The third book in the Colorado Dreams series, Romance and Suspense truly do collide when another Pinecrest, Colorado detective comes face to face with his past. Connor from Dream Stalker lends a hand with some research and moral support. Still, it's a bumpy ride through Pinecrest and the foothills as Sam tries to make peace with the pain our heroine caused him.
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Pinecrest, Colorado Detective Sam Callaghan doesn't know it, but he's walking into the weekend from hell. The sniper he stops while running an errand turns out to be the upside of the long Memorial weekend he faces. His past and present collide in a gut-wrenching crash when the only person injured by the sniper, turns out to be the last person he ever expected to see again. Even worse is the battle raging inside him; having despised her for so long, how can he still want her?
Nine years after Pinecrest's princess on the hill, Katrina Stokes left without a trace; she's back. Unable to deny a request from her estranged mother, she takes a chance to meet with her and explain why she disappeared. But the reunion is not to be. Instead, a sniper's bullet finds Rina as she dives to rescue a child. Seeing Sam take out the sniper, Rina knows she has to disappear again before he or anyone else recognizes her. His life and that of their son depend on it.
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Sandra grew up in central NY and has since lived in MS, MN, CO, and now FL. She started writing seriously in CO with the CO Rockies for inspiration and now has the Atlantic Ocean to calm her constantly storyline-filled mind.
Her stories of contemporary and romantic suspense feature strong alpha male heroes with plenty of angst and heroines who are more than comfortable fighting their own battles. The two strong personalities in each story make for interesting, sometimes fun, and often intense conflict. This, as well as her readers, is what fuels Sandra's need to write, the push and pull of deep emotions.