Collision Course

"With impressive talent, [Alison Kent] creates characters and a story line sure to stimulate your interest and keep you longing for more."

~Romantic Times







Author's Note:



COLLISION COURSE (aka PLAYING LOVE'S ODDS) was released in print in 1993 as a Kismet Romance from Meteor Publishing Corporation. This version has not been updated to reflect changes in technology since then, but has stayed true to the era in which it takes place.







It was not the sort of investigation Logan Burke usually handled. Nowadays he was hired by your average Joe - not sleek, polished corporate players in plush Houston office suites. But it was a straightforward case of industrial espionage with one advantage - a hefty check from ViOPet Chemical Company. All Logan had to do was watch Hannah Evans, a ViOPet employee, and figure out how she was leaking valuable research secrets.



In the six weeks that he spent watching her, Logan began to feel a special bond with Hannah. For the first time in years, he actually considered dumping the case and pursuing the mark. It was not enough to view Hannah across a crowded restaurant or through the lens of a camera. He wanted to breathe her scent. He wanted to hear her voice. He wanted to find the innocence he'd given up on knowing again.



Hannah knew someone was following her. She didn't know who he was or why he was there, but his presence was unnerving. It was time to take action, time to let a professional call the shots. She would pay a visit to a private investigator who had come highly recommended - a Mr. Logan Burke.