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Book Review of The Hostage (Chicago Fire Trilogy, Bk 1)

The Hostage (Chicago Fire Trilogy, Bk 1)
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Unaware of the fire sweeping toward them, Deborah Sinclair confronts her wealthy, powerful father, determined to refuse the society marriage he has arranged for her. Suddenly, out of the smoke and flames, a stranger appears - gun in hand, intent on avenging an unforgivable crime. As fire consumes the elegant mansion, the ruthless man takes the fragile, sheltered heiress hostage. Swept off to mist shrouded Isle Royale, Deborah finds herself the pawn in Tom Silver's dangerous game of revenge. Despite her horror at being kidnapped, she is drawn to the people of the close knit communtiy and to the startling beauty of the island. As she engages in a battle of wits with her brooding captor, Deborah begins to understand the injustive that fuels his anger, an injustice wrought by her own family. And as winter imprisons the isolated land, she finds herself a hostage of her own heart.