This book is the choppiest, most boring and confusing book of Stella Cameron's I have ever read. Sometimes books take a while to catch your attention. I kept waiting and waiting to get excited about something; the plot, the characters etc. To me the most interesting character was the dog and that's not saying much! Too many things in this book lead up to an explanation and you never get one. Example: Aiden asks Olivia if she is 'protected' against pregnancy. Yes, she takes the pill, starts to stammer and ultimately starts crying about it. WHY??? Does she have female problems or what? Can't she have children?What is implied? Later on they talk about having kids but her previous outburst is never explained. A murder in her house. Who did it? One of the Laurel and Hardy characters/"bad guys"? I simply didn't care anymore. The only redeeming thing about this book is the capacity for Olivia's forgiveness, although she is a bit unbelievable at times. Maybe some of the unanswered questions are leading to a sequel? We can only hope not.

The hero in this book, Aiden Flynn, made his first appearance (along with his killer collectible cars) in "Key West". This book is a fast-paced and believable tale of Aiden's rescue of the heroine, chases across country by the villans, a reappearance of the hero and heroine of "Key West". Both Aiden and Olivia are enjoyable characters. The book is not as good as some of Ms. Cameron's earlier contemporaries, but is well worth reading. I buy very few romances in hardback -- Stella Cameron, Jayne Krentz and Linda Howard being the exception. This book is worth every penny!

All I could think of while reading this book was: gosh, I hope nobody knocks on the door! Aiden Flynn, from Key West, is the featured hero in this romantic suspense novel and Olivia FitzDurham the flighty British heroine. The premise of the story is that Aiden accidentally manages to view an untrustworthy colleague's e-mail inbox, and intercepts some troubled messages from Olivia, who thinks she is writing to an online friend, "Sam" for help. The problem? There is no Sam. Convinced that his fellow cop is up to no good and that an innocent woman is about to be dragged into danger, Aiden displays some of his white knight characteristics and tries to rescue her by posing as the fictitious "sam." The two soon find themselves up to their necks in bumbling thieves, murderers and villians.

I loved this story, for the often humorous characters and dialogue, though the plot got a little bit confusing at times. I personally thought it was much better than Key West. For newcomers to Stella, though, I wouldn't suggest her newer books, but any of her older ones, like Pure Delights or True Bliss (I think those are the right titles). Even her historical Rossmara series is wonderful. Happy hunting!