Ready

June 1, 2005
A writer living alone in Seattle, Lise is being stalked, but she knowingly drew her stalker there to protect her brother and his family in Texas. But now her stalker is escalating his advances and threats, so there's no way she is going back to Texas for the holidays. But Joshua has every intention of bringing her back, in case he is the reason she doesn't want to go home. Months ago they shared one spectacular kiss before Lise made herself scarce. When Lise comes at him with a fireplace poker, Joshua settles her down enough to get the stalker story from her--and to tell her that he is a mercenary. Drawing on all his skills and those of his partners, he plans to catch the stalker while keeping Lise safe, but will their growing attraction to each other prove too distracting? With an engrossing plot and characters who explore sides of themselves hidden from the world, Monroe's exciting romance is a great read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2005, American Library Association.)