Exposure (Last Chance Trilogy) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dee Davis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Last Chance Trilogy | Publication Date: September 1, 2005

The men and women of Last Chance, Inc. are back in another heart-stopping tale!

British special agent Nigel Ferris has devoted his life to working covert operations, and avoiding relationships. Until he's called upon to help foil an international terrorist plot, and comes face-to-face with the one woman who ever came close to scaling his emotional walls.

Photojournalist Melissa Pope knows that the intelligence she's been gathering is invaluable -- so much so that someone's willing to kill her for it. But the man assigned by Last Chance to protect her is another kind of threat altogether . . .

Drawn into the heart of a dangerous game of international intrigue, Melissa and Nigel are soon fighting for their lives . . . and for the chance to explore the long-denied passion that still burns between them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Dee Davis writes psychological suspense . . . expertly combined with action and romance." -- Romantic Times

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HQN Books (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037377060X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373770601
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #873,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, edited two newsletters, wrote three award winning public service announcements, did television and radio commercials, starred in the Seven Year Itch, taught college classes, lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress, and served as the director of two associations.

Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she's won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold eighteen books and three novellas, including Set-Up in Soho, A Match Made on Madison, and Dark Deceptions.

She's lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan she still calls Texas home.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Romantic Suspense, September 8, 2005

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Patricia Kersten "Reviewer" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exposure (Last Chance Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

Photojournalist, Melissa Pope, is on another assignment for the CIA. She is looking for a traitor in the UN that is heading a smuggling operation. Going to the UN as a photographer on assignment to cover the daily responsibilities of UN employees is a great cover. In Russia, terrorists have stolen R-VX, a deadly nerve gas. The members of Last Chance, Inc. are called in to locate the stolen canisters before they can be used. Melissa is attending an embassy party function. She has been told that she will meet her contact there. The last person she ever expected to see again, Nigel Ferris, a former lover, is her contact. Nigel had no idea that Melissa is or was CIA. The feelings these two still have for each other explode on sight. An attempt is made on Melissa's life and Nigel is the only person who can help her. Nigel secrets Melissa at a safe house and they are soon joined by all of the team members of Last Chance.
Reading this book was a good time spent with special friends from the other two books in this trilogy - ENDGAME and ENIGMA and a new friend introduced in this book. I enjoyed the whole trilogy and I'm sorry that Last Chance, Inc. had so few members. What a glorious ride delivered by Ms. Davis who never fails to deliver the best in romantic suspense. [e-mail]

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book 3, June 29, 2005

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exposure (Last Chance Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

Photojournalist Melissa Pope, working with CIA, is investigating the fact that someone working for UN Peacekeeping Operations has been using Peacekeeping transports to smuggle weapons and other illegal goods. She gets the vital information and is to meet her contact at a party later that night. However, Melissa never expected her contact to be a blast from the past.

British Special Agent Nigel Ferris is the contact for the US based group "Last Chance". It has been fifteen years since he last saw Melissa, but his heart has never forgotten. After collecting some information from her, they separate. Nigel did not expect to see her again. Yet when Melissa contacts him only a short time later, Nigel knows she is in trouble and does not hesitate to help. He takes her to his buddies of "Last Chance".

Melissa had gone to a small diner to meet her handler, Ed. After some bad coffee and a bit of pie, Melissa is worried. Ed has never been late, much less missed a meeting. She leaves the diner only to find herself vomiting in a nearby alley from poisoning. When she comes to consciousness the next morning, Melissa finds herself covered in someone else's blood. Official looking vehicles surround her residence, so she calls Nigel for help.

Melissa and Nigel find themselves deeply involved in a game of international intrigue. The race is on to not only clear Melissa's name of murder, but to locate a stash of nerve agent that is en route to the US.

**** Here is another non-stop action romance from the fascinating imagination of author Dee Davis. I cannot help but wonder if the author has some sort of experience in black-ops since she is able to give such wonderful details throughout each novel. Not only are the characters believable in this novel, but the methods used to collect evidence and capture the bad guys are astounding. I learn something new in each book I read from Dee Davis.

This is the third book in the "Last Chance Trilogy". I can only hope that I will see more of this agency in the future. ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Formulaic, January 1, 2006

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Butterscotch (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exposure (Last Chance Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

Like Endgame and Enigma, this is the story of a team of covert operatives on a secret mission for the government. The book closely parallels the first two in the series and, once again, the romance and action are too similar to make any of the books notable. Endgame, Enigma, and Exposure could easily be the same book - just insert the new characters; that is how formulaic and boring the series is. I wasn't captured at all by this book and will cross Dee Davis off my list for good.