The cutting edge / Linda Howard.

Title :

The cutting edge

Author:

Howard, Linda, 1950-

Format:

Books

Summary:

"Brett Rutland, Carter Engineering's top troubleshooter, is sent to the L.A. office to crack a case of embezzlement. Brett's a hard man, so it hit him like a sledgehammer when he fell in love with Tessa Conway. Half the men in the office had been in love with her for years, but Brett was the first she'd loved in return. Their love is perfect, too perfect to last. And when Brett discovers the identity of the embezzler, his whole world is about to come crashing down"--Dust jacket.

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

0727881558

9780727881557

Physical Description:

251 pages ; 23 cm

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Silhouette, 1985.

Subject:

Police, Private -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Women accountants -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Embezzlement -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Women accountants -- Fiction.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Love stories.

Romantic suspense fiction.

Fiction.

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Can love survive the ultimate test? - Brett Rutland, Carter Engineering's top troubleshooter, is sent to the L.A. office to crack a case of embezzlement. Brett's a hard man, so it hit him like a sledgehammer when he fell in love with Tessa Conway. Half the men in the office had been in love with her for years, but Brett was the first she'd loved in return. Their love is perfect, too perfect to last. And when Brett discovers the identity of the embezzler, his whole world is about to come crashing down . . .

This is a first time regular print hardcover previously available in a mass market edition.

Author Notes

Linda Howard was born on August 3, 1950. She went on to a small community college, as the only journalism major, but soon dropped out to work at a trucking company as a secretary. She sold her first book to Silhouette Books in 1980. She has written over 50 books including Up Close and Dangerous, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, Dying to Please, Open Season, All the Queen's Men, Kill and Tell, Mr. Perfect, Son of the Morning, Troublemaker, and The Woman Left Behind. She has received several awards including the Romance Writers of America's RITA, the Silver Pen for Affaire de Coeur as well as the Romantic Time's Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Sensual Romance, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award for Series, and the W.I.S.H. Award for her character Joe Mackenzie.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Pheromones flare and love rises when troubleshooter Brett Rutland and bookkeeper Tessa Conway literally bump into each other in the elevator of a Los Angeles office building. Brett has been hired to find the person who is embezzling money from the company where Tessa works. Their mutual attraction grows as Brett investigates, unfortunately turning up links that cast Tessa as the leading suspect. Unable and unwilling to prove her innocence despite their mutual attraction, Brett has Tessa arrested for the crime, then quickly realizes that she's not guilty. Devastated by Brett's betrayal and lack of faith, Tessa doesn't want anything to do with him, just as she doesn't want to have anything to do with her two previous fiances. Brett must not only prove that Tessa is not the embezzler, but also must win back her love and regard as she justifiably shuns him. Howard's poignant tale of corporate espionage, originally published in 1985 and available now in hardcover for the first time, will touch readers' hearts.--Henshaw, Pat Copyright 2010 Booklist