But she's good with living a lie if it means leaving her fugitive grifter days behind. And the sisters had been fiercely protective of one another—Ellen would certainly understand Karin's pretense as the best way to hide from a dangerous past.
Except it turns out that Ellen had her own deadly secrets, her own reasons for living so quietly on a small farmstead in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And now Karin's borrowed identity might just be the death of her.
But ahh, not quite yet.
Because Karin may have rejected her con girl upbringing, but she still has the touch. She knows just how to mislead the private operative who comes hunting her sister—even if neither has any idea that the past now hunts them both. And even if it means playing the most dangerous long game she's ever imagined…
A Reviewer's Choice romantic suspense from an eclectic award-winning author.
“SURVIVAL INSTINCT by Doranna Durgin is nonstop action from start to finish.”
—Romantic Times
“Doranna Durgin writes a white-knuckle thriller that will have your heart pounding in your chest from the very first page.... This is one book that will leave you hanging off the cliff until the very last second. And you'll love every minute of it.”
—Romance Junkies
“SURVIVAL INSTINCT has to be the best Doranna Durgin book to date...action packed and thrilling while at the same time loaded with an emotional punch.”
—Romance Reader's Connection
“With suspenseful moments, unexpected turns and engaging characters, SURVIVAL INSTINCT will hook readers on every enthralling page.”
—CataRomance
Doranna Durgin is an award-winning author whose quirky spirit has led to an extensive publishing journey across genres, publishers, and publishing lines. Fantasy, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Mystery, a batch of tie-in books and a smattering of Science Fiction in both novel and short story forms--you can find them all in her fifty-plus titles, always with a special nod to the animals and natural world we all love. She's best known for the Changespell series featuring former equine Jess, and her most recent release completes the Reckoners trilogy--a powerful ghostbuster raised by a spirit, her brilliantly eccentric backup team, a cat who isn't a cat, and a fiercely driven bounty hunter from a different dimension who brings them together when worlds collide.
Beyond that, she hangs around outside her mountain home with horse and accomplished competition dogs. She doesn't believe in mastering the beast within, but in channeling its power--for good or bad has yet to be decided. She says, “My books are SF/F, mystery, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. My dogs are Beagles, my home is the Southwest, and the horse wants a cookie!”