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    • Pub. Date: June 2005
    • 384pp

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      • Pub. Date: June 2005
      • Publisher: Harlequin
      • Format: Mass Market Paperback, 384pp

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      Two men burned to possess her . . . But only one would win the deadly game . . .

      Samantha Waters was no hotshot, just damn good at her job. And as the best bomb specialist around, she was the logical choice for the elite crime-fighting squad Last Chance, Inc. But Sam's sexy self-confidence put a crucial member of the team on edge — seasoned CIA black ops specialist Payton Reynolds.

      Sam's passion for risk drove Payton up a wall. The last thing he needed was someone to keep out of trouble. But soon, as they work side by side to decipher the bomber's next moves, the sparks between them begin to fly. Now the two of them must fight to keep their feelings in check — as they're drawn toward a final, explosive confrontation with a madman . . .

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      Wonderful romantic thriller!by Anonymous

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      August 28, 2005: Samantha Waters is the youngest Explosives Enforcement Officer in history, a position she worked hard to attain. Her background includes crime scene investigation and working with the FBI's Emergency Response Team. Cool and collected, Sam knows her stuff and, a loner, prefers to work alone. .... Payton Reynolds is a government operative, a mercenary whose background includes the Delta Force, CIA and experience with bombs. He's also a loner, a man haunted by the past. .... After three senators are killed in a bomb blast in San Antonio, Cullen Pulaski asks Sam to join forces with members of his Last Chance, Inc. team of experts the President uses for special cases. This highly select team, headed by Cullen, includes Gabriel Roarke, Payton's friend and a CIA counter terrorist operative Gabe's wife, Madison, an FBI profiler and Cullen's god-daughter and Harrison Blake, a computer forensics guru. .... When Sam flies to Austin and meets the Last Chance team, she recognizes Payton as a man who possesses panther-like skills and self-confidence. Her unsettling reaction to him also means he's trouble ? a man to avoid, despite the fact their job puts them in close proximity on a daily basis. That night, a jack-in-the-box bomb blows up into her hotel room. Fortunately, this one only contained confetti, but it's an obvious message, meant to get her attention. .... Sam is moved to a room adjoining Payton's for her own protection. That night, when Sam hears Payton having a nightmare, she enters his room through the adjoining door and sees Payton's scarred body. Payton reveals that he obtained the scars during a Delta Force raid meant to free a friend of Cullen's. What Payton doesn't reveal is that his brother and wife died during that raid, and he blames Cullen as a result. Nevertheless, the brief discussion establishes a bond between Payton and Sam. A relationship that leaves each of them curious and apprehensive one they begin to explore as the investigation continues. .... Then Walter Atherton, the FBI Director and Sam's ex-boss and friend, is killed by a bomb in his home garage. Sam now realizes that her hotel room bomb and Walter's death are connected. After all, the jack-in-the-box was similar to one she received from her father, one stolen in a robbery at her apartment and the bomber's targeting Walter was definitely personal. .... Sam and the Last Chance group soon realize that the senators' deaths were unintentional. When Sam and Harrison they discover a clue, the Tai Chi symbol, a link between good and evil, the race is on to discover the bomber's identity before he strikes again. .... But can Payton keep Sam safe? .... Dee Travis has written a thoroughly exciting, romantic thriller in 'Enigma.' The developing romance between Payton and Sam, and the search for clues leading to the bomber's identity, kept me thoroughly enthralled. The minor characters, including the bomber, were well-developed and brought an added touch of romance and suspense to Dee's story. If you want a great page-turning, thrilling read, don't miss Dee Davis' 'Enigma'!

      An exhilarating thrillerby harstan

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      April 21, 2005: Cullen Pulaski, chief of the Last Chance, recruits ATF Explosives Enforcement Officer Samantha 'Sam' Waters to join his top secret agency. She accepts.......................... Someone placed a bomb in the Plager Hotel in San Antonio; among the dead are three senators so her new superiors want her to ?identify? the bomber from the explosive ?signature?. No longer caring about his life since an Afghan fiasco, CIA Agent Payton Reynolds receives a simple assignment for the elite black ops professional; keep Sam safe while she does her job. However, the assignment proves difficult as Sam is a risk taker and his heart palpitates whenever he sees her.............. As Sam and Payton fight to hide their mutual attraction, they find mounting evidence that the bomber has been organizing and training for an extraordinary incident while having Sam play cat and mouse with him. If she wins, the villain knows he is dead, but if he triumphs as he expects she will be at his side forever. First however, there is the matter of the pesky CIA agent who wants his charge safe for personal reasons............... ENIGMA, the sequel to the ENDGAME, is an exhilarating thriller starring two strong protagonists playing cat and mouse against a shadowy deadly foe. The story line is action-packed, but the audience also understands what motivates the key players; for instance the deaths of his brother and his lover in the Afghan fiasco have Payton feeling guilty for surviving as much as for the failed mission. The return of the heroes from the first novel add to the strength of an action-packed thriller that the audience will appreciate is not the end game with one more romantic suspense to follow................... Harriet Klausner


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