Fade the Heat

  On the writing front, I would like to thank agent Meredith Bernstein, who so ably represented the work, editor Alicia Condon, publicist Brianna Yamashita, and all the wonderful people from Dorchester Publishing.

  Last but never least, I want to express my appreciation to the writing friends who never let me down. Thanks to Patricia Kay, Kathleen Y’Barbo, Barbara Taylor Sissel, Betty Joffrion, Linda Helman, and Wanda Dionne for their critiquing and their friendship. I am especially grateful, too, to Jo Anne Banker and the members of Northwest Houston and West Houston RWA for their encouragement and support. And a special thinks to my son, Andrew, for inspiring me to chase my dreams.

  CRITICS RAVE FOR COLLEEN THOMPSON!

  FADE THE HEAT

  “RITA finalist Thompson takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride full of surprising twists and turns in this exceptional novel of romantic suspense…She more than holds her own in territory blazed by Tami Hoag and Tess Gerritsen.”

  —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

  FATAL ERROR

  “Fast-paced, chilling, and sexy…[with] chemistry that shimmers.”

  —Library Journal

  “Thompson has written a first-class work of romantic suspense.”

  —Booklist

  “Excellent characters, a tightly woven, intriguing plot, and superb narrative make [Fatal Error] hard to put down.”

  —Affaire de Coeur

  “Ms. Thompson has created a romantic suspense that’s sure to entertain you with its fast pace and intricate details.”

  —The Best Reviews

  “Fatal Error is a brilliantly told story of murder, obsession, and love that will set your heart to pounding and your toes to tingling…a full-bodied tale that takes you deep into the plots, deceit, and the danger spurred by hatred, greed, vengeance, and twisted desire.”

  —Romance at Heart

  Other books by Colleen Thompson:

  FATAL ERROR

  Copyright

  LOVE SPELL®

  December 2005

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  Copyright © 2005 by Colleen Thompson

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