After serving in the military, Richard goes to college where he studies architecture, the same profession as Ashton Burke. Richard worms his way back into the Burkes' life when their architectural firm, Burke and Burke, is most vulnerable after a faulty cement accident. Ashton Burke is thrilled when he hires Richard Johnson because not only did he bring a Pentagon contract with him, but he seems to be the perfect man for his daughter, Susan. Ashton arranges for them to meet. Everything seems to fall into place for Susan and Richard as they fall in love and marry.
However, the family's world gets turned upside down when Susan and Richard's infant daughter, Ashley Rose, is kidnapped. They race against timeβand the kidnapperβto recover their precious child . . . but what they find out is more chilling than they ever imagined . . .
". . . fast paced, full of suspense. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."βFern Michaels,Β New York TimesΒ bestselling author
Suzanne BarrΒ has been putting pen to paper for more than forty years. Very diversified, Suzanne likes to write about everything! Her column forΒ The Daily BreezeΒ covered everything from the many colors of Crayons to local politics. She has written three fiction novels,Β Sight Unseen,Β A Five Star Mystery,Β Every Woman Has a Story,Β Time WarnerΒ and a self published light-hearted romanceΒ Mountain Magic.Β Fatal KissΒ is her first true crime. Suzanne is also the ghostwriter for aΒ New York TimesΒ best-selling author where she has written dozens of novels, allΒ New York TimesΒ Best Sellers. When she isn't writing, Suzanne is reading!