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What happens when the
wealthiest man in the world wants the
one thing his money can't buy? An artificial heart for his daughter,
who's
dying of a genetic heart condition, is one life and death decision Marc
Sinclair won't leave to chance.
The quirky genius,
Tuesday Fitzpatrick perfected an artificial
heart in the nick of time to save humankind from itself. A drug called
Methuselah all but stopped the effects of aging, but it had a hidden
side
effect: a genetic flaw in the second generation resulted in a fatal
heart
defect.
Marc Sinclair's daughter
was born with this fatal condition.
It's already cost him his marriage, but he'll be damned before he
concedes
defeat and looses Elise. He'll do whatever it takes to get her on the
list for
one of the artificial hearts.
However, the need for the
device is so widespread that
rigorous protocols are in place for the selection process. Marc is
convinced he
can bypass it by contacting Tuesday directly, and ultimately by
abducting her,
gain her compliance. But to his consternation, she finds it all quite
amusing
and though he is in a position to offer her the world on a silver
platter, he
can't figure out what the capricious woman wants. She could care less
for his
wealth and has no use for his powerful connections.
Tuesday needs none of
what Marc has to offer, but deep
within, old hurts are the source of her eccentricity—a defense
mechanism to
protect herself. Who will heal the healer of broken hearts?
Ms. Friberg
mixes two people as different oil and water and
creates chemistry that’s liberally spiced with intrigue and a
conspiracy
that'll keep the reader guessing all the way to the end.
Tuesday and Marc are each accustomed to being in control of their
worlds, a
certain order and when they meet everything is thrown into chaos as
they
collide and are forced to examine themselves and many things they've
long held
as truth.
This tale is one that
can't easily be set aside, so this
reviewer would strongly recommend making time to read this in one
sitting. Keep
your iced tea handy and get ready to have your toes curled!
Reviewed
by Niniri Theriault for The Road to Romance
November 24,
2004
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