Standoff (2000)

by Sandra Brown

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML: Ambitious TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving through New Mexico when she hears over the radio that Sabra Dendy, the 17 year-old daughter of Fort Worth multimillionaire Russell Dendy, has been kidnapped.ááTiel calls her editor and learns that Sara was "kidnapped" by her boyfriend Ronnie and is pregnant.ááTiel is at a gas station store when an armed couple robs the cashier and orders all the customers to the floor.ááThe girl goes into labor and Tiel realizes that she has a huge story on her hands. A tense standoff begins as the FBI and Russell Dendy wait outside.ááTiel learns that Sabra and Ronnie are more afraid of her father-who plans to put the baby up for adoption-than of the FBI and would rather die together than surrender and be kept apart.ááNow it is more than just a story to Tiel as she fights to prevent these two kids from beco… (more)

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TrishLittle | Dec 14, 2021 |

Sandra Brown does good research, and writes in various settings. This one is one of her better works. (

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yamanoor | Nov 7, 2021 |

Fast, entertaining, suspenseful read. (

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soosthemoose | Mar 22, 2020 |

Tiel McCoy's much needed vacation is put on hold when she hears from her boss that the teen daughter of a rich oil magnate has run away with her boyfriend. In desperation, the boy holds up a convenience store with about a half dozen customers. The girl is pregnant and goes into labor. Her rich father has sworn to dissolve her relationship and take the baby from her. What follows in Standoff is a tension-filled - cannot put the book down - story. I can't imagine anyone not liking this story, especially when a surprise is thrown in from time-to-time.
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RobinLovesReading | Oct 25, 2019 |

wasn't to bad of a book. have read several of her books (

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KimSalyers | Oct 7, 2016 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Sandra Brown	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Murillo Fort, Isabel	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Best Kept Secrets [and] Standoff by Sandra Brown

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:

Ambitious TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving through New Mexico when she hears over the radio that Sabra Dendy, the 17 year-old daughter of Fort Worth multimillionaire Russell Dendy, has been kidnapped.ááTiel calls her editor and learns that Sara was "kidnapped" by her boyfriend Ronnie and is pregnant.ááTiel is at a gas station store when an armed couple robs the cashier and orders all the customers to the floor.ááThe girl goes into labor and Tiel realizes that she has a huge story on her hands. A tense standoff begins as the FBI and Russell Dendy wait outside.ááTiel learns that Sabra and Ronnie are more afraid of her father-who plans to put the baby up for adoption-than of the FBI and would rather die together than surrender and be kept apart.ááNow it is more than just a story to Tiel as she fights to prevent these two kids from beco

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