Maximum Security

by Tracy Montoya

Book Overview

Maximum Security by Tracy Montoya released on Dec 25, 2003 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373227507
• ISBN13: 9780373227501
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

FINALLY A BAD-AZZ VILLIAN - MAKES YOU SQUIRM!

Tension was there - surprise attacks - a sense of danger. but the characters are the ones that hold up a story. Maggie Reyes - she is a best selling true-crime writer. She served 4 years on a criminal task force in Louisiana because of her top class research and a sharp memory for details. The infamous serial killer known as the "Surgeon" did not like what she wrote about him and the fact that she is the only one of his victims to get away. He is now out to get her. Ah, these women, she uses the internet. Bad choice. Billy Corrigan - he is an FBI agent going out of his investigative area to bring down the man who murdered his sister, Jenna. His search for revenge has led him to the only person who survived the "Surgeon's" attack and brutalization. He will not let anything stop him even if it means losing his job. The Surgeon - he is always one step ahead of the law - and has stalked and murdered women across 4 states. He now is obssessed with cleaning up loose ends and is stalking Maggie even to letting her know that he can come and go in her house whenever he wants. He comes close to getting her once. Billy learns of his military background. That is were his stealth training came from. Adriana Torres - she is a very close friend from Maggie's college days. She has done everything she can for the past 18 months to keep Maggie safe from being found. Has this put her life in danger? James Brentwood - he is Adriana's lover and the local police detective who believes in Maggie's danger. He also wants to stop the man who has killed nine women and brutalized them. Elizabeth Borkowski - she is James wisecracking partner and she knows Billy from way back. She wants to help Maggie but she is skeptical about a serial killer who stalks across state lines. The killers hang in their own territories. Gina Markson - she never knew what hit her - she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. How were they going to corner the killer? He was out-thinking them and making an appearance when least exptected. Billy and Maggie both had emotional and traumatic problems that they had to work through - but boy, did it make for a thrilling, emotional plot - one of the excellent ones. I loved the build-up of these characters that did not depend on the bed scenes to hold a story together. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -m -- one of the truly better ones of Intrigue.

Maximum Enjoyment

Back in January, I picked up Maximum Security, a Harlequin Intrigue by Tracy Montoya, because it was the first time I'd found a category romance by a relatively new author, and I thought it would be good to study. Only this week did I finally select it from my book bin, and I'm glad I did.Maggie Reyes is the only woman to survive The Surgeon's violent games, and two years later, she's still terrified to go outside. She's changed her name and has a lonely, anxious life. When computer crimes specialist Billy Corrigan shows up on her doorstep, demanding her assistance in finding and stopping The Surgeon, Maggie refuses at first. But then the Surgeon finds her and begins a new deadly game of cat and mouse, leaving Maggie and Billy to desperately match wits as they find strength in each other.Normally, a category romance is heavy on romance, so much so that the sexual tension sometimes feels forced and artificial. In this case, there is no obvious romance, yet what exists between the Maggie and Billy eventually becomes "true love" by the end of the book. I wanted these characters to get together, and Montoya's decision not to include frequent mention of any attraction helped me focus on what mattered -- the suspenseful story and the genuine relationship that's built on the blood and bones of painful pasts. The characters are fully-formed, with quirks and thoughts that feel real, thanks to Tracy Montoya's descriptive prose and insight.With a few sub-plots to lengthen the manuscript and more scenes with a delightful seconday cast, including Billy's tougher-than-M boss and Maggie's fiery Latina best friend, this book could have easily stood on its own as a single-title, or find more audience as a thrilling film. I'm keeping this book as a good example of what to do *right* in a category romance.

Maximum Page Turning Enjoyment!

Maggie Reyes physically survived her attack by a serial killer, but mentally? She's still trapped in the horror of the experience, just as she's trapped inside the safety of her house, living in anonymity. Isolated from the world. But now the killer's found her. So has Billy Corrigan. He wants her help capturing "The Surgeon." For him this isn't part of his FBI job...it's personal. Together they work to bring down a murderer even as these two wounded souls start to heal each other.A gripping story! Tracy Montoya's debut for Harlequin's Intrigue line will keep you turning pages!

Maximum Enjoyment!!

Ever since reading ISABELA'S DREAMS, I have anxiously awaited Tracy Montoya's next book -- and MAXIMUM SECURITY was well worth the wait. Great characters, compelling plot, sizzling chemistry -- Ms. Montoya captured it all. From the first page I was hooked and couldn't put it down. Billy and Maggie will steal your heart with their haunted souls that can only be healed by the other. I highly recommend MAXIMUM SECURITY.