Michelle Perry, In Enemy Hands

In Enemy Hands

Michelle Perry

Medallion, Apr 2006, $6.99

ISBN: 1932815473

Businessman Gary Vandergriff informs bounty hunter Dante Giovanni that he needs his special services to bring his daughter Nadia home so she can be safe, as Nick works illegal alien trafficking that has brought him many dangerous enemies, including a lethal drug lord. Nadia lives with Gary's former wife Maria and Nick Branson in Sewanee, Tennessee. Besides the 500K fee, Dante sympathizes with Gary, as the only way he hears his little girl's voice is on her mother's answering machine.

Dante rescues Nadia from thugs, which enables him to enter the highly fortified home of Nick. He soon pulls off the abduction and delivers Nadia to what he assumes is the safety of her dad. However, he quickly realizes his error, and willingly risks his life to rectify what harm he has caused by delivering the woman he has fallen in love with to Gary, who has plans to use her as a disposable pawn to enact vengeance against the ex-wife he scarred and her lover.

IN ENEMY HANDS is an exhilarating romantic suspense starring a hero who allows his personal life to interfere with his judgment, an often used device made fresh by a strong support cast. Once he sees clearly and realizes what he has done, Dante moves heaven and earth to save Nadia's life, even if it means at the cost of his own. Gary is the embodiment of pure evil, and readers will find in fascinating because he seems like he has no soul. Fans will appreciate this tense thriller, as first Dante and then Nadia take chances with their lives to do the right thing for love.