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Know By Heart (Arabesque)

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Jesse Grant, a journalist for a San Jose newspaper, sees the man who has haunted her dreams for the past few months. While jogging on the beach in the morning she would encounter a handsome man and found herself fantasizing about him. Now he is going into his office building while she is detained with an interview. But then she sees him again outside the house where a possible murder has occurred. Cole Nicholson is on his way back to his office when he sees her. He thought he would never see her again when she stopped jogging on the beach. Now she is here in the flesh. Just as he thinks of going over to her, he is accosted by a co-worker with another crisis at his company, Netsyles, where he is next in line as CEO. Someone has gotten away with some sensitive material regarding alert.com, Coles new computer invention. When he sees Jesse coming out of the house of the woman who stole papers from his company while posing as a cleaning lady, he becomes suspicious.

I actually enjoyed the book. The book was filled with mystery, romance, suspension and alot more. At first I thought I wasn't going to enjoy the book but after reading the first three chapters, I couldn't but it down. It's also, nice to see African American people making money and enjoying life. I can't wait to read her other books. The ending is the best part. I'm waiting for a sequel.

Jesse Grant a diversity reporter for the Silicon Valley weekly fled the Windy City after her stalker ex-boyfriend has jailed. Cole Nicholson a talented African American top software executive with Netstyles is slated to become its next CEO.

Jesse and Cole's paths have silently crossed before as well as interested glances which have them longing with thoughts of the other, but a death brings the faces in their dreams into the reality of their lives. Giving a ride home to a classmate puts Jesse in the middle of what appears to be a suicide and has her reporters instinct searching for the truth behind it. Protecting his project that has consumed his very existence, alienating him from love and friends has Cole looking for the truth behind stolen files and the threat against all he's worked for.

As Jesse and Cole work together uncovering scandal, deceit, and treachery that could destroy more than just their lives, they also find in each other a balance and strength to destroy old fears, reach new goals, and ignite the love of a lifetime.

This book was a good read. Mysterious, full of intrigue and a fun story. Jesse Grant is a reporter who won't quit until she gets to the bottom of the story. She mees the smart, handsome Cole Nicholson and also becomes entangled in a mystery of who killed a friend. Jesse and Cole find a way to get through this ordeal to let their love connect. Great read.

"Know By Heart" is a great read. When Jesse Grant and Cole Nicholson meet while jogging even though words are not spoken the underlying currents of electricity spark. It is unexpressed love that develops between the two. Both are aware that something has happened and changed their heart. However, it takes time for them to "know by heart."

Jesse innocently becomes involved in a murder mystery that also involves Cole. Deep within her heart, Jesse knows and believes that Cole is not a murderer or responsible for murder even though suspicions points to Cole.

Cole is a hard working businessman, who is working on a secret project and becomes embroiled in murder that has entangled Jesse in the web. Cole is determined to protect Jesse from danger, but Cole also wants to believe that his partner and boss is not responsible for murder. Will Cole's beliefs cost him Jesse's love as well as her life?

Jesse's and Cole's relationship starts out on a run. There are some rocky paths along the way, but somehow true love will lead the way and overcome all obstacles.

Jesse Grant, burned by a very bad relationship, tries to find a new life in Silicon Valley. But what she really finds is a mystery to solve. A friend is murdered, and Jesse's jounalistic instinct kicks in and she searches for the truth behind the friend's mysterious death. In the mean time, she gets caught up in Cole Nicholson's dangerous passion.

Know By Heart is a romantic mystery that keeps the reader anticipating the next twist in the plot.