"The Good Assassin"
Aidan Colbert worked for Peacekeepers International. His
first job had been to assassinate Preston Shaw who had
worked for the government and then had become a rogue
agent. He had been a threat and had to be eliminated. How
was he to know that Shaw's twelve-year old stepdaughter,
Caroline, would walk into the room immediately afterwards
and see him in the shadows. This fact has haunted him for
the next fifteen years. Caroline has become a sought-after photographer. She is
talented, beautiful and still in danger. After her
mother's death and while cleaning up the house so that it
can be sold, she finds a safe containing a note and a key
from her stepfather. He indicates that he knows his life
may be in danger. Caroline is determined to find his
killer. When an attempt is made on her life, Peacekeepers
International sends a bodyguard to watch over her. Little
does she know that David Wolfe is the former Aidan Colbert
and that he has been watching over her for many years. She
only knows that there is something sizzling between them.
Wolfe wants to keep Caroline safe and hopes to find the
secret of the key so that Peacekeepers can locate the bad
guys that Preston Shaw had been working with. Beverly Barton has written several books in THE PROTECTORS
series. After reading SWEET CAROLINE'S KEEPER, I plan to
go find the rest of them. I love the premise of the book
and wondered how Ms. Barton would resolve the story. David
(Aidan) is tough, mysterious and obviously in love with
Caroline even before he actually meets her. She is halfway
in love with the mystery man, David, who has sent her gifts
through the years and protecting her from afar. Beverly
Barton has written some wonderful secondary characters in
SWEET CAROLINE'S KEEPER. I was especially interested in
Roz and, of course, the reader can't help but wonder who
the guilty bad guys are and if they are the people that
claim to be Caroline's friends. If you enjoy romantic
suspense, SWEET CAROLINE'S KEEPER is an excellent choice.
Reviewed by Marilyn Heyman
Posted January 29, 2002
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