a cold dark promise: fbi romantic suspense (cold justice book 9)  <b>from <i>new york times</i> bestselling author toni anderson comes a heart-wrenching, emotional story about love, bioweapons, and the importance of keeping promises.</b><br><br>in the midst of wedding preparations, a shadowy figure from alex parker's past reappears and threatens the joy he's found with mallory rooney.<br><br>four years ago, jane sanders’s powerful ex-husband kidnapped their young daughter and jane hasn't seen her since. now, she finally has a lead and she knows just the man to help get her daughter back. trouble is, he's an assassin. and he terrifies her.<br><br>despite his upcoming nuptials, alex agrees to help, but it doesn't take long for the routine operation to turn complicated—and deadly on a global scale.<br><br>can the former assassin make it home in time to marry the woman he loves, or will his dark past destroy all hope for their future?<br><br><br><b>a cold dark promise takes place during the week leading up to the wedding of former cia assassin alex parker to fbi agent mallory rooney, who first meet in the novel, a cold dark place. a cold dark promise can be read as a standalone novella, but readers might get more enjoyment if they read a cold dark place (which is free on amazon kindle) first. </b>