Book Review: Never Tempt Danger

Never Tempt Danger

By:  Denise Robbins

Publisher:  L&L Dream-Spell

Publish Date:  October 2010

Format:  Paperback, 252 pgs, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Genre:  Suspense Romance

Series:  Stand-Alone

Recommendation:  Yes.  A brief Science Fiction read full of suspense and romance.

Book Synopsis:
Maureen thought her special gift was a curse.  Maybe she's right...

As the one man who accepted her "gift" slid the diamond ring onto her shaky finger, Maureen saw his death flash in her mind an instant before the bullet struck.  With blood on her hands and a government research project in the balance, Maureen - Gilly - Gillman does the only smart thing she can.  She disappears.  If there was one thing Maureen had learned, it was Never Tempt Danger.

Special agent Lucas Danger knows Maureen Gillman better than any other man.  Assigned to find Gilly and her military robot prototype, Lucas discovers that his past has caught up with him.  When the woman he loves collides with his secretive past, Lucas has to open his mind as well as his heart to save Maureen.

Who will get to her first?

First Sentence:
Her pulse had not stopped racing since he put the box down.

My Review and Summary:
Maureen, Gilly as her close friends call her, loves working with electronics, technological and cars alike.  She's working on a robot to win a contract with the government, which could save lives.  She is excited about her creation.  Then she saw the images in her mind just before they happened - her co-worker and current boyfriend is shot, while holding her hand proposing to her.  What else is there for Gilly to do?  She runs, disappears to hide and work.  Lucas, an agent who works for the same company as Gilly, knows her very well from their long history is sent to find her and keep her safe.  But, it seems Lucas isn't the only one wanting Gilly...

This book was just what I needed at this time.  I dove in and didn't want to stop reading.  We jumped right in from page one.  Jimmy and Maureen are at dinner when the unthinkable happens and Maureen leaves to get her job done, in hiding.  The author has done a great job at keeping me wondering and wanting to read on for more, whether it be the suspense and action or the romance and love I want to see happen.  I kept wondering on Gilly, the project, Lucas, and who is after her.

Gilly is a very special character in this book.  She is a strong female character that is willing to take on the world to protect those she loves.  She also has a love for classic cars and electronics.  But the biggest speciality she has is her gift.  Gilly is psychic.  She can read minds and she gets premonitions of people she is close to.  It seems Gilly's Irish family all share these unique gifts.  Part of what made me like Gilly so is she is head strong.  She will do as she wants or thinks is right.  But when proven something else is right, she reluctantly admits to it.

Along with the suspense of being chased Gilly creates her robot which gives the book a science fiction feel as well.  But we have our romance in this book as two people reunite and fall in love all over again.

I enjoyed this book and found it to be a quick read for me as I didn't want to put it down.  I enjoyed spending time with these comfortable characters.


I received this book as part of the book tour with the author.