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A deadly mission uncovers a lust worth killing for … in this breathtaking new novel from national bestselling author Cherry Adair.

P
LEASURE
WITH A PRICE
.

A high-profile celebrity wedding in Monaco is the kind of A-list event security specialist Rand Maguire excels at. Everything goes like clockwork, until guests start inexplicably losing all their inhibitions… .

P
AINFUL
SECRETS FROM THE PAST
.

Rand is no stranger to the effects of Rapture. His chemist father’s attempt at a cure for depression caused Rand’s mother’s death years ago, and put his father away for her murder. Now someone is circulating Rapture in a campaign of terror, intending to manufacture and sell it on a global scale. But with no leads, Rand feels the heat.

P
ASSION WITH NO
L
IMITS
.

Sexy Lodestone agent Dakota North is sent to help Rand kick-start his search, armed only with her uncanny sixth sense. But what they discover in their race across Europe is more far-reaching and lethal than an erotic street drug. From a Barcelona bank heist to a million-dollar arms deal in Paris, Dakota and Rand give in to an insatiable craving for each other in nights of pure carnal delight, no senses left untouched. No Rapture necessary.

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“Exceptional!”—
Romantic Times
“Enticing!”—
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Spicy!”—
Library Journal
“Heart-stopping!”—
Publishers Weekly

Praise for
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author
CHERRY ADAIR,
the “hot talent” (
Romantic
Times
) behind these romantic suspense novels

HUSH

“Addictively readable … Testosterone-rich, adrenaline-driven suspense … Packed with plenty of unexpected plot twists and lots of sexy passion.”


Chicago Tribune

 

“Gripping … Fast-paced and loaded with action.”

—genregoroundreviews.com

 

“Hot and steamy … The sexual tension is magnetic.”

—paranormalhaven.com

 

“Adair is a master of pulling together exciting adventure and burning passion to make a spine-tingling read!”


Romantic Times

 

BLACK MAGIC

“Plenty of sex, and a hero who always comes to the rescue.”


Publishers Weekly

 

“A hot new adventure.”


Romantic Times

 

NIGHT SHADOW

“Smoothly blends sensuality and espionage.”


Publishers Weekly

 

“Pulse-pounding … all the danger, treachery, and romance a reader could wish for… . Exceptional.”


Romantic Times

 

“Cherry Adair … will make your pulse race and your palms sweat.”

—Fresh Fiction

 

NIGHT SECRETS

“Tremendous!”


Romantic Times

 

“The night sizzles to new heights in these novels of romantic suspense.”

—Fresh Fiction

 

WHITE HEAT

“A steamy fusion of romance and heart-stopping suspense.”


Publishers Weekly

 

“Heart-stopping adventure … spicy.”


Library Journal

 

HOT ICE

“A relentless page-turner with plenty of enticing plot twists and turns.”


Seattle Post-Intelligencer

 

“A very sexy adventure that offers nonstop, continent-hopping action from start to finish.”


Library Journal

 

HIDE AND SEEK

“Cherry Adair stokes up the heat and intrigue in her adventurous thriller.”


Romantic Times

 

“Outsize protagonists, super-nasty villains, and earthy sex scenes.”


Publishers Weekly

 

“Gripping, sexy as all get out.”

—The Belles and Beaux of Romance

 

“A reason to stay up way too late.”

—The Romance Journal

 

KISS AND TELL

“A sexy, snappy roller-coaster ride!”


New York Times
bestselling author Susan Andersen

 

“A true keeper.”


Romantic Times

 

Also by Cherry Adair

Hush
Black Magic

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2012 by Cherry Adair

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First Pocket Star Books paperback edition April 2012

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ISBN 978-1-4391-5383-3
ISBN 978-1-4391-6712-0 (ebook)

For my brother, who will never read any further than this. You are my second favorite male in the whole PTO.
I love you.

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Contents
 

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

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