Bait

I just finished reading Bait and as with many of her previous novels I had trouble putting it down. I liked all of her characters including "Zelda" the most difficult dog ever!! They were bold, strong, funny and the primary male Sam, was as usual handsome and sexy..which I personally always like in her books. She grabs you from the first page and keeps you interested and eager to know how the mystery/crime will end!! I have read Karen Robards for at least 15 years..give or take. I know when I see her name on a book that I will certainly enjoy the read. And this one in my opinion is one of her best.. Keep up the good work Karen.

I have read a couple of Karen Robards books before and was anxious to read this one. I did not regret it!! She has an independent and feisty heroine in Madeline (Maddie) Fitzgerald, a determined and sexy hero in Sam McCabe and lots of fun secondary characters such as E.P. Wynee, Sam's partner; Cynthia Gardner, also on Sam's team and Jon and Susan. The dog, Zelda, is also a riot. McCabe is an FBI special agent tracking a serial killer who calls him to leave clues. Maddie is the proud owner of a small advertising agency that is due to make a presentation the next morning at a dog food manufacturing company in New Orleans. Maddie is attacked and nearly killed in her hotel room. The killer also kills another Madeline Fitzgerald who is staying at the same hotel that same night/early morning. Maddie has secrets in her past that make her distrust law enforcement in general and the FBI in particular so lots of fireworks when McCabe & Wynne track her down to question her. Maddie & Jon make their presentation and win business with the dog food company by suggesting the owner's dog to appear in the ads and on a new logo. Maddie & Jon fly back to St. Louis but Maddie is afraid her past is catching up with her. In the meantime, McCabe is convinced the killer will go after her again as she is the one who got away. Lots of close calls, comic relief from Zelda (the dog) and Wynne, romance and plots twists follow. A delightful and thrilling read if you like mystery, thrills and some humor!

Maddie Fitzgerald, the owner of the Creative Partners Advertising Agency, is in New Orleans to pitch a proposal to a dog food agency when she is almost killed in her hotel room. Luckily she was able to stab the man with a pencil and escape. Later that night another woman, who bears Maddie's name, is murdered and FBI Agent Sam McCabe believes both the murder and the attempted murder are connected to one of his cases. Maddie goes home to St. Louis, but is attacked again. McCabe is convinced the man who tried to kill Maddie will try again and he talks her into acting as bait. To ease her fears he tells her that he and plenty of other agents will be acting as her bodyguards. She will be perfectly safe. Yeah Right! But Maddie reluctantly agrees, despite the fact that she has a secret in her past that could ruin the investigation, not to mention the relationship that is developing between her and Sam. Once again Karen Robards has written a non-stop, pulse-racing romantic suspense story, but that should come as no surprise to her legion of fans. I know I wasn't surprised to find a book that kept me glued to my chair from start to finish. Karen Robards just seems to be getting better and better with each new book.

This is a wonderfull book to read by Ms Robards. I loved everything from the character's to the plot. For reader's who like romance and suspense, you must give this one a try. I have read all of her books and love each and every one of them.

Another winner from Karen Robards. If you are like me you can't wait for one of her books to come out. This one is GREAT.Maddie Fitzgerald has had a hard life, but now things are looking up. She is in New Orleans to make a presentation that could take her fledgling advertizing agency into the big time. That night in her hotel room someone tries to kill her. Not only that, but he does kill another Madaline Fitzgerald in the same hotel. Which one did he mean to kill?Sam McCade has been on this killer's trail for a month, the killer likes to tease him with hints before the kill. When Sam learns another Madaline has been attacked, but managed to escape he thinks he has his first break.Maddie doesn't know if the hit was to be on her or not. But the FBI has already left her out to dry once, and she sure doesn't need them on her case again. IT has taken her 7 years to rebuild her life.If it is the mob, she thinks she can hold some evidence over them and make them call off the hit. All the time she has Sam and his crew on her tail. Which is lucky because they save her life again and move in to protect her. She is not willing to tell them anything about her knowledge of the mob. She must protect herself. When the killer strikes again she knows she will never be safe. She begins to think someone else is after her. But who? The attraction between her and Sam is potent. Eventually they confess to falling in love.But the killer is not just after Maddie, somehow he seems to be connected to Sam, too. The excitement never lets up. This is a fast paced story and so good you don't want it to end. There is a touch of humor, and you will feel alot of compassion for Maddie. The secondary characters are great, the ending surprising and exciting. Don't start to read it late at night, you may not get any sleep.