Pursuit
Elizabeth Jennings
Grand Central Forever, Apr 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780446618915
In Warrenton, New York her beloved father Philip Court, CEO of Court Industries, has always kept Charlotte safe from life’s unpleasantness. However, he is worried for his beloved daughter as he is dying from pancreatic cancer. Robert Haine decides that a cancerous death is to slow for his hostile takeover of the firm and its eight billion dollars in assets. He plans to kill Phillip and his cold bi*ch of an heir. He succeeds in murdering the old man, but only wounds Charlotte who escapes. Still, Robert slightly adjusts his nefarious scheme with some unwitting help from Police Chief Bryzinski from murder suicide to murder insuring the evidence proves Charlotte killed her dad.
Ailing from her wound, Charlotte escapes to Mexico while a national manhunt for her as dangerous occurs. There she as Charlotte Fitzgerald meets US Navy SEAL Matt Sanders, who's is on sick leave recovering from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan. They are attracted to one another, but a wary Charlotte hides her quandary from him. Matt hopes the woman he loves will share what makes her constantly look over her shoulder while Robert needs her silent forever to take over the Court billions permanently.
This exciting romantic suspense thriller stars two likable combatants recuperating from their wounds while falling in love. Charlotte turns from pampered princess to amazon warrior as she prepares to take down her enemy. Matt needs to be with her when she steps into danger, but wonders what she is about to do as she hides her past from him. The final kick is extremely realistic as the audience will cheer for Charlotte to take down the clever Haine.
Harriet Klausner
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment