Closer...: Forbidden Fantasies

by Jo Leigh

Book Overview

A stalker has ruined Christie Pratchett's life. He's stolen her job, her friends and her freedom. The police can't help, nor can the FBI. Now with a single call for help, it's all up to ex-Delta Force Boone Ferguson. Boone lives under the radar...with a secret that could cost him big. But he's going to train Christie to become a warrior princess -- and his lover. Together they're going to risk it all, on the street -- and in the bedroom. Do you have...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373792697
• ISBN13: 9780373792696
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Hot romantic suspense

Ms. Leigh has written a keeper. Even if you tend to skip category romance - do yourself a favor and buy this book. The shelf life is short and in no time it will be impossible to get. Chris is an ordinary woman pushed past endurance as her life is stolen from her by an unknown stalker. Reaching out for help in the form a phone number her brother left her brings Boone into her life. Sexual tension, danger, romance all swirl and sizzle in a perfect blend as the couple grapple to carve safety out of familar world gone unstable. This is first book in a new series by Ms. Leigh. Color me happy.

Closer ... is a winner

I was beginning to pretty much give up on the Blaze line until this book came out. I'll start by saying that I loved this book. It's the first in a series about a group of people who became involved in a situation that ended with them running for their lives. They live "just below the surface" of society, shifting from identity to identity, one step ahead of the enemy as they try to regain what they've lost. They can only rely on each other, they can't make friends or fall in love - it isn't an option. Closer ... is the story of Christie Pratchett whose life has been changed by a stalker who has taken away her job, her friends, and isolated her from everything that she knew. She has no one to turn to since her brother Nate's death. While packing to try to escape she comes across a picture of her brother with a phone number and remembered that her brother had told her to call it if she ever needed help. That help turned out to be ex-Delta Force member Boone Ferguson, a friend of Nate's. Boone can't help but become more involved than he should, to care for Christie far beyond what is required to protect her. And as it becomes more evident that this stalker is more dangerous than imagined, falling in love can become more a liability than blessing, a distraction that could get them both killed. I loved both Christie and Boone. The chemistry between them is palpable, the tension not only sexual but heightened by the danger surrounding them. The storyline is believable, engrossing and kept me totally absorbed in the story.

Sweet suspense

Romantic suspense/action is my favorite sub genre and CLOSER delivers an abundance of spine-tingling suspense and red-hot passion, wrapped up nice and neat in a bow of undeniable attraction that you just know will lead to a delicious romance. Christie Pratchett's life has practically been pulled out from under her by a stalker whose relentless pursuit has caused her to lose her job, her friends, and terrorizes her enough to hold her prisoner in her own home. Out of sheer desperation, Christie calls a number left by her late brother, and his friend Boone Ferguson enters her home and her life. Boone is determined to find Christie's stalker and eliminate the fear that has taken over her life. Boone's appearance also brings the characters of Seth and Kate to the story, who will be featured in Jo Leigh's upcoming Blaze, RELENTLESS, scheduled for release in November, 2006. There is a twist at the end of this book that I didn't expect, and I anticipate where it will take up in Ms. Leigh's next book. This book is available now if you enjoy the Blaze line, be sure to get your hands on it. If you haven't read a Blaze recently, I hope you'll choose CLOSER to reintroduce yourself to the line, you won't be disappointed.