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Svetlana Yevchenko, known in the
modeling world as Topaz, is exhausted and running on fumes.
But it’s the end of couture week in Paris and she is the top
model for the House of Lebec. Svetlana just wants to get
through this last runway show and then to a well-deserved
and restful vacation. However, that might not be in the
works anymore as Svetlana is also an agent for Department 57
and it’s beginning to look like she going to be on
assignment.
Jasper Lebec and his house are one of
the newest on the scene. Jasper has become one of the most
powerful men in the world of fashion after only a few
years. It is a great cover for his other job, that as the
head of Department 57 in France. Jasper has been trying to
pinpoint where a new drug that is killing vampires is coming
from and it looks like he might have found it. Now he just
needs to send one of his best agents in.
Svetlana and Jasper have been circling
around each other since they met and the smoldering passion
has been getting hotter and hotter. Jasper carries a secret
that means he can never love, but he thinks that just maybe
one hot and sexy fantasy night with Svetlana will solve the
tension between them. Svetlana agrees to the assignment and
to Jasper’s offer of one night. When the night is over and
the assignment must begin, neither Jasper nor Svetlana are
totally aware of the dangers coming their way. When
Department 57 closes down the new drug manufacturer, will
Jasper and Svetlana come out of it and be able to pursue the
love that has sprung up between them – even if it might kill
Jasper?
Passion, sexy intrigue, and danger all intertwine in
Topaz Delirium towards an ending that I totally did
not expect. Svetlana has come to accept her feelings for
Jasper can never go anywhere. Jasper has wanted Svetlana
from the beginning, but he is her boss and besides, he knows
love can never be his. I could feel the smoldering feelings
between Svetlana and Jasper from the opening scenes and it
just became hotter and more explosive as they worked to stop
the makers of a new and deadly drug. I have long wondered
what Svetlana’s story would be and Ms. Connolly did not
disappoint. I have always wondered about the head of each
department and while I now know about Jasper, I only wonder
more about the others. Topaz Delirium is
another wonderful addition to the Department 57 series and
one not to be missed. Jasper and Svetlana kept me up
reading way too late because I could not put down their
story. While I was sorry when I turned the last page, I
know that all I have to do is flip back to the beginning to
experience their love all over again – and I’m betting you
will feel the same way. |
