"Taut romantic suspense with great mystery."

Raine Robey, computer hacker extraordinaire, is pulling her life back together after leaving her career at the FBI under a cloud of suspicion. Losing her job had been tough, but the lack of trust her then-lover, Calder Preston, had shown as she was accused of setting up a man to be killed, had devastated her.

Now, with two girlfriends, she's begun Partners in Crime, a business dedicated to crime fighting. She's working her specialty -- computer security - when Calder drops back into her life with a simple phone call. Still with the FBI, he has an "off the books" job for her. Trying to start a company has been expensive, and Raine makes up her mind to take the job and ignore Calder.

Easier said than done, of course. He's still gorgeous and he's determined not to let her ignore their past. As she starts investigating Calder's case, Raine is horrified when old suspicions arise and another man is killed - with all clues pointing toward her involvement. This time, Calder sticks by her, and they struggle together to solve his case and try to find whoever is setting Raine up.

I really enjoyed this book. Raine's computer hacking skills are to be admired and the mystery is a good one. I did figure out the bad guy, but that didn't detract from the story. The only question raised in my mind was whether Raine would really forgive Calder for doubting her innocence from the first case. I'm not sure I was convinced that she would... Overall, I recommend DANGEROUS CURVES. And I'm expecting to see more books on Raine's two business partners.

Reviewed by Morgan Chilson
Posted May 12, 2004

Summary

One wrong turn and they're racing for their lives....

Computer hacker Raine Robie pairs up with her ex-boss and ex-lover Calder Preston to expose the leader of an international car theft ring. Raine and Calder end up in South America battling cops and crocodiles... while also trying to discover who framed Raine for murder eleven months ago.