23 September 2008

Force of Nature (Troubleshooters #11)

Force of Nature is the eleventh book in Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series.

Annie Dugan needs a change in her life. She spent months living with a friend who was dying of cancer and has not been able to get her life back to normal since. Her solution was to quit her job and go back to her home town - Sarasota, Florida.

Now she is working for her brother's best friend, Ric Alvarado - a PI and ex-cop. Only she wants to become his partner while he wants her safely behind the receptionist's desk.

When what looks like a simple case crosses paths with a current FBI investigation, SAC Jules Cassidy recruits Ric and Annie. But while he is in town he runs into Robin Chadwick - the love of his life.

Robin and Jules first met in Hot Target, when Jules was assigned to help protect Robin's sister. Now they are back together and their feelings for each other are about to reach a boiling point.

Suzanne Brockmann is not only a great suspense / romance writer, she includes characters stereotypically not found in the mainstream. Her diversity includes many different types of people and her gay romance between Robin and Jules has some traditional romance groups cringing - but get with the time. These days anyone who doesn't include the occasional gay character is living in a closet.

Brockmann, Suzanne. (2007). Force of Nature. New York: Ballantine Books.

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