To bring her sister home for the holidays
They'll put everything on the line.
Private investigator Shawn West is stunned when the
attack victim he rescues is Addy Williams -- the one woman he never forgot.
She's turning a quiet upstate New York town inside out to bring her missing
sister home by Christmas. Shawn offers to help if she'll provide a cover for
his own investigation into a suspicious company in town, but can they work
together to find Addy's sister…or are they already too late?
Good book with a nice blend of suspense and romance. Addy
went to the small New York town looking for her missing sister. Addy doesn't go
long without talking to Cassie, and she doesn't believe those people who tell
her that Cassie decided to quit her job and move back to New York. No one takes
her concern seriously, but Addy refuses to give up her search. When she's attacked
on the street one day, she's shocked when Shawn West comes to her rescue. She
hasn't seen or talked to him since the one night they spent together six months
earlier.
Shawn can't believe the woman he rescued is Addy. He still
remembers the night they spent together and his frustration at how she's ignored
him ever since. Shawn came to town to look into some counterfeit computer chips.
When he learns about Cassie's disappearance, he offers to help Addy find her
while using that investigation to disguise his own.
Neither Shawn nor Addy forgot the night they spent
together, and it's obvious from the start that the sparks between them still
burn hot. Addy avoided Shawn after that night because she feared that seeing
him again would interfere with her plans for the future. She still feels that
he would be too much of a distraction. Shawn didn't want a relationship either,
but he did want to spend more time with Addy. Working together to find Cassie
gives their attraction a chance to grow. I enjoyed seeing Shawn and Addy
together. Addy is an intelligent, driven, and independent woman. She knows what
she wants and goes after it. While she appreciates Shawn's offer of help, Addy
doesn't just sit back and let him take over. She insists on being fully
involved and has no problem taking action if she thinks Shawn isn't moving fast
enough. Shawn discovers he is quite protective of Addy and gets frustrated when
she puts herself in danger rather than waiting for him. I liked the scenes
where they worked together because they balanced each other - Shawn kept Addy
from going too far, while Addy moved Shawn a little faster than he would typically
go.
The more time they spent together, the closer Shawn and
Addy became. Each found themselves thinking about the future but fought against
admitting their growing feelings for each other and what it meant. After an
eye-opening conversation with her boss, Addy faced a life-changing decision. Meanwhile,
nearly losing Addy forced Shawn to admit his feelings. I liked seeing Addy
support Shawn when he had to follow up on his investigation while giving him
hope for the future. The ending was terrific with Shawn's surprise appearance and
emotional confession of his feelings.
The suspense of the story kept me hooked from start to
finish. Addy knew her sister wouldn't move without letting her know and felt
stonewalled by the sheriff and the company Cassie worked for. Her refusal to
give up gets her unwanted attention, strengthening her belief that something
fishy is going on. Shawn needs to keep his investigation of the counterfeit
chips secret, so helping Addy gives him the perfect cover. Their investigation
heats up as Shawn suspects there may be a link between Cassie's disappearance
and his case. The intensity increases as attacks on Addy and Shawn escalate and
the fake chips near shipment time. The final confrontation was a nail-biter that
put Addy in the bad guy's crosshairs. The resolution was fantastic. 
They'll put everything on the line.
