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Detective Defender - cover

Detective Defender

Marilyn Pappano

Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense

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Summary

The USA Today–bestselling author “expertly weaves a well-crafted plot filled with equal parts passion and mystery . . . an exciting thrill of a read” (RT Book Reviews, 4 stars). 
 
“Someone knows, Martine. And they’re coming after us.” 
 
Martine Broussard has never forgotten the terrible night years ago that drove her and her best friends apart. Now a vengeful someone is brutally killing each woman involved. Martine has one chance at survival—and that’s the one person she distrusts most. And the passion flaring between them is anything but safe . . . 
 
Rule-breaking New Orleans detective Jimmy DiBiase wastes no time putting Martine under his 24/7 personal protection. His bad-boy ways caused them to fall out years ago; now all he wants is to guard her and end this nightmare. With every lead they follow, every secret they can’t hide sparks a hunger neither can resist—even as a killer’s vicious end game turns desire into a devastating trap.
Available since: 08/01/2017.
Print length: 304 pages.

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