Malicious Intent (Defend and Protect Book #2)

Dr. Ivy Collins founder and CEO of Hedera Inc. is ready to begin clinical trials of her company's cutting-edge prosthetic. Her work has been heralded by government medical and advocacy groups and everyone hopes the device will be a success. Well almost everyone. Someone is trying to sabotage Hedera and the launch but to what purpose--and how far will they go to get what they want?  Meanwhile U.S. Secret Service Agent Gil Dixon can't believe he's finally been reunited with Ivy his childhood best friend. Now that he's found her again Gil intends to spend the rest of his life with her. But it will take all his skill to uncover the truth in time to save Ivy's life's work her own life and the innocent lives caught in the crossfire. Perfectly balancing chilling suspense and uplifting romance award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn delivers a story of revenge greed and overcoming that you won't want to put down no matter how late it gets. *** "Malicious Intent has an addictive plot that delves into the dangerous underworld of digital crime and the protagonists' chemistry brewed during a lifetime of friendship and romantic longing positively sizzles."--Booklist