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Colton Undercover (The Coltons of Shadow Creek Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Marie Ferrarella (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 126 ratings

Book 2 of 9: The Coltons of Shadow Creek

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Undercover passion explodes while two people go in the search for a killer in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella’s thrilling Coltons of Shadow Creek romance!

An heiress could be hiding secrets, and she meets her match in FBI agent Josh Howard…

On the hunt for escaped criminal mastermind Livia Colton, FBI agent Josh Howard knows just where to start: the fugitive’s family. Namely, Livia’s eldest daughter, Leonor Colton, who was very close to her criminal mother. Could the alluring museum curator be hiding the Colton matriarch? Maybe.

Undercover as a billionaire art collector, Josh is invited into Leonor’s life. He’s surprised to find that the heiress, betrayed by an ex and at odds with her siblings, needs a strong shoulder, and there Josh is all ears. But when an attempt is made on Leonor’s life, Josh finds his cover is about to be blown—along with his unexpected true feelings for his Colton connection.

From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.

Uplifting romances, stories that will have you on the edge of your seat, find it all in The Coltons of Shadow Creek!
Book 1: Colton’s Secret Son by Carla Cassidy
Book 2: Colton Undercover by Marie Ferrarella
Book 3: Pregnant by the Colton Cowboy by Lara Lacombe
Book 4: Cold Case Colton by Addison Fox
Book 5: The Colton Marine by Lisa Childs
Book 6: Capturing a Colton by C.J. Miller
Book 7: Mission: Colton Justice by Jennifer Morey
Book 8: Colton K-9 Cop by Addison Fox
Book 9: The Billionaire’s Colton Threat by Geri Krotow
Book 10: Killer Colton Christmas by Regan Black and Lara Lacombe

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This USA TODAY bestselling and RITA ® Award-winning author has written more than two hundred books for Harlequin Books and Silhouette Books, some under the name Marie Nicole. Her romances are beloved by fans worldwide. Visit her website at www.marieferrarella.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LX0384O
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Original edition (April 1, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2592 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages

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Linda

Colton Undercover

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018

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This was another great book that keeps you reading and on the edge of your seat. You can smile at times and laugh out loud and watch this family gather together with love, trust, faith and protecting each other. What a great book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019

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This was a great read. I love the Colton series so far.

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Susan Crawford

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Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2017

Loving this series.

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2017

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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017

Very good book. Leonor first appeared in the previous book, Colton's Secret Son, when she showed up at her stepfather's ranch, looking for a place to stay for a little while. At the beginning of this one, we learn that she is trying to get her life back together after being betrayed by the man she thought she loved. Instead, he took her confidences about her family and plastered them across the internet, then helped himself to her bank account. Her siblings are mad at her for spilling family secrets. I loved her stepfather, Mac, who is awesome in not judging and just being there for her. He also finally tells her to stop hiding and get out of the house for a while. As she prepares to eat lunch at a restaurant, she is accosted by another lone diner, who asks if they can eat together. Leonor is wary, still reeling from her ex's betrayal.

Josh is an FBI agent who has been assigned to get close to Leonor. He and his boss believe that Leonor is the one who helped her mother escape from prison, and Josh is determined to find the proof. He is posing as a billionaire art collector who was to display some of his art at the museum where she is a curator. He senses that she needs someone to talk to and he is more than willing.

I loved the development of their relationship. It starts out slow, with Leonor very wary of Josh. She's been burned by her ex and trusting another man isn't going to be easy. Josh is also suspicious of her because of who she is and his belief in her complicity with her mother. But the more time they spend together, the more Josh comes to believe that she is innocent. He sees a woman who is protective of her family and hurting from the things that have happened. At the same time, Leonor starts to lose her wariness and believe that Josh is just what he seems - a nice guy with the same interest in art that she has, though she still gets the occasional twinge of doubt. But as the attraction between them builds, Josh starts to feel really guilty about his deception.

Then two attempts are made on Leonor's life, and Josh is suddenly much more interested in keeping her safe. But can he do that and still keep his cover? I ached for them both when the truth comes out, because Leonor had finally started to believe in herself again and the betrayal really hit her hard. I loved that Josh 'fessed up properly, and still insisted that he was going to protect her whether she wanted him to or not. I loved the whole "Go to hell" and his response that after she's safe he'll "look into hotter accommodations". I really enjoyed his protectiveness and refusal to back off. Leonor does her best to resist him, but her heart won't let her hold on to her anger. I loved Josh's big moment at the end and his combination of confidence and vulnerability.

The suspense was great as Josh and Leonor try to figure out who has it in for her. The logical assumption is that her mother, Livia, is trying to get even for Leonor not helping her. An attack at the museum's fundraising gala nearly succeeds, leaving Leonor fighting for her life and Josh fighting for her. An unexpected visitor to Leonor's hospital room shines a different light on what happened, and stuns Josh when he finds out about it. The identity of the attacker isn't a complete surprise, but it wraps up this book quite well.

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Kate Vale

All is not as it seems in this romantic suspense

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017

First of the Coltons of Shadow Creek, the story focuses on FBI agent Josh Howard, who's on the lookout for Livia Colton, a criminal mastermind who's has recently escaped jail. Josh's boss is convinced that the only child who visited Livia in jail is the one who paid off her jailers and helped her escape, but Josh isn't so sure after he gets to know Leonor Colton.

To get close to Leonor, a curator at a small museum in Austin, TX, Josh goes undercover as a billionaire art collector interested in finding a place for several key art pieces. Soon after he concludes that Leonor may not be as involved as people think in her mother's escape, it becomes clear that Leonor herself is on the radar of someone who wants her dead. Is it her mother--angry that Leonor inadvertently gave away from family secrets--or someone else?

Josh has to protect her, but in doing so, he may have to come clean with Leonor about who he really is and why he's really there. And if he tells her the truth, how will she react?

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Colton undercover

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2017

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I enjoyed reading another book in the series of the Colton family of shadow creek. I would recommend it to anyone who has been reading about the Colton family.