KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE

Author: E.C. Sheedy ISBN: 0758215630 10/2007 SUSPENSE Publisher: KENSINGTON/BRAVA

FEAR She knew him only as the dark-eyed man, the one who put her in that dank basement. She was only nine years old when she stared into those eyes and understood that something unspeakable lived in them. Though she was saved at the last minute by an unlikely ally, she's never forgotten that fear. And fear has not forgotten her . . NEVER Now the woman who rescued April from that living hell long ago has disappeared, and it's no accident. Whoever came after her wants April-dead. April has one chance to save her guardian angel before it's too late. But to do that, she'll have to break the promise she swore she never would and contact the one man she knows she shouldn't. DIES Joe Worth's horoscope said he was in for trouble, but the woman sitting in his office is the kind of trouble any guy would welcome-mile-long legs, blond hair, gorgeous face. But she's also scared. Very scared. Protecting people is Joe's business, but this time it's personal: the woman April wants him to find is the mother who abandoned him. He can only say yes, and that could cost him. A stone-cold killer is out for vengeance-a man who will do anything to keep his dark, twisted past behind him. Anything.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

An excellent read!! E.C. Shelby writes a winner with this romantic suspense novel.

April has a deep, dark history that is returning to haunt her. Growing up, she found security and love with a woman who gave her son up for adoption as a child. April finds herself searching this man out to help herself and his little sister.

Joe is in the business of protecting people for a living, and when a mysterious woman shows up claiming to be his sister, he sends her packing... only to show up at her motel room later, intrigued. There, Joe meets his younger sister and feels a protective urge not only towards his sibling, but also towards the woman accompanying her, a woman with long legs, gorgeous blond hair and an absolutely beautiful face. While Joe is willing to help April and his little sister, he wants nothing to do with the mother who gave him up, even though the women sing her praises. But, in order to help his family, he must find his birth mother—and quickly—to stop a killer.

I read this book in one sitting. I enjoyed it immensely. This is the first book that I have read by E.C. Shelby and I was not disappointed. Shelby writes with quick wit and humor, adding in sexual attraction and an element of suspense that borders on brilliant. I highly recommend KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE.

Kym Oetting