"A fast-paced page-turner you can't put down!"

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 any other man, and he offered to keep Hope with him -- to protect her from her husband who was trying to kill her. She declined his offer in order to protect him, and she almost wound up dead.

Now, when he was no longer looking, he finally found her. For years, 1st Sgt. Sam Callagan (Spike) had searched for "Hope"; then he spots her picture for "employee of the month" on the wall of the correctional institution where he's scheduled to interview someone for a case. Her name is now Kristina Donovan, but she's still as beautiful as ever. And he still thinks she may have killed her husband. Can they solve the mysteries of the past to move on? Or will old threats continue to tear them apart?

A fast-paced page-turner you can't put down, THE MARKER is an exciting balance of romance, secrets and suspense. I highly recommend this thrilling read and eagerly await more from Ms. Morgen.

Reviewed by Maryellen Kunkel
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted April 24, 2003

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.