Desperado

Risking his neck - and falling in love! - is all in a day's work in this Long, Tall Texan classic by New York Times bestseller author Diana Palmer

Tough and relentless, Cord Romero lives for the adrenaline rush that comes with being a mercenary for hire. But this time the job is personal. Having barely survived a murder attempt from an elusive enemy, Cord is determined to neutralize his foe – the head of a multinational corporation that fronts a child labour ring. In order to get closer to his target, Cord join forces with the Lassiter Detective Agency, where he's reunited with his childhood friend, Maggie Barton.

Maggie is no longer the impressionable young woman he once knew. She is now strong, independent and incharge of her own life – and, professionally, Cord's equal. She has one vulnerability: a tragic secret from her past that threatens her relationship with Cord...and sets her up as a pawn for his deadly enemy.

Cord cannot afford to be distracted during the most important case of his life. But Maggie plays an indispensable part in unraveling the links to his enemy's crimes. Forced to trust each other for their very survival, Cord and Maggie embark on a lethal game of cat and mouse that can leave only one winner standing.