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"Drop your weapon!" the cop repeated.

"He's… only nine years old," the brother pleaded, his words directed at CJ and barely audible amidst all the shouting. "You can't let him die."

CJ couldn't help herself. She lifted her gaze to his. No matter that the gun was still pointed at her, there was nothing reassuring she could say. The resignation that claimed the brother's posture, his eyes warned his intent a split second before he acted.

There was no time to react.

The explosion from the gun shattered the night.

DEBRA WEBB, born in Alabama, wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn't until she spent three years working for the military behind the Iron Curtain—and a five-year stint with NASA—that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Visit her Web site at www.debrawebb.com to learn more.