Annalise Taylor, a computer teacher at Sandhurst School for gifted
and underprivileged students, is working with three of her best
students when armed gunmen storm into the classroom. She pleads with
them to let the children go, but the leader is adamant. The children
stay.
When the Tactical
Crime Division (TCD) hears of a hostage situation with children, Evan
Duran, their best hostage negotiator, knows he has to go. When he
learns that Annalise, a woman he was involved with and still loves,
is with the children, it becomes personal.
The characters in
this novel are great. Annalise is strong and resourceful. She
protects the children as best she can and manages to grab her phone
to communicate with the negotiators. Evan is under tremendous
pressure both because of the children and Annalise, but worse the
gunman won’t talk to him and answers his questions with gunfire.
The pace is very
fast with several problems in addition to getting the children out
unharmed. The romance between Evan and Annalise adds to the tension.
It’s hard to put the book down when so much is happening. Although
some parts of the plot were not very realistic, overall it’s a good
crime story.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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