cover image No Chance

No Chance

Christy Reece, . . Ballantine, $7.99 (394pp) ISBN 978-0-345-51778-4

Reece (Run to Me ) kicks off a romantic suspense trilogy with a wrenching romance between Skylar James and Gabe Maddox. Skye hides her wealth and modeling career so Gabe won't be scared off, but Skye's father is displeased by their marriage and reveals Skye's secrets to drive the two apart. Eight years later, Skye is kidnapped. Her father hires Gabe's undercover ops firm to find Skye, and Gabe is assigned the case. Shattering traditional gender roles, Skye repeatedly demonstrates her self-defense skills and quick thinking, while Gabe struggles to work through his pain, anger, and long-buried love. Sizzling romance and fraught suspense fill the pages as the novel races toward its intensely riveting conclusion. (Mar.)