Overview

★★★★★ "If you love fast-paced thrillers that are served over lovely helpings of romance, then you're going to eat this one up!" Goodreads and Women Using Words at womenusingwords.wordpress.com 12-16-22

√ Spy thriller
A love triangle
√ Dark ops mission
Forced proximity
√ Temptation
A kiss of fantasy
√ Steamy sapphic romance
Scottish folklore
√ Medical mayhem
* HEA
√ Part of a thriller series but can be read as a standalone

Fallout from Dr. Jen Dawson's sexcapade with Victoria Marshall results in a bloody gash to Tommy Vietti's head. Dr. Jen and Amanda Hawthorne take Tommy to the hospital where his wound is repaired with staples, but their relationship remains frayed. While there, the three bruised friends are recruited to pick up the pieces from a bioterrorist attack. Dr. Jen volunteers to treat patients in the Emergency Room while Tommy and Amanda join forces with Agent Roxy MacNeil to investigate.

On their dangerous international mission, Amanda summons her inner strength to avoid falling into old habits as she learns earth-shattering revelations about her Scottish ancestry.

Roxy performs a highwire balancing act by revealing something life-changing to Amanda while deftly training Tommy and Amanda to operate in her clandestine world.

Dr. Jen works day and night treating victims of the mass attack, including someone once very special to her. She desperately misses her daughter, Kristin, but makes a new friend in Nurse Denni Russo.

Tommy feels like he's walking on shifting sands as he transitions from a city detective to an international agent, relying on his gut instincts, drinking abilities, and shooting skills.

Roxy, Tommy, and Amanda might be outgunned and outnumbered on foreign soil, but they'll never be outsmarted as they attempt to save humanity.

Will Jen and Amanda's promise to let bygones be bygones withstand distance, temptations, and life-threatening circumstances?

★★★★★ "A steamy spy thriller that crackles with international intrigue. Recommended for spy thriller fans looking for some spice, and for avid lesfic fans looking for high-stakes intrigue. The book's witty banter, timely terror plot and a steamy romance make for a highly entertaining read. Lady Hawthorne bodes well for the future of the series." BestThrillers.com 12-18-22