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Brooks writes what he calls "relationship thrillers," which means his books combine the complex erotic intrigue of a sizzling romance novel with the twists and turns of a blockbuster headed for the big screen. His first book, "Darkness Bound," was a USA Today bestseller with a dark, edgy take on the power of intimacy and the seductive thrill of vulnerability, and his second novel, "Pressure Points," was a complex game of cat and mouse propelled by greed, ambition and deception in which nothing is at it seems.