Cherry Adair Edge of Fear

Edge of Fear

Cherry Adair

Ballantine, Aug 2006, $6.99

ISBN: 0345485212

Over a year ago, Brian Shaw banker to the some of the world's deadliest terrorists vanished, wiping his trail as if he fell off the plant. T-FLAC wants Shaw in custody to cripple the financing of operations and to obtain the money trail that would lead back to a who's who of terrorists.

Bored T-FLAC Agent Caleb "Middle" Edge recovers from a leg injury when, at his insistence, his superior at the top-secret paranormal antiterrorist unit assigns him a special project. He is to apply his "rakish charm" to obtain intelligence from Shaw's daughter Heather who vanished six months ago when she saw her father murder her mother, but just resurfaced in San Francisco. Caleb is stunned by the immediate in his gut desire for Heather. He reminds himself several times about the pact he and his two siblings made to never seek a lifemate or marry and especially never fall in love. He knows that for five centuries his ancestors have suffered from broken hearts due to Nairne's Curse and the three brothers vow to end the curse with their generation. Caleb and his handler Lark plan to use Heather as a pawn to get to her father, but the Middle Edge finds he must choose between the innocent woman he loves and his country's need.

Fans of exciting paranormal romantic suspense thrillers will want to read the fast-paced EDGE OF FEAR. The lead protagonists are an interesting pair as he fights falling in love due to the curse and she is wary of everyone since watching her father kill her mother. Cherry Adair provides a strong middle thriller that will have her fans clamoring for the final cursed sibling's story.

Harriet Klausner