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"Trust is the underlying theme in this romantic suspense."
Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted March 9, 2003

1974: Spike wins Hope in a game of poker. He desperately wants to get her away from her abusive husband, Jesse, but he knows she's too scared to leave. Unable to resist her, Spike gives his heart and more to Hope that stolen weekend. 1989: First Sergeant Sam Callaghan of the Read more...

"A fast-paced page-turner you can't put down!"
Reviewed by Maryellen Kunkel
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted April 24, 2003

Hope was used as a "marker" in a poker game by her husband 15 years ago. She knew that when he lost, it was her chance to get away, but also experience something she'd never known. Never before had she been treated so tenderly, wanted so much. Spike was unlike Read more...

"Did she truly find a forever kind of love?"
Reviewed by Flora Bell
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted August 27, 2003

Years ago, Sam Callaghan alias Spike, knew Hope in the most intimate way. He lost contact with her and the baby she had. Plagued by nightmares, stemming from his gift of second sight, he never has stopped looking for Hope. Now he has found her. In 1974, her husband Jesse put Read more...

Summary

Tuesday, July 23rd, 1974:
She damn well should have killed her husband Jesse the night he used her as his marker in a poker game with "Spike." When "Spike" won that marker, he stole Hope's heart. Spike wanted more than just a weekend with Hope. He wanted forever. That was more than Hope could promise. A man like Spike, a good man, would never understand the evil a demon like Jesse was capable of.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 1989:
Now he's First Sergeant Sam Callaghan, and he's back. When a chance meeting drops Kristina Donovan into his arms, their pasts twists in on both of them, threatening to tear apart their worlds, for better or worse. Hope—Kristina—was the love of his life, the woman who can still rock his world with a single kiss. When he's around her, Sam forgets to think. But first and foremost he's always been a cop...and it's possible that Tina really did murder her husband Jesse.

Publisher's Note: this title was formerly published as Peaceman by Margaret Riley.

Sexual Content: Hard R. Genre: romantic suspense.