Synopses & Reviews
Blackboard bestselling author Beverly Jenkins delivers another heartandndash;pounding romantic suspense that is guaranteed to thrill.
Lacey Green is newly arrived to Detroit when during a snowstorm, the limo carrying Detroit mayor Drake Randolph runs her car off the road. Though Drake is instantly drawn to Lacey's take no prisoner's attitude and attempts to make amends for the accident, Lacey, as the new head of the city's Environmental Protection Department, is all too aware of the handsome mayor's reputation as a ladies' man. But when Lacey's aggressively takes on a developer who illegally dumps toxic materials, the developer strikes back at Lacey and wages a war to get her off his back by any means necessary. Suddenly the only person who can help her, the only person who keep her alive, is Drake...
For fans of romantic suspense and readers who enjoy trueandndash;toandndash;life characters.
Praise for Beverly Jenkins:
"Jenkins is a gifted storyteller who knows how to bring special spark and sass to romance."
andndash; Romantic Times Bookclub
Synopsis
The last thing Lacy Green needs is trouble—and handsome Mayor Drake Randolph has "danger" written all over him . . . especially when "His Fineness" accidentally runs her off the road. Despite Drake's sensuous charm, irresistible magnetism, and unwavering determination to make amends, she's thinking it might be smart to play it safe and keep her distance . . . if only his lips weren't so inviting.
But trouble comes from a different source when Lacy, as the head of Detroit's Environmental Protection Department, launches an investigation into the activities of a ruthless developer. Suddenly, Lacy becomes a target, dragged down into a swamp of greed, corruption . . . and murder. Now Drake Randolph might be the only one in Motown who can keep Lacy alive . . .
Synopsis
Lacy knows she should keep her distance from Detroit Mayor Drake Randolph.. When Lacy becomes a target in corruption and murder, Drake may be the only man who can keep her alive.
About the Author
Beverly Jenkins is an African-American historical romance writer. She lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband and their two children. Born in Detroit, she graduated from Cass Technical High School and attended Michigan State University, where she majored in journalism and English Literature.
Ms. Jenkins has written eight books to date, for which she has received numerous awards, including two Waldenbooks Best Sellers Awards, a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times magazine for Best Western Historicals, and a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild.
Ms. Jenkins has been featured in many national publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Peoplemagazine, The Dallas Morning Newsand Vibemagazine. She has lectured at such prestigious schools and universities as Oberlin College, the University of Illinois, and the University of Michigan.
Beverly Jenkins's adult titles includeNight Song, Vivid, Indigo, Topaz, Through the Storm, The Taming of Jessi Rose, Always and ForeverandBefore the Dawn.