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"A tough hero with a good heart"
Reviewed by Janice Bennett
Posted February 23, 2003

Undercover operative Alessandro Vellenti's mission in Europe is to gain the trust of General Viktor Zhukov and help find a way to stop him and his criminal activities. When Viktor's son is arrested in the United States, Sandro receives the assignment from the general that will prove his loyalty. He is sent to Portugal to Read more...

"First in the Carrington Trilogy"
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted September 29, 2004

Miranda Carrington likely never cared for the song "Me and My Shadow". For her, the words had a different connotation. A shadow was her perpetual bodyguard that dogged her every step. Miranda was the free spirit, the youngest of the Carrington children, and ever since the death of Katrina, Read more...

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Summary

An international kidnapping attempt gone awry forces undercover special forces operative Sandro Vellenti to hustle free-spirited Miranda Carrington into a shadowy world where lies skirt dangerously close to the truth, and the truth could well get them killed. On the run through the countryside of Portugal—from crumbling castle ruins to haunting standing stones, musty wineries to walled cities—they learn freedom comes in many shapes and sizes. And sometimes, the greatest freedom of all comes in the form of surrender.