Butterfly (edition 2003)

by Sharon Sala

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Fiction. Romance. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:*A woman in the wrong place at the wrong time must rely on a tough-as-nails cop in this romantic thriller from the New York Times�bestselling author.* Pregnant and homeless, China Brown isn�t a threat to anyone. But when she accidentally witnesses a murder, the killer attempts to silence her too. Although China survives, she loses the baby who meant more to her than her own life. Distraught and alone, she finds herself turning to an unlikely source of comfort. Hard-bitten Det. Ben English is on the case, and he thinks the victim�a celebrity photographer�was killed for the scandals his camera could expose. But there�s something even more intriguing to Ben than the secrets at the heart of the crime: the star witness. Undeniably drawn to China, Ben vows to keep her safe. But as they grow closer to each other, they also grow closer to the killer. �In a truly riveting story, Ms. Sala draws you in from the very beginning. She delivers main characters who will touch your hearts and quirky secondary characters who will intrigue you as you try to figure out whodunit.� �RT Book Reviews.… (more)

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Title:	Butterfly
Authors:	Sharon Sala
Info:	Mira (2003), Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
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3-1/2 stars really. It was a different sort of book in that she was in a medical induced coma for the first half of the book after she gets shot and he (the cop on the case) falls in love with her while she is asleep. It's a big leap but seems to work here especially as he admits to himself how ludicrous it is that he loves her when he really knows nothing about her. I did guess the identity of the bad guy although there were quite a few red herrings. But hey, I've read a boat load of romantic suspense books. The story moved right along. SS can really do characterization well and this is a good example. Not a lot of tension in the suspense plot but a pretty fulfilling love story. (

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Luziadovalongo | Jul 14, 2022 |

was a really good book (

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KimSalyers | Oct 5, 2016 |

I highly recommend this book! It was very moving. (

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LaCello | Sep 21, 2013 |

Typical Sharon Sala suspense. (

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lesmel | Jul 13, 2013 |

was a really good book (

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Fiction. Romance. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:A woman in the wrong place at the wrong time must rely on a tough-as-nails cop in this romantic thriller from the New York Times�bestselling author.

Pregnant and homeless, China Brown isn�t a threat to anyone. But when she accidentally witnesses a murder, the killer attempts to silence her too. Although China survives, she loses the baby who meant more to her than her own life. Distraught and alone, she finds herself turning to an unlikely source of comfort.

Hard-bitten Det. Ben English is on the case, and he thinks the victim�a celebrity photographer�was killed for the scandals his camera could expose. But there�s something even more intriguing to Ben than the secrets at the heart of the crime: the star witness. Undeniably drawn to China, Ben vows to keep her safe. But as they grow closer to each other, they also grow closer to the killer.

�In a truly riveting story, Ms. Sala draws you in from the very beginning. She delivers main characters who will touch your hearts and quirky secondary characters who will intrigue you as you try to figure out whodunit.� �RT Book Reviews.

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The Victim: Chaz Finelli, the celebrity photographer who snaps the juiciest photo of his career, only to be brutally murdered for the secrets his camera could expose.
The Witness: China Brown, a young woman whose luck had run out long before she found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, long before she was shot in cold blood after witnessing a murder.
The Cop: Ben English, a tough-as-nails cop who's got a bizarre case on his hands, and a star witness who is making this case very personal.
China Brown is alive, but barely. She doesn't want to live. She's lost the only thing that ever mattered: her unborn baby. Drawn to this lovely, fragile woman, Ben English must convince her to help him find a murderer in a scandalous case where the suspects reach into the upper echelons of Dallas society, politics, and the media. And as a killer closes in, China must place her trust in one man, because her life, and her heart, depend on it.

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