November 15, 2006
Lausanne Raney has made some big mistakes when it comes to men. The first resulted in her giving up her baby girl for adoption, and the second put her in prison for five years. After starting as a receptionist at Bedell, Inc., she takes on a job for the CEO's daughter that will pay her enough to find her lost daughter. But when things go terribly wrong, she ends up in deadly peril. Enter Domingo Shea, former Navy SEAL, now working for the Dundee Agency, assigned to find Audrey, the missing playgirl daughter of wealthy Edward Bedell. She has taken off before, but this time it appears Audrey has run away with her low-life boyfriend, leaving a husband behind. As the stakes rise and the danger heats up, Lausanne and Domingo find themselves drawn ever closer together. Page-turning suspense and an evolving romance make for a satisfying read, even though the realities of adoption are overlooked to ensure the requisite happily-ever-after ending.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)