A Matter of Circumstance: An Undercover Cop Suspense Romance

by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham Pozzessere

Revisit this tale of danger and desire from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham, now available for the first time in ebook!

The tranquil waters of a Bahamian paradise turn dark and treacherous when Amanda is ruthlessly abducted. Sean, a Miami undercover cop, witnessed the crime and throws himself into danger, pretending he’s Amanda’s lover. It’s a perilous game, but Amanda knows there’s no one to pay her captors, and she finds it’s easy to play along with her irresistible mystery man…

Originally published in 1987

Genres: Romance, Mystery, Contemporary Romance, Action, Romantic Suspense

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Heather Graham Pozzessere
aka Heather Graham, Shannon Drake

Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.

Today, this author's success is reflected not just by reader response and the over 20 million copies of her books in print, but in many other ways. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, including over 20 trade awards from magazines such as Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, bestseller awards from B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and BookRak, and several Reviewers' Choice and People's Choice awards.

Heather has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Romantically Speaking, a TV talk show that aired nationwide on the Romance Classics cable channel, and CBS Sunday News. She has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selections for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. She has been published across the world in more than 15 languages and has published over 70 titles, including anthologies and short stories.

Now, she had five children. Somehow, this prolific author manages to juggle it all - family, career, and marriage - while reaching a level of success to which few can aspire.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off well but it started to drag really quickly. Didn't like any of the characters so I didn't really care about them.

[Bookstabritni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I really disliked the MMC in this book and found him problematic. I wasn’t overly fond of the FMC either.

[SheLove2Read · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written in 1987 and it shows. Very dated dialog and predictable storyline. The ending was hysterical only in that I can't ever see it actually happening.

[Julie Henke · Rating 1 out of 5]

A hot mess, dumb

[Ellen · Rating 1 out of 5]

new Audio book from 2020 read by Eva Kaminsky who did a good job.

I am not a romance novel fan anymore. I used to be back in the day but got fed up with all the goo and drama, but I thought I would give this a chance when I saw the new audio book at my library.

Well, it was hard for me to get through it and I did skip some parts towards the end.

Now I know why I'm not a fan of romance novels anymore.

[Rebecca Delio · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT STORY

I love all of Heather Graham's books especially Crewe Of Hunters and the ones staged in New York, I lived in NY for several years and really enjoyed visiting places I actually visited. GREAT Books....

[Shelley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn’t realize this was a Harlequin romance when I started it. Figured it out after the female was repeatedly put in her place by the males and finally checked. Ugh. Reminded me why I never read these types of romances. Too sexist.

[Rebecca Dowd · Rating 3 out of 5]

EARLY GRAHAM

You can tell the book was from about twenty years ago, the style was from then. I prefer her current style and nail-biting suspense.

[Michelle Jarc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book...part action, part romance. Easy to read.

[Peggy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy this book, but I like the Krewe of Hunters, the best by Heather Graham. The story line keep me interested.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

"A Matter of Circumstance" by Heather Graham is a good romance. A lot of sex and a little mystery. Good escapism reading.

[Diane Garner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read. The characters were real flaws and all. The author did great with the plot. It was easy, but exciting to follow!

[Susan Forsgren · Rating 2 out of 5]

The vocabulary made mental pictures, that I do not want in my head.
Did not finish the book.

[Paula Schumm · Rating 3 out of 5]

This suspense novel starts with a kidnapping and goes all over the place. Meh.

[Mind_ofa_reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed this book.

[JO reading · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite steamy.

[Kelly Cannizzaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was just a little bit too unbelievable for me.

[Kmed Jeannette · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn't get past the first few chapters. Despite my OCD, I couldn't even force myself to pick it back up and finish it the rest of the way through.

[Penny Evenson]

The tranquil waters of a Bahamian paradise turn dark and treacherous when Amanda is ruthlessly abducted. Sean, a Miami undercover cop, witnessed the crime and throws himself into danger, pretending he’s Amanda’s lover. It’s a perilous game, but Amanda knows there’s no one to pay her captors, and she finds it’s easy to play along with her irresistible mystery man.
This is the first book I have read by this author. The plot was good but there was a little too much romance in it for me. I will try a couple more of this author though.