Force of Nature (Troubleshooters, Book 11)

Florida private investigator and ex-cop Ric Alvarado€s life is spiraling out of control. His beautiful new girl Friday, Annie Dugan, is far more interested in fieldwork than filing, and despite Ric€s best efforts to ignore the attraction, sparks are flying between them. Then one of Ric€s clients turns femme fatale and tries to gun down an innocent man. Thanks to quick thinking and even quicker reflexes, Ric comes to the rescue, only to learn he€s done a very good deed for some very bad people.

Suddenly Ric finds himself deep undercover with Annie, working for notorious crime boss Gordon Burns. One mistake from Ric€s painfully inexperienced partner and they€re both dead.

FBI agent Jules Cassidy€s life isn€t in much better shape. For years the FBI has been trying to prove Gordon Burns€s ties to terrorist activity. Now, thanks to Ric and Annie, Jules has found a way into the lion€s den. But in the course of his investigation he comes face-to-face with Robin Chadwick, the charismatic but self-destructive and closeted movie star for whom Jules feels a powerful attraction. Robin€s in town promoting his latest film€•and Gordon Burns is a star-struck movie buff.

With Robin and Jules€s help, Ric and Annie are soon entrenched in Burns€s organization, surrounded by killers who may already have executed an FBI infiltrator. Before long the couple realizes that many more lives besides their own will be at stake if they make a false move. As the heat between them reaches dangerous levels, so do the risks they€re willing to take€•in the line of duty, for the sake of loyalty, and in the name of something that runs even deeper.