Title: Cold Deceit
Series: Cold Justice - Most Wanted #2
Author: Toni Anderson
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: December 20, 2022
When forensic anthropologist Zoe Miller stumbles across a murder victim in the blisteringly hostile Sonoran Desert, she triggers a chain of events that puts her in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer.
FBI HRT operator Seth Hopper is on secret assignment near the Mexican border when he suddenly finds himself on a rescue mission. The former Navy SEAL is ordered to protect Zoe, whether she likes it or not, which sets them off on a cross-country journey back to Virginia.
Zoe has good reason not to trust a man like Seth, but there is no denying the scorching heat that flares between them, hotter than the desert sun. Can Zoe find justice for the murdered woman? Or will the killers close in to destroy them both…
Don’t miss New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson’s next Cold Justice® - Most Wanted novel, featuring agents from the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team.
He placed a large palm over her forehead and she squinted up at him from under her lashes.
He had the most perfect symmetrical features—strong jawline, high cheek bones, a full lower lip. And those eyes…which veered in color from a pale olive-green to light brown and were probably technically hazel. They looked way prettier than any other hazel eyes she’d ever seen.
An unwanted quiver of awareness shot down her spine at the reminder of how attractive she’d thought he was when she’d first seen him at the motel about a thousand years ago. But, right now, he was examining her more like he thought she was a recalcitrant little kid with a fever.
4.5 Stars
Are you ready to be on the edge of your seat as the suspense of drug cartels, illegal immagrants, border patrol and FBI espionage takes over the desert of Arizona? From the first pages the author drew me into the story with strong characters, a budding connection that catches some by surprise.
Zoe is determined to do some good and help find family for some of the unfortunate that are looking for an escape. Though she has had many advantages in her life she is determined to make a life of her own without the advantages that being the daughter of the VP of the United States. No need for Secret Service details following her around, she does her best to stay out of the press and unrecognized.
HRT Agent Hopper is proud of the work he has accomplished for his country as an ex Navy Seal and now a recognized member of the FBI special forces team. He has two families, his parents who gave him a place to call home and a solid sound upbringing, second is his team that he trusts his life with on a daily basis. Doing everything he can to better his country. Seth is not without his own insecurities that come to light when a beautiful lady finds herself in the crossfire with the drug cartel by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He can't fight his need to protect, but at what cost.
Will Seth be able to keep Zoe safe? Will they cross the lines and maybe find something they have both been lacking? Will the desert be a safer place in the end?
A great book full of action and romance to keep you entertained.
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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 and Suspense, Readers’ Choice, Aspen Gold, Book Buyers’ Best, Golden Quill, National Excellence in Story Telling (NEST) Contest, and National Excellence in Romance Fiction awards. She's been a finalist in both the Vivian Contest and the RITA. Her books have been translated into five different languages.
Best known for her “COLD JUSTICE®” novels, perhaps it’s not surprising to discover Toni lives in one of the most extreme climates on earth—Manitoba, Canada. Formerly a Marine Biologist (Ph.D.), she still misses the ocean. Her greatest achievements include raising two kids, mastering the Tokyo subway, climbing Ben Lomond, snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, and surviving eighteen (and counting) Winnipeg winters.
Toni loves to travel for research and was lucky enough to visit the Strategic Information and Operations Center inside FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. She also got to shove another car off the road during pursuit training at the Writer’s Police Academy in Wisconsin. She hopes not to get arrested for her Google searches.
Find out more on her website: http://www.toniandersonauthor.com
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