Kate McKenna is a photojournalist with a renegade reputation — and a fearless streak that lands her in an experimental hot air balloon, flying over the Rio Grande with the infamous Nick O’Brien. She wants to capture the real man behind the brilliant inventor, but to do that she needs to survive a crash landing in a lawless land and the ruthless bandits who take them hostage. As they conspire to escape their captors, Nick’s fierce protective instinct ignites a deep, primitive desire. Necessity is the mother of invention, and Nick’s working on a plan to get them out of harm’s way. But he never anticipated the desperation he feels to keep Kate safe. Out here, they need each other to survive. But if they make it back to the real world in one piece, will the bond forged in crisis be strong enough to last a lifetime?
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"I really liked this book. It had humor, emotions, steamy scenes, and action/suspense. I would definitely read this book again. It was written well and was a good page-turner. I couldn't wait to see what scrap was gotten into next. I liked the ending too. Enjoy"
— Caro (4 out of 5 stars)
" i have read mostof these windswept books of Iris`s and did not like any of them that I can remember.She definitly improved after she stopped writing them "
— Kathy, 6/3/2013" Very hard to believe... Interesting romance to it although at the end you wanted them to just figure it all out and stop being stupid "
— Brianna, 10/13/2012" I read this back in the 90s. "
— Anna, 7/11/2012" I've read most of this author's romance novels, as well as her adventure novels. I found this one kind of boring and the characters not very well developed. "
— Alice, 7/1/2012" Thought it was another of her murder mysteries, but it was a romance. Still not disappointed though! "
— Laura, 6/20/2012" I have to agree with several of the other reviews. The over bearing and jealous ways are a bit much. I found a few inconsistency in Kate's character in the first part of the book that were disappointing. Overall a decent book. "
— Michelle, 4/25/2012" Boring. Too much like harlequin romance "
— C.mills, 3/4/2012" A quick read and thoroughly enjoyed the book! "
— Linda, 1/31/2012" This book was labeled as a mystery on the spine, but it must have been mislabeled. It was a romance all the way through with very little suspense or mystery. An easy read, but it isn't rated terribly high on my list. "
— Jeri, 12/6/2011" ok. stands up to the test of time +/-. "
— Ruth, 11/10/2011" I liked the overall story but due to the jealousy issues and threats of physical violence from Nick I couldn't find the romance. If this was a true life story Kelly would have been cautioned to get away from him before he made good on one of this threats. "
— Naomi, 11/1/2011Iris Johansen is the author of more than thirty New York Times bestsellers. Her series featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has sold over twenty million copies and was the subject of the Lifetime movie The Killing Game. She has has also co-authored the bestselling series featuring investigator Kendra Michaels.
Christina Traister, Earphones Award–winning narrator, has worked nationally as a professional actor for over fifteen years with a career focusing on classical theater. She teaches acting, voice, and stage combat in the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University.