Taking the Heat - Softcover

Novak, Brenda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0373835701 ISBN 13: 9780373835706

Publisher: Harlequin, 2003

Synopsis

Working as a prison guard to support her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle Hadley finds herself in a dangerous situation when she falls in love with Randall Tucker - the inmate who has taken her hostage in order to prove his innocence. Original.

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About the Author:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak has penned over 45 novels. A two-time Rita nominee, she's won The National Reader's Choice, The Bookseller's Best, The Bookbuyer's Best and many other awards. She runs an annual online auction for diabetes research every May at www.brendanovak.com. To date, she's raised over $2 million. Brenda considers herself lucky to be a mother of five and married to the love of her life.

From Publishers Weekly:

Novak's latest is an energetic if unlikely tale set in the Arizona desert. Divorced mother Gabrielle Hadley has moved to the small town of Florence to be near her birth mother, whom she hopes to approach for the first time. Unfortunately, taking a guard's job in one of the town's many prisons is her only option for employment. When she witnesses convicted murderer Randall Tucker being savagely beaten without any protection from the other guards, she's torn. Should she speak out against her colleagues' corruption, or stay silent despite Tucker's injuries? Her dilemma intensifies when her police car crashes as she and another officer are attempting to transfer Tucker to another prison. Gabrielle follows the fleeing Tucker into the desert, and amid their fight for survival, she comes to believe in his innocence and acknowledge their mutual attraction. When they finally return to civilization, she agrees to harbor both Tucker and the son he has kidnapped from foster care while he fights to gain his freedom. Novak's story is richly dramatic, with a stark setting that distinguishes it nicely from the lusher worlds of other romances. Sadly, its appeal is badly weakened by inconsistent character motivation and an abrupt, all-too-convenient resolution.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harlequin
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0373835701
• ISBN 13: 9780373835706
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384