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Black Ice

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Living paycheck to paycheck in Paris, American book translator Chloe Underwood would give anything for some excitement and passion--even a little danger. So when she's offered a lucrative weekend gig translating at a business conference in a remote château, she jumps at the chance to shake things up.

Then by chance Chloe discovers her employers are anything but the entrepreneurs they appear, and suddenly she knows far too much. Her clients are illegal arms dealers, and one of them is ordered to kill her. But instead, Bastien Toussaint drags Chloe away, and the next thing she knows she's on the run with the most terrifying and seductive man she's ever met. What were his motives--and would she live long enough to find out?

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 28, 2005
      This taut romantic suspense novel from RITA Award–winner Stuart (The Widow
      ) delivers deliciously evil baddies and the type of disturbing male protagonist that only she can transform into a convincing love interest. Chloe Underwood, a 23-year-old American who regards herself as a disappointment to her high-achieving family, makes a meager living in Paris by translating children's books into English. After accepting a last-minute translating job in the French countryside, she discovers that rather than working for a consortium of food executives, she's stumbled upon a group of sadistic international arms dealers. Cold-blooded assassin Bastian Touissant, who was sent a year earlier by a nebulous "the ends justify the means" agency to infiltrate this shady group and try to stop its illegal activity, seems to blend right in. On meeting Chloe, Bastian isn't sure whether she's a spy, perhaps sent to kill him, or the innocent she appears to be. Despite his ruthlessness, Bastian can't resist saving Chloe's life (on multiple, graphic occasions) and attempting to send her back to her family in the U.S. Brilliant characterizations and a suitably moody ambience drive this dark tale of unlikely love. Agent, Jane Dystel.

    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2005
      Longing for a little excitement and some more cash, children's book translator Chloe Underwood leaves Paris for a lucrative assignment at a country estate to do some simple translating for a group of international businessmen. Soon, however, Chloe finds herself in a hotbed of international intrigue, knowing way too much about illegal arms and other undercover dealings for her own good. Targeted for torture and death, Chloe is rescued by the mysterious Bastien Toussaint, a man who could be more dangerous than those she left behind. Skillful plotting, solid pacing, and compelling characters add up to a suspenseful tale, where the danger is as treacherous as black ice. Noted for intense, highly sensual, often dark romances, Vermonter Stuart ("Hidden Honor") is a member of the RWA Hall of Fame.

      Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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