Cassie Ashton has attempted all her professional life to find acceptance from the "traditional" archeological community. As a gifted commercial collector of all things old, Cassie operates a thriving business that caters to tourists and the public. But Dr. Alex Martinelli joins the rest of the academic world in belittling her accomplishments. They have an on-going feud that sparks fires where ever they go.

But when she discovers the find of a lifetime, Cassie knows she's going to have to get someone from that traditional academic world to help her authenticate it. Knowing there's nobody better, she beards Alex on a site and gets him to agree to look at it. Alex, of course, only agrees because he wants to see the find -- he's been in trouble with his department because he's not had a major find recently. He seems to have lost his fire, and working with Cassie is guaranteed to bring it back.

Michele Albert never fails to deliver witty repartee and she's particularly successful in ONE WAY OUT. The smart- mouth comments that pass between Cassie and Alex are funny and lend a definite pizzazz to their relationship. This is a fun book, with intrigue and danger, too.