Part of Series
A deputy US Marshal faces a high-stakes covert operation, a vengeful killer, and her own dark past in the breathtaking new installment of the Cady Maddix Mysteries. Deputy US Marshal Cady Maddix assists a multi-agency operation by going undercover to infiltrate a group of domestic terrorists. Impersonating a fugitive she recently arrested, Cady attends a large multi-day gathering on an isolated private property in Georgia's Chattahoochee-Oconoee National Forest. Her target is Thad Coulson, the charismatic leader of a violent organization with plans of expansion that threaten the country. Her assignment is two-fold—earn Coulson's trust and secure as much information about the participants as possible. She succeeds on both fronts but soon discovers that someone tracked her home and may have seen through her pretense. While Cady engages in a dangerous game of deception, another more immediate threat draws closer. A killer intent on revenge has materialized from the shadows of her past and won't be satisfied until he exacts a gruesome retribution.
Author
The mother of five children, Kylie Brant claims she began writing to save her sanity. Plotting stories became her method of escape from the reality of constant ball games, chauffeuring kids, and refereeing "minor" disagreements between her perfect offspring. In 1992 she was elated to get a call from Silhouette offering to buy her second novel. Home with laryngitis at the time, she still managed to croak out agreement, and her career was born. A few months later she went on to sell Rancher's Choice, the first manuscript she’d written. Kylie is married to her high school sweetheart, and they make their home in Iowa. She insists that all her heroes are based on her husband of 23 years because he possesses that most heroic of make qualities—ironing skills. Those abilities come in handy, as she juggles a full time teaching job with writing and a family. Doing things the easy way has never held much appeal for this multi award-winning author. She graduated with high honors from the University of Northern Iowa. A graduation photo shows her in cap and gown holding her two sons, one aged 16 months and the other three weeks. She went on to obtain a teaching job working with learning-disabled children while completing her master’s degree at night and during summers. "There was a time in my life when I could imagine myself as a life-long student," she recalls. "I actually toyed with the idea of pursuing a doctorate. But instead, my life took a spin and I ended up writing romances. I’ve never regretted it!" Her family has since been completed by the birth of another son and a set of twins, a boy and a girl. Kylie’s books are regularly featured on bestseller lists such as Waldenbooks and B. Dalton Bookseller. With over a million copies of books in print, her novels have been distributed in 20 countries and released in seven languages. Family and friends are the main focus of Kylie’s life. When she isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys reading and flower gardening. She loves traveling, preferring beach, ocean, and room service.
