Synopses & Reviews
Delaney Wescott, a beautiful security expert, is summoned to New York after Lucas Wayne, a rock-star-turned-movie-star, is almost killed in his hotel room. His assailant is Rina Cole, a sultry sex siren actress and old flame of Wayne's, who holds him responsible for her career's plummet. Delaney's first priority is to protect Lucas from Rina. As they head out to the breathtaking snow-capped mountains of Aspen, Colorado, Delaney figures keeping Lucas safe will be a straight-forward case. But the situation is complicated by an unknown and anonymous Lucas Wayne fan -- a woman whose psychological profile is growing more disturbing by the minute.
Focusing all of her attention on her professional responsibilities, Delaney tries to ignore the fact that Aspen happens to be the hometown of the man who broke her heart. When they finally meet again, he throws her for an unexpected loop -- just as Delaney begins to wonder whether she and Lucas might share more than a professional relationship. And then there's Riley, ruggedly handsome and Delaney's partner and closest confidante. Could it be that be wants to be more than friends? With Riley's help and her own sharp instincts, she discovers the truth -- and a true love -- hidden among many illusions.Performed by Allison Janney
Synopsis
Delaney Westcott is a beautiful career woman in a man's world. Owner and chief asset of a personal security business -- where she guards the rich and famous from the unwanted attention of friends and enemies -- she can take care of herself. Except for the one time she didn't: when she fell headlong for handsome cowboy Jared McCallister, a man she couldn't have.
After it ended suddenly, Delaney threw herself into her work with a fury and intensity calculated to erase every other thought from her mind. And she promised that she'd never let any man touch her so deeply again. Ever.
But when Delaney finds herself in Jared's hometown of Aspen, Colorado, on a dangerous job, she begins to wonder if she is strong enough to refuse him a second time...
About the Author
Janet Dailey's first book -- a Harlequin romance -- was published in 1976. In the twenty years since, she has written 89 more novels and become the third largest selling female author in the world, with 300 million copies of her books sold in 19 languages in 98 countries. Her most recent bestsellers,
Masquerade, Rivals, and
Heiress, have all sold more than one million copies each. She is known for her strong, decisive characters, her extraordinary ability to re-create a time and place, and her unerring courage to confront important, controversial issues, like alcoholism and sexual abuse, in her stories.
All of her novels are meticulously researched, an endeavor she shares with her husband, Bill Dailey. The couple met in 1963, when Janet worked as a secretary for the construction company Bill owned. The two travel extensively to scout story locations, and have visited all 50 states; these days, they are likely to fly, but miss the time when they drove cross country, a trailer attached to their car. Janet Dailey also reads voraciously about every aspect of any subject she writes about; as she remarks, "Accuracy is important in genre fiction; you have to get it right, zero in on the real details. That's the way to make writing come alive and not irritate the readers with carelessness."
When they are not traveling, the couple spend time at their home on the shore of Lake Taneycomo in Branson, Missouri. It is the part of the country Dailey loves best, partly because, she says, "The people around me are more interested in their problems and their lives, and that sort of keeps me in touch with reality. They think it's nice that I write, but they really couldn't care less."
Allison Janney has been featured on Broadway (Present Laughter), in films (Big Night and First Wives Club) and on television shows on all four networks.James Grippando is the bestselling author of The Abduction, The Informant, and The Pardon. He lives in Florida, where he was a trial lawyer for twelve years.
Allison Janney has been featured on Broadway (Present Laughter), in films (Big Night and First Wives Club) and on television shows on all four networks.