Taking the Heat

"Fast-paced drama...vividly realistic descriptions... Readers will be quickly drawn in to this well-written, multifaceted story that is an engrossing, compelling read."— Library Journal The small town of Florence, Arizona, is known for one thing—its prison. Gabrielle Hadley is in Florence for personal reasons, though; she's seeking the mother who abandoned her more than two decades ago. In order to support herself and her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle is working as a prison guard—just about the only job available in this bleak desert town. Randall Tucker is a prisoner at Florence, convicted of murdering his wife. He has one goal: to survive until he can prove his innocence—and reclaim his seven-year-old son, Landon, now living in foster care. In the prison's atmosphere of tension and corruption, Gabrielle discovers that Randall Tucker is far from the murderer he's said to be. When he escapes... Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9781488095900 Single Author : Brenda Novak Original Source : MIRC Files_New_01_17 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Novak, Brenda Title Length : 015 Title Parm D : Taking the Heat Title Parm F : Taking the Heat Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 4155 Uncomma Author : Brenda Novak Title Parm A : Taking the Heat "Fast-paced drama ... vividly realistic descriptions ... Readers will be quickly drawn in to this well-written, multifaceted story that is an engrossing, compelling read."--Library JournalThe small town of Florence, Arizona, is known for one thing--its prison. Gabrielle Hadley is in Florence for personal reasons, though; she's seeking the mother who abandoned her more than two decades ago. In order to support herself and her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle is working as a prison guard--just about the only job available in this bleak desert town. Randall Tucker is a prisoner at Florence, convicted of murdering his wife. He has one goal: to survive until he can prove his innocence--and reclaim his seven-year-old son, Landon, now living in foster care. In the prison's atmosphere of tension and corruption, Gabrielle discovers that Randall Tucker is far from the murderer he's said to be. When he escapes during a prison transfer, she follows him into the unforgiving desert. To protect her job, her own integrity--or him? But the guard becomes the prisoner's captive ... and more. It's a relationship that's not supposed to exist, and yet it might save them both. Originally published in 2003 "Fast-paced drama...vividly realistic descriptions... Readers will be quickly drawn in to this well-written, multifaceted story that is an engrossing, compelling read."— Library Journal The small town of Florence, Arizona, is known for one thing—its prison. Gabrielle Hadley is in Florence for personal reasons, though; she's seeking the mother who abandoned her more than two decades ago. In order to support herself and her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle is working as a prison guard—just about the only job available in this bleak desert town. Randall Tucker is a prisoner at Florence, convicted of murdering his wife. He has one goal: to survive until he can prove his innocence—and reclaim his seven-year-old son, Landon, now living in foster care. In the prison's atmosphere of tension and corruption, Gabrielle discovers that Randall Tucker is far from the murderer he's said to be. When he escapes during a prison transfer, she follows him into the unforgiving desert. To protect her job, her own integrity—or him? But the guard becomes the prisoner's captive...and more. It's a relationship that's not supposed to exist, and yet it might save them both. Originally published in 2003