English Summary/英文概要： In Linda Howard’s gifted hands, second chances, unexpected romance, and unrelenting action combine into a riveting new novel of suspense. In Death Angel, bad girls can wake up and trust their hearts, bad guys can fight for what’s right . . . and dying just might be the only way to change one’s life.
A striking beauty with a taste for diamonds and dangerous men, Drea Rousseau is more than content to be arm candy for Rafael Salinas, a notorious crime lord who deals with betrayal through quick and treacherous means: a bullet to the back of the head, a blade across the neck, an incendiary device beneath a car. Eager to break with Rafael, Drea makes a fateful decision and a desperate move, stealing a mountain of cash from the malicious killer. After all, an escape needs to be financed.
Though Drea runs, Salinas knows she can’t hide–and he dispatches a cold-blooded assassin in hot pursuit, resulting in a tragic turn of events. Or does it?
Left for dead, Drea miraculously returns to the realm of the living a changed woman. She’s no longer shallow and selfish, no longer steals or cheats or sells herself short. Both humbled and thrilled with this unexpected second chance, Drea embraces her new life. But in order to feel safe and sound–and stop nervously looking over her shoulder–she will need to take down those who marked her for death.
Joining forces with the FBI, supplying vital inside information that only she can provide, Drea finds herself working with the most dangerous man she’s ever known. Yet the closer they get to danger, the more intense their feelings for each other become, and the more Drea realizes that the cost of her new life may be her life itself–as well as her heart.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 筑雅原本满足于扮演犯罪头子沙瑞斐身边那个有脸蛋、没脑袋的甜心，但她因某事产生警觉，便悄悄卷款潜逃，毕竟没钱逃不远，而瑞斐可不会轻易放过她。冷血杀手赛门蔑视沙瑞斐，但追踪筑雅这么聪明又有胆识的女人，倒很有趣。筑雅在途中出了致命车祸，鬼门关前走一遭让她彻底改变。目睹这奇迹的赛门决定金盆洗手，全力保护她。
然而，筑雅想协助联邦调查局，自愿诱引沙瑞斐上钩，护花心切的赛门不得不重开杀戒。他们越接近险境，感情越加强烈，筑雅领悟到重生的代价或许不只要她付出性命，更要付出芳心。(MH)

Awards/获奖情况： 美国言情惊悚小说家Linda Howard
是美国纽约时报畅销作者之一
前后七次荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜
她曾两次入选过RWA最高荣誉RITA Award准决赛。
(获得2005年RWA终身成就奖)

此作者目前版权还在的清单：
1. BURN: A NOVEL
2. UP CLOSE AND DANGEROUS
3. DYING TO PLEASE
4. ICE: A NOVEL
5. KISS ME WHILE I SLEEP
6. TO DIE FOR
7. CRY NO MORE
8. KILLING TIME: A NOVEL
9. COVER OF NIGHT
10. DROP DEAD GORGEOUS