Macy Reid is a forensic linguist who works for a private organization. Her boss, Adam Raiker, has called her in to work alongside coworker Kellan Burke, an investigator who in Macy's opinion is a smart-mouthed rogue. Two years before, Adam rescued a little girl who had been kidnapped, taking the credit from an FBI case that wasn't going anywhere. Someone kidnaps the little girl again and the family wants Adam Reiker's team to work alongside the Colorado Bureau of Investigations.

Macy is glad to help, but wants Kellan to keep his comments to himself. They had a one-night-stand six months ago and neither wants to admit that they have not quite forgotten that night.

As the two work together, they realize the CBI team isn't playing fair. They aren't receiving all the information the CBI has. Kellan finds a way around this issue and Macy and Kellan get a few clues on their own, which lead them closer to finding out who took the little girl. Late night file reading brings Kellan and Macy closer together and the close proximity ignites the little flame that has been flickering in the back of their minds for the past six months. When Macy ignores a directive from her boss and talks to someone from her past, it is Kellan who is there to bring her back to the present, and this only draws them closer together.

Kylie Brant knows how to balance the suspense of finding out who kidnapped the little girl with the romantic suspense between Macy and Kellan. DEADLY INTENT is quite engaging. The ending will leave you anxious for the next installment.

Book Summary

No one knows the patterns and nuances of communication like forensic linguist Macy Reid. She is also an expert on kidnapping, having experienced firsthand the stark terror of being abducted when she was a child. So she is the perfect investigator to be called in when a Denver tycoon's eleven-year-old daughter is abducted—for the second time.

The biggest stumbling block for Macy may be a member of her own team: Kellan Burke, the wisecracking, rule-breaking investigator who relishes getting under Macy's skin. Their styles couldn't be more different; the attraction between them more explosive. And when it becomes apparent that Macy can't solve the case without confronting the demons from her past, Kell is just the man to take her there—and back.

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