Reviews

Thrice winner of Romance Writers of America's Favorite Book of the Year award, Brockmann invents a mysterious company called SOS. She then places operatives Jimmy Nash and Tess Bailey in dangerously destabilized Kazbekistan so that they can make love and war. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

PRAISE FOR SUZANNE BROCKMANN
"Gone Too Far
""Sizzling with military intrigue and sexual tension, with characters so vivid they leap right off the page, "Gone Too Far" is a bold, brassy read with a momentum that just doesn't quit."
-TESS GERRITSEN
"Into the Night
""She skillfully builds suspense. . . . With its complicated, complex characters and a sexy romance seasoned with humor and danger, Brockmann's [novel] is absolutely irresistible."
-"Booklist" (boxed and starred review)
"Out of Control
""Brockmann consistently turns out first-rate novels that tug on the reader's heartstrings, and her latest is no exception."
"-Publishers Weekly
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"Over the Edge
""A taut, edgy thriller."
-LINDA HOWARD

Veteran romantic-suspense novelist Brockmann serves up a heady mix of tension, romance and international intrigue. Readers first meet Agency computer specialist Tess Bailey posing as a topless barmaid in order to save field agent Lawrence Decker from a deadly setup. After she and gorgeous macho agent Diego "Jimmy" Nash succeed in rescuing Decker, they celebrate with a steamy one-night stand that they both later regret. Months later, Tess quits when she doesn't get the promotion she was promised; conveniently, partners Decker and Nash have quit the Agency as well and have signed on with a covert private agency, Troubleshooters, Incorporated. Assigned to earthquake-ravaged Kazbekistan (aka "The Pit") to retrieve the laptop of al-Qaeda warlord Padsha Bashir, they find themselves in need of a seasoned computer hacker: enter Tess. Player Nash is a bundle of nerves around Tess (he really likes her!), and Decker is smitten as well: it's the perfect love triangle. As Tess juggles the dangerous assignment and the affections of both men, Sophia, a mysterious woman who avenges her hatred of Padsha during the earthquake, asks their help in fleeing the country. Car bombs, shady American reporters, police interrogations, aftershocks and hot sex complicate matters, but it's a hotel ambush and Tess's kidnapping that sends both men on the rescue effort of their lives. Their brisk success allows the romantic entanglement to resume center stage, where, as far as romance fans are concerned, it belongs. Agent, Steve Axelrod. 125,o00 first printing. (Apr.) Forecast: Though fortified with enough sharp details and narrative gusto to carry readers through the sluggish spots, this is not quite the thrilling, roller-coaster ride of Brockmann's previous efforts. But fans will still devour it, right along with a bonus short story featuring Sam and Alyssa from her 2003 bestselling hardcover debut, Gone Too Far. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.