Christian Delacorte's world has tilted. He survived a horrific experience as a child, terrified in his bedroom while his family was murdered. The wealthy Fiona Dunhill took him in and raised him. As an adult, he worked for Fiona as the head of security of Dunhill Corporation. He felt a special bond with Fiona, but she has many secrets. One secret landed her in prison for reasons that were complicated and centered on Christian.

An Asian woman named Jasmine mysteriously showed up in a warehouse a few months before and helped Christian rescue police detective Raven from a tortuous death. Raven was investigating the murder of one of Dunhill's security team. During that investigation, Christian and Raven fell in love. Now Jasmine has returned to call in the favor card. She needs Christian to help rescue her boss. Nicholas Charboneau and Jasmine were in Brazil when men broke into their hotel suite and kidnapped him. Jasmine's instructions are to obtain a vast amount of money within 10 days or they will kill Nicholas. Jasmine would do anything to rescue Nicholas. He is not only her boss, but he is the man she loves.

Nicholas, well-known in Chicago, is a man who lives on the wrong side of the law while still schmoozing in the limelight of the rich and famous. One of those men knows how to oil the hinges yet appear squeaky clean when necessary. Jasmine provides a very compelling reason for Christian to go to Brazil. Feeling his life is a mess and not sure that he's good enough for Raven, Christian starts an argument with her to put some distance between them.

Once in Brazil, Christian and Jasmine's investigation hits many snags. They're victims of a voodoo scare, someone tries to run over Christian and someone is tailing their every move. Nevertheless, Christian does not give up. His investigation proves fruitful, but also dangerous when Raven surprises him by showing up in Brazil. It appears that no one can be trusted and Christian and Raven are involved in a twisted plan they could never have imagined.

Jordan Dane rounds out this series with NO ONE LIVES FOREVER. I had the pleasure of reading her first two books, NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM (April) and NO ONE LEFT TO TELL (May). This book is great as it is, but you really should buy the first two releases. The characters are well- developed and extremely likable. The exciting plots twists and turns evolve into a gripping conclusion. Ms. Dane makes the jump and can only move up and forward.

Book Summary

Born to a life pitted by violence, a man desperately seeks peace to move on. He's fallen in love with a Chicago homicide detective, but just when he embarks on a new life, his old one comes calling. A mysterious and beautiful assassin barges into his downtown Chicago flat, attempting to collect on an old marker. She confesses the true identity of his crime boss father—a name kept secret by his mother—and begs his help to free the man kidnapped in Brazil. The ransom note gives him only ten days to attempt an impossible rescue. Will he risk his future to discover his past?