Hot Pursuit

Another of the Silhouette Bombshell's that kept me up late in suspense. Kathryn Jensen creates a realistic heroine that is a joy to read. I've already loaned this book to my sister.

Counterterrorist Daniel Rooker is used to doing things his way and not being questioned about his methods, but when NASA scientist Kate Foster's baby, a billion dollar satellite, is hijacked by terrorists, Kate will do whatever she has to to get it back before the terrorists can turn it into a weapon of mass destruction--even go head to head with the macho ex-marine mercenary, Rooker. In a race against time, Kate leads Rooker around the globe in this sexy, action-packed read that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the opening sentence when the gun wielding terrorsts burst into Kate's lab until the last when Kate has to face her biggest fear to save Rooker's life.

NASA scientist Dr. Kate Foster assumed her troubles would be in space not on earth. Instead someone broke into her secure lab holding a gun on her and seven members of her staff, stole valuable data, and "abducted" a HW-1 satellite that she operates. She assumes that the intruder is a corporate espionage agent from a rival of her prime funding Alternate Source Energy Corporation (ASEC) until this Zed kills one worker and shoots and abducts another. Civilian anti-terrorist expert and retired marine colonel Daniel Rooker is hired to find the criminals and recover the information and the satellite. As he begins his inquiries with Kate, the thieves demand ransom money from the government. He questions Kate as if she is the felon and is even harsher with her about her loyal crew as he is convinced someone inside had to expedite the caper. She cannot give credence to his theory that she has a traitor on her team though that is the only plausible way the theft could have occurred. Instead she knows each person personally and each one is dedicated, knows their stuff, and has cleared security checks. As they dispute who is behind the escapade yet work closely together, Kate and Daniel fall in love. HOT PURSUIT is an exhilarating thriller that never slows down from the moment that Zed enters the NASA Weston Research Facility until the final confrontation. The relationship between the scientist and the anti-terrorist expert starts early with a dispute over alarms and continues arguing over the turncoat and even over falling in love. Kathryn Jensen writes a fun romantic suspense thriller filled with plenty of action and a neat final twist. Harriet Klausner