The Agent

Letting down her guard leaves a woman vulnerable to love—and to a menacing stalker—in a pulse-pounding novel by Nancy Herkness, award-winning author of The Hacker.

After fleeing her abusive ex, New Jersey salon owner Natalie Hart is reclaiming her life and self-esteem. Her fragile recovery doesn’t need a player like former FBI agent Tully Gibson, no matter how tempting a fling sounds. Then Natalie starts receiving anonymous notes, each more frightening and threatening than the last. To help track her stalker, Natalie knows whom to call. Their explosive chemistry together is an emotional hazard she’s willing to risk.

A high-powered security expert at KRG Consulting, Tully has intimacy issues of his own. The stirring hum of attraction he feels with his new client comes with boundaries. Tully’s job: just keep Natalie safe. But keeping his distance is getting harder. Whoever is playing games with Natalie wants to take things one deadly step further. The deeper Tully and Natalie are drawn into danger, the closer they become.

It’s time for Natalie and Tully to face their fears—of falling in love and of falling prey to a vengeful killer.

Nancy Herkness is the award-winning author of the Consultants, Second Glances, Wager of Hearts, and Whisper Horse series and other contemporary romance novels. A two-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award, she has received many other honors for her work, including the Book Buyers Best Top Pick, the Booksellers’ Best Award, and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award.

Nancy graduated from Princeton University, where she majored in English. In addition to completing her academic work in literature, she was accepted into Princeton’s creative writing program, and her senior thesis was a volume of original poetry.

After graduating, Nancy followed a varied career path. Once her children were in school, she published her first romance, A Bridge to Love. A native of West Virginia, Nancy now lives in suburban New Jersey with two tabby cats. For more information visit www.nancyherkness.com.