Chain Reaction (Harlequin Intrigue) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rebecca York (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Intrigue | Publication Date: October 10, 2006

HE WANTED BACK HIS LIFE…AND HIS WIFE

After security expert Gage Darnell was rocked by a lab explosion, he regained consciousness a marked man. Wanted for murder, Gage went on the run for his life, with little time to uncover the conspiracy at Cranesbrook Lab and clear his name. But determination was no match for desire.

More than life, Gage needed Lily, the one woman whom he'd never stopped loving. But could Lily see past the overwhelming evidence against him—the man her parents warned her not to marry? Returning home meant sure capture, but Gage had to prove himself to Lily…or die trying.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (October 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373229461
• ISBN-13: 978-0373229468
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,802,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"[Rebecca York's] books. . . deliver what they promise: excitement, mystery, romance. . ."
- Michael Dirda, Washington Post

An award-winning, best-selling novelist, Ruth Glick is the author of over 100 books. Writing as Rebecca York, she has authored or co-authored over 50 romantic suspense novels. The first of her Berkley Sensation paranormal romantic suspense novels, KILLING MOON, was published in June 2003; EDGE OF THE MOON followed in August 2003 and WITCHING MOON in October 2003. KILLING MOON and EDGE OF THE MOON were launch books for the Berkley Sensation imprint.

She writes the popular 43 Light Street series for Harlequin Intrigue. Over 30 Light Street Intrigues have been published. NOWHERE MAN was called "one of the most heart-wrenching, moving works of romantic suspense in several years," by reviewer Harriet Klausner.

Ruth's many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and Series Romantic Mystery. NOWHERE MAN was the Romantic Times Best Intrigue of 1998, and the book has been selected as one of their Reviewers' "all-time favorite 400 romances." In addition, she received the 1998 Affaire de Coeur's Critics Choice Award for Best Contemporary Novel, also for NOWHERE MAN. Ruth's book, KILLING MOON won the 2003 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for best Paranormal. AMANDA'S CHILD won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Long Contemporary and was nominated for Best Intrigue of 2000 by Romantic Times. "Tyler" in BAYOU BLOOD BROTHERS won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for best Novella. In 2007 THE SECRET NIGHT received the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for best Harlequin Intrigue. Ruth's cookbook, 100% PLEASURE, was picked by USA Today as one of the 12 best cookbooks of 1994; her FABULOUS LO-CARB CUISINE was a finalist for the MidAtlantic Publishers Association's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award.

Several of Ruth's Moon books (WITCHING MOON, SHADOW OF THE MOON, and NEW MOON) have been on the USA Today best-seller list.

Ruth and her husband travel frequently to research settings for novels and taste new dishes for cookbooks. Her many unique experiences are apt to end up in her books--like the time she encountered a coral snake in the Guatemalan jungle or took a flight in a hot air balloon.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU LIKE MYSTERY YOU WILL LOVE THIS!, November 13, 2007

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M. Hartmann "abayyan" (Milan, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chain Reaction (Harlequin Intrigue) (Mass Market Paperback)

Gage Darnell's world was rocked by a chemical explosion. And he was supposed to be home for dinner.

His partner Brayden Sloane just disappeared after the explosion.
Gage and Wes Vanderhoven ended up in the same mental hospital, Beech Grove. Gage found himself in leather restraints and being given knock-out shots. It was a week before his mind cleared enough for him to start questioning what was happening. He felt like an 80 year-old-man instead of 32.

He was desperate to escape before anything happened -- he found that he had able to loosen the leather shackles and he finally found the physical strength to take off. The only one to see him leave was Tucker Hillman.
He bound and gaged the man and left him in a closet.

He had to find his wife Lily and save his marriage.
When he heard of Hillman's death he knew the cops were after him. He had left the man alive.

Hank Riddell worked for Cranesbrook Labs., why was he at Beech Grove. Was he a watch dog for Dr. Morton? Or Cranesbrook? Was Dr. Fredrick Morton being paid to hold Gage captive?

Would Randall McClellan and his partner, Richard Francis, a family man, get the proof that Gage had killed Hillman?
Officer Maxine Wallace, of the local police, felt that something about the murder scene was not right and told Rand so.
When Richard Francis got shot, Gage was blamed for that too.

What did Sid Edmonston, the Cranesbrook president, have to hide?
And what experiment was Nelson Ulrich conducting in Lab 7 when it blew?
Gage wondered what was happening to his mind. All he knew was that he couldn't get caught until he could prove he was not a murderer.

This is one of the best mystery trilogys that I have read.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Hard to put down - have to keep reading just a little more to find the answers to the recurring questions. Would Gage get caught? Wow, no time for a breather.
#2 Critical Exposure by Ann Voss Peterson - Rand McClellan
#3 Triggered Response by Patricia Rosemoor - Bray Sloane