagen had intended all along to call in those markers, one by one. He wouldn't get hold of Josh again; Raven, Josh's bride, would see to that, Rafferty guessed. But, he thought ruefully, Hagen had managed to get him. Thinking of Zach and Lucas, Rafferty decided that Hagen would have a more difficult time enlisting their aid on future assi...

Product details

• Authors: Kay Hooper
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.12.2010
• EAN: 9780553590630
• ISBN: 978-0-553-59063-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 175 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Hagen; Hagen
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature