A frantic late night message has personal security specialist Eve Garrett out in a West Palm Beach rain storm waiting for her estranged friend Tiffany Claybourne. While working as a Secret Service agent, Eve befriended Tiffany several years ago when she was assigned to protect the troubled heiress. Not surprisingly, the rich party girl is late, and Eve's gut tells her there is something very wrong. When she sees someone duck between some buildings, she is out of her car and into the dark rainy night. Instead of finding Tiffany, Eve is jumped by an unknown assailant who, before knocking her out, whispers "You're dead. You just don't know it yet."
Bruised and battered, Eve is out the next night searching trendy night spots for any trace of Tiffany. Her search turns up the last person she expected to find, Tyler "Mac" McClain. Fourteen years earlier high school bad boy Mac broke Eve's heart and disappeared from her life. A former cop turned private investigator, Mac is now working for Tiffany's wealthy, reclusive father. It is Mac's job to find the party girl before her exploits become tabloid fodder. Eve, however, believes that Tiffany is in real trouble, not just on her latest bender. Fighting the attraction which never died, the pair's paths continue to cross as they separately work on the case. After a bombing and subsequent attacks which appear to be attempts on Eve's life, Mac finally realizes that Tiffany may be in real peril. Reluctantly, Mac and Eve team up to find the heiress.
The second installment of The Bodyguards Series, To the Limit is a sizzling hot, action-packed thriller. The chemistry between Eve and Mac is explosive. Eve is a strong, talented woman. I appreciated that while she did not want her coworker brothers to go "big brother" on her, she does not do anything stupid while trying to maintain her independence. Mac is a tough, yet all too human man. I also love their give and take. The duo simultaneously battle each other as well as the sinister threat working against them. I was not familiar with Cindy Gerard or The Bodyguards before reading To the Limit. Now I must read the first and can't wait for the next!
Cheryl
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