Cold as Ice: A thrilling novel of Romance and Suspense (Cold Justice - The Negotiators)

Finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence in Mystery/Suspense and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. When Darby ORoarke wakes up in a strange house with a dead man with no memory of what happened she knows who she has to call: FBI Supervisory Special Agent Eban Wintersthe man she fell for, and who rejected her, last summer. A negotiator isnt supposed to get involved with kidnap victims, and Eban has been trying to avoid the temptation that is Darby ORoarke ever since they met. One frantic phone call has him racing to Alaska to uncover the truth, but he faces stubborn opposition from the local police, and a growing media frenzy. Getting Darby released from jail and keeping her safe is his first priority. When another woman is brutally slain, evidence emerges that suggests Darby is being framed, and that the culprit is a vicious serial killer who has eluded the FBI for more than a decadeand, now, the killer has Darby in their sights.