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A new novel of bone-chilling suspense and seductive passion from New York Times bestselling author JoAnn Ross
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| Impulse
May 23, 2006
Pocket Star
ISBN: 1416501657
A haunted man... A hunted woman... Together they must stop a madman before it's too late.
Hazard, Wyoming, is a quiet mountain town, where there's snow on the ground from October until June, the wind blows all the time, and nothing much ever happens. But that's all about to change. Because, just when the wind suddenly stops, a killer comes to Hazard -- a hunter as deadly andprimal as evil itself.
When Sheriff Will Bridger sees the murdered teenage girl, it's the worst scene he's ever witnessed. But there's worse to come. Much, much worse. While the nights grow longer and the winter snow gets deeper, the violence intensifies. As does the blazing passion between Will and late-night radio host Faith Prescott. Harboring secrets as potentially dangerous as his own, Faith knows all too well the dark side of the human heart. She can help Will. If he'll only let her.
It won't be easy, though. The man who was once the boy raised by wolves is no ordinary serial killer. Fortunately, Will Bridger is no ordinary cop.
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EXCERPT
If night has a thousand eyes, it has as many fears. ~ Marlo Blais
Prologue
It was the wind that woke him. Or, more precisely, a sudden hush as startling in
its silence as the crack of a rifle shot shattering a dark and moonless night. When you lived on the rooftop of America, which Hazard, Wyoming, population 2,642 was -- didn’t the Chamber of Commerce even proclaim its status on the welcome sign at the city limits? -- you lived with eternal wind.
Night and day it roared like a freight train, wailed like a banshee, screamed like a hoard of insane berserkers. It hurled itself over the winter landscape, turning snowfields into a violent sea, creating churning swells which swiftly transformed vehicles, cattle, and the occasional foolhardy human into lumps of frozen white.
The same wind that ripped away tree limbs, fence lines, and peeled trailer roofs open like sardine cans, also tore apart hope, love, and dreams, hurling them into the Big Sky land of Montana, across the high plains to the Dakotas, and beyond. A geography professor at Wind River College had published a paper asserting dust from ancient buffalo bones had been found as far away as the highland peaks of Scotland. Not a single person in northwestern Wyoming doubted the claim.
But every so often, just when even the most optimistic soul was ready to put a bullet into his skull to end his misery, the wind would stop.
Just like that.
As if God, or Fate, or whoever the hell controlled the weather in this wild, isolated part of the world had hit the pause button.
Unlike those lesser beings, who’d stumble out of their homes, confused and grumpy, snarling and snapping like feral animals being too early awakened from a deep winter’s sleep, the man who’d once been the boy raised by wolves was not confused by the wind’s sudden and silent cessation.
He’d been waiting for it.
Planning for it.
And now, with bloodthirst singing in his veins, he was ready.
Copyright © 2006 by The Ross Family Trust
End of online excerpt.
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REVIEWS
Nanette, joyfullyreviewed.com
Impulse is thrilling! Every chapter offers a new mystery to solve while at the same time another piece to the puzzle is added. Faith, Will, and Josh are great characters that give Impulse its passion and emotion. For those who like a little macabre with their romance Impulse is an excellent choice. It is a little scary, a little sexy and very gripping. I loved it!
Suzanne Tucker, Fresh Fiction
Impulse is fast-paced and full of the romance and passion this author always gifts us with. It's JoAnn Ross at her adventurous best with an unforgettable story of love and the fateful decisions that shape our lives. This is a suspense thriller with richly drawn characters, a powerful story and a heart stopping ending. Don't miss this one. Ms. Ross just keeps getting better and better, and I don't miss anything she writes.
Sonya, Fallen Angels Reviews
JoAnn Ross has done a fabulous job of keeping readers hooked from page one. . . an awesome romantic suspense that will have the reader guessing at every turn. . . a fantastic hero and heroine, an awesome bad guy and fabulous secondary characters. . . . a great love story with all the thrills and chills that will have the readers coming back for more. If you love suspenseful romance, this is the book for you.
Sarah W, Romance Junkies
. . . effortlessly merges murder and love. The killer's asides make for some tense chapters, as do some of the secondary characters. . . a poignant romance that grows because of the challenges it faces in Hazard. Faith and Will create an imperfect but realistic union and by the end of this tale, readers will certainly know that these two are meant to be.
Marilyn Heyman, Romance Reviews Today
An easy-to-read tale that will keep the interest of the reader until its nail-biting conclusion. A well written, spine chilling novel, Impulse is a good mix of suspense and romance, and a must read for all lovers of romantic suspense.
Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times BOOKclub
Ross' novel is a dark character study and a gripping thriller told by a master of her craft. The shadowy, gritty realism of this story really resonates.
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