Her undercover husband is temporary
But her feelings are very real
Schoolteacher Jennifer Glass's ordinary life screeches to
a halt when a criminal targets her. Moreover, she's mistaken for an identical
twin she never knew existed! Now she's drawn to her sibling’s partner, ATF
agent Micah Spokane. Micah needs Jennifer to play the part of his undercover
wife to bust a gun-smuggling ring. He promises to protect her every step of the
dangerous way, but they might not be able to resist the "fake" passion
growing between them…
I enjoyed this book once I got past the fantasy that an
experienced ATF agent would recruit a civilian for a vital undercover op just
because she looks like the partner who has worked the situation with him for
two years. A few other things made me roll my eyes, but I chalked them up to
the fantasy and moved on.
Jennifer is an elementary school teacher who is out
shopping when she's accosted by a man claiming to be a federal agent who tells
her to "play along." Then a creepy guy starts talking to her like he
knows her and her "partner." After the man, Igor, leaves, Micah
explains that he's an undercover ATF agent and that Igor mistook her for his partner,
Laney. Laney happens to be the twin sister Jennifer didn't know about because
they were adopted separately. Jennifer is stunned to find out about Laney and
wants to meet her, which Micah agrees to - IF Jennifer will fill in for Laney
for a couple of weeks while they wrap up the operation.
I didn't much care for Micah's emotional blackmailing of
Jennifer. He admits that Laney and his bosses would be furious with him for
involving her, but he does it anyway. I understood they were at the point where
any change could torpedo the entire investigation, but Jennifer has NO
experience with undercover work. So many things could go wrong and mess it up
and get them killed.
Leaving those quibbles behind, I went along for the ride.
Thanks to some acting experience in college, Jennifer pulls off a credible
Laney in her first outing. As the days go on, a bunch of twists and turns make
the run-up to the finale extra complicated. Each change ramped up the tension
that nearly leaped off the page. The two main villains, Igor and Carmen, were
especially vile, and it was easy to root for their downfall. The final
confrontation was intense and kept me hooked until it was done.
I enjoyed the development of Micah and Jennifer's
relationship. The attraction between them is instant though they try to ignore
it. They know they don't need the distraction with the stakes so high. Micah is
surprised by his attraction to Jennifer because he feels nothing like it for
Laney. Because they are together 24/7, they have the opportunity to get to know
each other. The attraction between them grows, and so do the feelings that go
with it. They struggle to keep them buried while working and long for a chance
to see where they will go. I liked the ending, though I would like to have
gotten more of the meeting between Jennifer and Laney.
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