Perfect Weapon (1803)

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Danger In Plain Sight Stay alive. That's all Dr. Sydney Hale can think. In one terrifying minute, her life was turned upside down. Now, the cops think she's a murder suspect, the government wants her to come in, and somebody will do anything, including kill, to get the knowledge only she has. Alone, she'll never survive on the run. What she needs is a perfect weapon, and Marine Jack Wilson just may be the answer to her prayers. Jack has always been clear about who the enemy is, but now, he's not sure. Why is Sydney Hale the only survivor of a government lab breach? What secrets is she hiding? Why is the government lying to him? Jack intends to find the answers to all his questions, but first, he has to keep Sydney alive long enough, and if there's anything this Marine knows, it's how to keep moving and fight back. What he doesn't know is what to do about the fierce desire she awakens in him. With no one to turn to but each other, sexual tension explodes into a passionate hunger and a tender love neither can fully trust--or live without. And with the stakes rising, Jack and Sydney will make their stand, gambling everything they have on a choice that could save--or destroy--them both. . . From Booklist Dr. Sydney Hale charms a marine guard into letting her go outside her deeply buried, government-financed laboratory for some fresh air, not realizing that her lab is about to be attacked by terrorists who are after her top-secret antidote to deadly sarin nerve gas. In the attack, four marine buddies on leave to help thin the local deer population for Fish and Game get caught in the cross fire. The only survivor, Captain Jack Wilson, vows to get the guys who did this, and after eavesdropping on NSA agents, realizes that Sydney Hale is the key. The NSA whisks her off to a safe house, but Jack kidnaps her and they team up to get the bad guys, with the security of the United States hanging in the balance. This is more thriller than romance, but Sydney does fall for Jack, and Fetzer provides a one-sitting, nonstop, thoroughly enjoyable read. Mary K. Chelton Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.