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High Risk
Overview
A novel of betrayal and passion in a frozen landscape far from the city lights, by the bestselling author of All In and Falling . . .
Ambra Vinter dreams of making it to the top of her chosen field. But instead, the beautiful young journalist is sent on assignment to Kiruna, a tiny mining town far north of Stockholm, chasing after yesterday's news. In December, this is a place on the edge of darkness--and Ambra's memories of it are just as bleak, for it is where she once suffered at the hands of a brutal foster father. Yet it is here, in the middle of nowhere, that she meets a man who takes her breath away . . .
Tom Lexington has left Special Forces for a career in private security. But he is still haunted by a mission that almost cost him his life--and by the woman who shattered his heart. When he meets Ambra in a caf , she brings a promise of light, and heat, to his life--if he dares to let go of all he's been holding onto.
Now, as Ambra risks looking more closely at her own painful past, and stumbles into a story that's hotter than she ever expected, she and Tom must decide whether to take a chance on each other and come in from the cold . . .
Praise for All In
"Sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish."
--New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare
"A compelling story that has heat and heart."
--New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown
"I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless."
--New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781496706232
- ISBN-10: 1496706234
- Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: March 2018
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 544
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A Swedish journalist finds danger and romance in High Risk by Simona Ahrnstedt. Reporter Ambra Vinter’s latest assignment takes her back to the small town north of Stockholm where she grew up as a neglected foster child. Unsettled by her return during the dark Swedish winter, she strikes up a conversation with an attractive man in a hotel bar. Ex-special forces operative Tom Lexington enjoys the encounter, but he’s nursing a broken heart. As time passes, however, he spends more time with Ambra. Love seems possible, but there are obstacles in the way: their pasts, an old flame and the risks Ambra takes as she attempts to unmask a child abuser. This intense tale tackles other social subjects as well, including cyberbullying and misogyny. Readers will root for these characters as they grapple with moral questions and how far they’re willing to go to right terrible wrongs. Sexy, sophisticated and set in an alluring locale, High Risk offers plenty of grit and suspense.
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