by Nan Dixon
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
Series
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BLURB:
What's behind her
beautiful mask?
FBI agent Kaden Farrell is on a mission. He's undercover at Fitzgerald House in Savannah, where a little girl is the key to his investigation. And that's what he needs to focus on, not a down-and-out heiress whose jeweled eyes haunt his dreams. Courtney Smythe might be spoiled, but when Kaden notices her ease with the children at the B and B, he sees the beauty beyond her looks. Getting close to Courtney will help his case, and giving in to attraction is the right thing to do. Even if it means perpetuating a lie
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EXCERPT
Could Courtney be more alone? Her brother barely tolerated
her. Abby wasn’t thrilled she was working at the B and B. Marion was mad. Kaden
ignored her and Bess ordered her around. She sighed and headed to the first
box. Maybe making beds was easier.
Courtney could barely see around the pink gerberas and
bird-of-paradise arrangement she held. Small pompom-like flowers, resembling
little alien beings, brushed her nose. Didn’t the bride know this combination
was garish? She placed the first arrangement, sloshing water on the tablecloth.
Whoops.
“Hang on,” Bess called. “I forgot the mirrors.” She glared
at the water spot on the tablecloth. “At least that will be covered. Pick it up
again—carefully.”
While Courtney held the flowers, Bess slid a mirror in the
center of the table and Courtney set the arrangement down with a crack.
“Careful,” Bess barked.
“The damn vase was slipping,” Courtney snapped back.
“Just...don’t be so rough.” Bess chewed her lip. “Instead of
the vases, why don’t you set out the mirrors?”
“Sure.” Everyone thought she was incompetent. Stupid ugly
vase.
She shook her head, hoping her face wasn’t bright red. It
didn’t matter what they thought. She wouldn’t be in Savannah long enough to
care.
She snatched up a couple of mirrors and set them on the
closest tables, making sure her back was turned in case a tear slipped down her
cheek. She wanted to be where she knew the rules, where she wasn’t viewed as
some sort of...liability.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Nan Dixon spent her formative years as an actress, singer, dancer
and competitive golfer. But the need to eat had her studying accounting in
college. Unfortunately, being a successful financial executive didn’t feed her
passion to perform. When the pharmaceutical company she worked for was
purchased, Nan got the chance of a lifetime—the opportunity to pursue a writing
career. She’s a five-time Golden Heart® finalist and award winning author, lives in
the Midwest and is active in her local RWA chapter and on the board of a dance
company. She has five children, three sons-in-law, two granddaughters, one
grandson on the way and one neurotic cat.
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My review:
4.25 out of 5 stars
Undercover with the Heiress by Nan Dixon is a lovely
romantic suspense story that centers around privileged and decorative Courtney
Smythe as she is forced to deal with a personal upheaval and join the working
class. Desperate enough to flee to Savannah and seek sanctuary with her brother
and sister-in-law, Courtney struggles to find a niche to fit into among her
hard-working and highly capable in-laws, the Fitzgeralds. Her rapport with
children finally starts paving the way for her to make a new life, but her
progress is complicated by the sexy handyman, Kaden Farrell, who mysteriously manages to reject
her but insinuates himself into her life. Too bad he’s working undercover and
she’s only a means to an end…or is she?
This addition to the ‘Fitzgerald House’ series is an
entertaining look at the concept of redemption and restitution as two disparate
characters pursue very different goals. Courtney is almost a caricature and it
is a little difficult to be sympathetic to her at first but the author did a
great job of gradually softening her abrasive edges, especially when she deals
with the very personable kids, Issy and Josh. I love the close relationship Kaden
has with his grandfather and I was delighted in the warm family group formed by
the Fitzgeralds and their significant others. Those who are squeamish should be
aware there are a couple of traumatic scenes, one of which is alluded to as
having occurred but is still chill-inducing, as it involves an innocent
bystander. Despite this being part of a series, there was no problem reading it
as a stand-alone story, and the blend of tragic pasts, redemption, suspense,
and budding romance made this a fun and engaging read. I am intrigued by the
other sisters in this family and would definitely like to read their stories as
well.
A copy of this title was provided to me for review
