Two unpleasant men prowl in the heat, planning an
abduction. The woman they want has a baby, and they intend
to replace her and the child's bodies with those of
homeless people before blowing up the house. The intended
kidnap victim, Erin, is not wealthy or in league with
crime; she's a computer developer who has created nanobots
for medical purposes. But somebody wants to put the
invention to military use. Clay Griffin - one of his
names - is the absent father of Erin's child, and he gets
warning that she's in danger. He's about to go off on a
mission for a security firm, but he chooses to put his
life on the line to save Erin and his child.
UNDERCOVER TEXAS has a tough-talking start, but we get out
of the point of view of the kidnappers and stick with Erin
and Clay, much more sympathetic people. While the location
isn't initially clear, we then see it's Florida. Erin
studied her way through school and college, and loves
computers. Clay was her first affair while on holiday and
she's coping admirably with a teething baby and a technical
job. Clay takes some chances with the girl's life and that
of the baby, but the alternative is worse.
I liked that when an alligator endangers people, we see
that she is protecting her eggs, just as Erin finds the
strength to attack a man threatening her son. The tale has
plenty of action and the nicely inconvenient issue of
looking after a baby separates it from predictable
thrillers. The setting moves to Texas in the latter
half and author Robin Perini maintains the tension.
UNDERCOVER TEXAS is romantic suspense all the way, with a
feisty, intelligent heroine and a bundle of joy. This
will make an exciting summer read.
His most important mission brought him to Texas—and reunited
him with the son he never met…
Black ops soldier Hunter Graham knew the rules: no family,
no friends, no life outside the mission. But he never
anticipated a woman like Erin Jamison. Two years ago, after
a mission gone wrong, he met the brilliant scientist and
they shared a week of passion before he vanished back into
his secret life. Now, with Erin and their son the targets of
an international terrorist plot, Hunter will go against his
better judgment and break every agency rule to save the
family he never knew he wanted. Coming out of hiding carries
consequences far beyond this assignment, but he'll do
anything to keep them safe—including kidnapping them.…
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