Underwater archaeologist Erica Kesling was forced by circumstances to work in the engineering firm Talon and Drake in an unrelated field. However, she was suspected of smuggling artifacts from Iraq that could ruin the presidential campaign of Senator Talon. An undercover security specialist Lee Scott posed as her intern and tried to seduce her into revealing her secret, even as she desperately tried to clear her name, their attraction grew, until an even deeper secret came to light, that went back all the way into 1950's.
The romance part was a bit... forced, as Lee was basically laying a honey trap and barged into her life with lies, then seduce her, then he was basically interrogating her right after sex. That was... cringeworthy. But the more he learned about her he realized she can't possibly be involved. So what was she hiding? There were SEVERAL different plots unraveling together that shows that Rachel Grant is a master plotter which also came through in her other novels that can really drive up the suspense, but the romance parts are a bit... forced. Still, there are some really good emotional swings, and the bad guys got their karma. AND there's HEA.
I debated whether to give this 4 or 5 due to the cringe-worthy parts, but I decided I like the plot better than I disliked the cringe-worthy bits. So 5 star it is.
Category: Romantic suspense
Primary Plot: Archaeologist tries to clear her name even as an undercover operative seduces her believing she is guilty, even as a decades-old conspiracy ensnared them both...
Overall Rating: 5/5 (really 4.5/5)
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