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Cold Cruel Kiss
2021
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4.35
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480
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When the daughter of the US Ambassador to Argentina is kidnapped in broad daylight on Christmas Eve, the FBI sends one of its best negotiators to investigate. Supervisory Special Agent Max Hawthorne arrives at an embassy thrown into chaos as US and local law enforcement hustle to track the young woman. Is this a simple kidnap for ransom, or part of a political agenda? Could it be something more sinister? Lucy Aston has something to hide. Preferring to stay in the shadows, the lowly, fashion-challenged office assistant resents being assigned to help Max. But Max can’t resist a puzzle…he’s starting to suspect Lucy Aston is not what she seems. When rumors emerge of a suspected Russian spy operating out of the embassy, Lucy’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble. As she and Max race to rescue the ambassador’s daughter, Lucy has to do whatever it takes to keep her cover from being blown—even if that means betraying the man she’s falling for.

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Toni Anderson
Toni Anderson
Author · 32 books

Toni Anderson writes gritty, sexy, FBI Romantic Thrillers, and is a New York Times and a USA Today bestselling author. Her books have won the Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence in Mystery/Suspense, the Readers' Choice, Aspen Gold, Book Buyers' Best, Golden Quill, and National Excellence in Romance Fiction awards. She’s been a finalist in The Vivian Contest and the RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America, and also in the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Thrillers. Her books have been downloaded more than three million times. Best known for her Cold Justice® books perhaps it’s not surprising to discover Toni lives in one of the most extreme climates on earth—Manitoba, Canada. Formerly a Marine Biologist, she still misses the ocean. In January 2016, she visited FBI Headquarters in Washington DC, including a tour of the Strategic Information and Operations Center. She hopes not to get arrested for her Google searches. For more information about Toni: Website: https://www.toniandersonauthor.com Store: https://toniandersonshop.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonianderson... Twitter: https://twitter.com/@toniannanderson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toni\_anders... Newsletter: https://www.toniandersonauthor.com/ne... Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Start reading Toni's award-winning, bestselling Cold Justice® series with A COLD DARK PLACE. If you want to know when Toni's next book will be out, visit her website (https://www.toniandersonauthor.com/co...) or sign up for her newsletter. Next Release: COLD SNAP Put it on your "To Read" shelf. description Pre-order: COLD FURY Put it on your "To Read" shelf. description

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