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A Stranger's Game

by Joan Johnston · Bitter Creek #7

2008 · 337 pages · Simon and Schuster

Forced ProximityForbidden Romance
4.1Goodreads
4.6Amazon

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💬 Mentioned in 9+ Reddit threads

⭐ Amazon readers rate this even higher than Goodreads

📚 Book 7 of a completed 12-book series

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📊 Readers are divided — ratings range from 4.1 GR to 4.6 AMZ

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About this book

When FBI Agent Breed Grayhawk crosses paths with a mysterious woman after a steamy night together, he's blindsided to discover she's actually a fugitive with a dangerous past—and his prime suspect in a terrorism case. But Grace has her own mission: she's convinced someone framed her for murders she didn't commit, and she'll risk everything to expose the real killer. As these two formidable opponents circle each other with undeniable chemistry crackling between them, they find themselves racing against the clock to uncover the truth before a presidential visit and a serial killer's endgame collide. It's a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse where passion, danger, and redemption twist together in the Texas heat.

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Bitter Creek

1The Cowboy2The Texan3The Loner4The Price5The Rivals6The Next Mrs. Blackthorne
7A Stranger's Gamecurrent
8Shattered9Sinful10Shameless11Surrender12Sullivan's Promise

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