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In Colby, Texas, seventeen years old Amy Smith waits at night by herself for her boyfriend Dante Moran to arrive to take her home from her job at the Dairy Dip. However, Dante is held up at college and so is running late. Someone attacks Amy, but by the time Dante arrives his girlfriend is gone. No body was ever recovered.

Seventeen years later, Dante leaves the FBI to take a job with the Dundee Agency, experts on personal security. When the Governor and two State senators from Mississippi ask Dundee to find a runaway, they assign Dante to lead the investigation. Dante is stunned as sixteen year old Leslie looks just like Amy did. He visits influential billionaire G.W. Westbrook and his daughter Tessa to start the inquiries into finding the seemingly happy Leslie. Dante thinks Tessa remotely looks like his Amy. Still, as Dante and Tessa fall in love, she admits that she cannot remember her first seventeen years of life. More to the point is that he must find a teen in trouble, who ran away because she learned that her father was a state-executed rapist, a truth hidden by her beloved mother and grandfather.

Best selling author Beverly Barton furbishes readers with a fabulous romantic suspense starring two wonderful protagonists and a fantastic support cast. The story line follows mostly the investigative efforts of the hero, but also shines a light on runaway teens. The support cast is a strong group that hopefully will lead to Dundee sequels especially two other agents on the verge of war between them.

Harriet Klausner

The book that I bought is exactly what I read on the review. I am very

pleased, will try to use this dealer again.

I have collected and read all of Beverly Barton's books and have not been disappointed yet. She brings multiple characters from previous books without boring you and the suspense will keep you awake at night.

Highly recommend any of her books.

This book had a great start - good suspense, good writing. But the further I got, the more predictable it became, and the worse the writing got. I had the ending figured out before I was even close to halfway through the book. And the writing was so forced, with way too many details, and awkward lines like "He gave her an inquisitive look." Ms. Barton broke the cardinal writer's rule of 'show, don't tell,' several times over in this book. I don't know if all her books are like this, or if this was the exception, but it'll be awhile before I give her another try.

Even though the outcome was predictable, I loved this book. It's amazing what true love and passion can accomplish. I liked the ending especially after the main characters suffered so much and for so many years. Once again, Beverly Barton has written an excellent, kick-ass novel that will keep you coming back for more!

I should have looked at the copyright and noticed that this was originally published in 2004. Of course, even then I probably wouldn't have paid much attention since I've loved all the stuff I've read of hers and that was only a few years ago, after all. But this doesn't read like most of Barton's stuff at all. It reads like an old Harlequin category romance or Silhouette Romantic Suspense. [Edited to add: it looks as if this *was* Harlequin SuperRomance or the like.]

Completely unbelievable coincidences drive the story, which is full of angst and "oh woe is me". If you simply must own everything Barton has written, go for it, but if you're not a fan of that kind of thing, skip this one. It was so trite and silly I couldn't finish it. I gave it two stars instead of one because the writing itself is competent, and I reserve one-star ratings for those books which are grossly badly written.

Dante and Tessa were a tortured pair. I liked the interaction between the two of them and her daughter.

My problem was Dante was way too obsessed after such a long time. And Tessa needed to leave home, get her own place and fend for herself.

I must say this was much better than the last two in the series!

One of the best book that Beverly Barton has written. I am always waiting for her next book!

I love most of Beverly Barton's books and this one proves why. True love triumphing always warms your heart but these characters really deserved it.

i'm sorry i haven't read but if this book is any thing like the authors other books i know i will enjoy it