Keeper of the Bride
Nina Cormier was jilted at the altar, but what a break that turns out to be: the church blows up just as she is leaving (and when she would have been saying vows had the marriage happened). The bomb squad investigates, headed by Detective Sam Navarro, and all leads point to Nina’s ex-husband as the prime suspect. Nina is heartbroken and scared; Sam is brave and strong; and both are determined to keep it all professional. But when someone tries to run Nina off the road, Sam steps in to make sure she’s safe, bringing them closer together and opening the door to romance. Sam is skittish at first, his earlier marriage having fallen apart because of his dangerous job, but he cannot stop thinking about Nina, and she quickly realizes that this is no rebound romance. This fast-paced story, reissued here in hardcover following its original publication in 1996 as a Harlequin paperback, boasts some nice plot twists and two likable protagonists. Rizzoli & Isles fans may think of this as Gerritsen-lite, but Sandra Brown readers will love it. --Stacy Alesi--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.