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Nom légal: Bergstrom, Kay
Date de naissance: 1947
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA
Lieux de résidence: Illinois, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Courte biographie: Kay Bergstrom was born on 1947 and grew up in a small town at the very tip of southern Illinois, USA. A tomboy, she spent most of her time outside and got into big trouble for breaking the trellis while climbing out her second-story bedroom window. When her family moved to Los Ángeles, California, major culture shock ensued. She discovered that grapefruits grew on trees, television offered more than two channels, and all the other girls had breasts. While hiding out and waiting for her chest to develop, she read voraciously, raiding her mother's bookshelf for Mickey Spillane when she finished all her Nancy Drew novels. Another move took her family to Denver, Arizona, the place Cassie still calls home.

She graduated from North Central college outside Chicago, got married, and returned to Colorado where she worked in personnel at the Denver Post and lived in a mountain cabin without running water. Upon learning she was pregnant, a return to civilization seemed prudent. She settled in Denver, raised two amazing daughters, and started writing for Harlequin as Cassie Miles. After her divorce, she took a break from romance and wrote straight suspense.

During her frantic years as a single mom, writing books and working odd jobs to supplement her income, she hardly had time to breathe, much less to dream. Then something remarkable happened. She fell in love with a tall, sexy man who was an aerial photographer and the author of tough-guy mystery novels. Fortunately, he loved her back. She found her real-life hero, inherited three more grown kids and three grandchildren. She started writing romance again, loving every minute of a life filled with laughter, crazy road trips, sailboats, and journeys to Oregon with long walks on rocky beaches. Not too long ago, the love of her life developed inoperable pancreatic cancer. With supportive friends and family standing by, he died at home. She has no regrets and considers herself lucky to have found her soul mate, the man with whom she shared a perfect love.

She now lives alone, surrounded by beautiful memories, while writes romances. From the balcony of her high-rise, she has a view of the gold dome of the Colorado State Capitol and the front edge of the Rockies. If she could find a way to add the ocean, she'd have the best of all possible worlds. Recently voted Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, she attends critique groups specialising in mystery and romance, the perfect balance for Harlequin Intrigue books. One of her daughters once described her writing this way, "Romantic suspense. You know, kiss-kiss, bang-bang." If only it were that simple...
Notice de désambigüisation: Kay Bergstrom also writes as Cassie Miles.

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Frozen Memories (Harlequin Intrigue Book 1736) par Cassie Miles

Even though NSA cybercrimes expert Angelica Thorne and FBI special agent Spence Malone were dating and shouldn't have been on a assignment together, they found themselves in Angelica's home town of Colorado Springs investigating crimes against the military base and the country. Having a personal relationship with several persons of interest in the case made things even more difficult for Angelica, losing her memory in her memory did not help any either.

Kind of a slow going progression through the investigation until the last chapter and then things moved quickly. I did enjoy the interaction between Angelica and her former mentor. I missed seeing how Spence and Angelica met and fell in love. Really only got to see the end results. I also would have liked to have seen more of the previous relationship with with some of Spences coworkers.… (plus d'informations)

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onyx95 | 1 autre critique | Aug 22, 2022 |

Mommy Midwife par Cassie Miles

Decent enough rom suspense. I liked the way that he had been asking her to marry him for several months since he found out she was pregnant with his kid. She was not as sympathetic a character although she had a rationale reason for turning him down. She was TSTL at several points in the book. The suspense part was not real strong.

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Luziadovalongo | 3 autres critiques | Jul 14, 2022 |

Hook, Line and Shotgun Bride (Special Delivery… par Cassie Miles

Just lost interest in this a little over half way through. I guess the ending just became very obvious and it obviously wasn't so intense I needed to finish it. Decent writing and interesting storyline. I just put it down and read some other books intending to get back to it but never did.

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Luziadovalongo | Jul 14, 2022 |

Frozen Memories (Harlequin Intrigue) par Cassie Miles

Though the premise might be a little farfetched, there was enough realism to the scenario that this was a very exciting read. Spence and Angelica were investigating rumors of a planned nuclear strike against a US city by hackers who were attempting to get control of US missiles. The story opened as Angelica found herself kidnapped by unknown assailants. Left unattended in the back of the kidnap vehicle, she made a break for it, finding shelter with a preacher and his wife. Unfortunately for her, she couldn't remember who she was or anything else. In the meantime, Spence wasn't far behind, tracking her by the chip he'd placed on her body (without her consent - oops). The tension was high as he and the SWAT team discovered that she was missing. I loved Spence's determination to find her, beating himself up because he blamed himself for her capture. Their reunion was intense, especially because she doesn't remember him at first, and isn't sure she can trust him. Things were complicated by the escape of one of the kidnappers, creating unexpected surprises.

Fortunately, Angelica's amnesia was drug-induced, so her memories began to return as the drugs wore off. Some of the first memories to return were those of the steamy relationship between herself and Spence. They had dated for six months, not expecting to be assigned to work together. The dynamics between them were pretty intense; their attraction so strong that they had trouble keeping their hands off each other. Spence was understandably a little overprotective, because of his feelings for her. On the other hand, he had a great deal of respect for her abilities and had no trouble deferring to her when necessary. I loved Angelica's kickass attitude and her strength of will. There were some great scenes of her getting the better of those who underestimated her. She did have a few instances of insecurity/jealousy when it came to the female agent as well as some trust issues, but she handled them pretty well. I liked the ending as Spence had his big moment before anything else could go wrong.

The suspense of the story was very good and kept me hooked all the to the end. The idea that someone could find a way to tap into deactivated nuclear missiles and launch them is pretty scary stuff. Once Angelica began to get her memories back, it was fascinating to watch her work her computer magic. It was interesting to follow along with her mental processes and the connections that she made. I especially enjoyed the bits that involved the Santa Tracker. There was only a short time to solve the problem, and figuring out who could be trusted was not easy. There were several twists and turns that caused me to question who was involved. The final confrontation was intense as Angelica raced against time to disable the launch computers, while Spence faced off with the unexpected mastermind.… (plus d'informations)

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scoutmomskf | 1 autre critique | Mar 25, 2019 |

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