Calculated Risk

Sabrina Masters was so special with genius abilities that her father didn't know how to handle such a child. Harvard bored her. Arthur became her mentor and friend as such. There always was that question, "Was she smarter than him?". When the CIA recruited her she was only 16. Quinlan became her trainer when he was in the country that first year as he recovered from a confrontation with Kahsan. He had been tracking Kahsan for 15 years. Quinlan is in his thirties. Whoops! We are brought up to speed on the first 4 years of Sabrina's life with the CIA training that she eventually walks out on. She does not want to be used. By the time she is nearly twenty she is still a freaking egotist and falling in love with Quinlan and of course takes him as a lover. He has kept himself under strict control until that eventful night and the next meeting introduces Sabrina to the society woman who claims to be his intended. Blows her mind. Well, ten years of defiant, aimless hopscotching around the Casinos brings her full circle. And with an elder Victorian house to support. Which gets shot up. Now she is 30? He must be around 48. Quinlan is duped into contact with Sabrina because of her contact with Kahsan. He doesn't trust her intentions but then he doesn't trust anyone. Loved her ability with decoding and how she put it over on the legendary Sal Ploxm. Oh, yeah, and her Annie Oakley tricks which kind of stump Q. This is a fascinating, special story except for her freaking f'n. Keep that language for the trash pile or out behind the barn. I hate all these black-outs I must insert into my book. Remember what goes into the mind comes out of the mouth. Another trampy female. Definitely Recommend for the mature --m As a Keeper???????

The email from brilliant Arnold Salinski addressed to GG (as he called her - girl genius) immediately stated he was dead. To verify Sabrina "GG" Masters calls the number her mentor gave her. CIA Assistant Director Kreuger confirms that Arnold is dead and they arrange to meet in Gettysburg. Ironically the CIA fired her ten years ago yet she is the one that Salinski selected in an Einstein contest involving his last project, Deep Throat. Kreuger explains the Lithium isotope has the potential to be the strongest counter to global terrorism. However, only Salinski knew how to use it; some bad dudes are in country planning a neo 9/11, but with Salinski dead his work is useless. Not only do they want her to break into Salinski's computer, but help bring down internationally number one terrorist Kahsan who they believe plans to steal the technology. Agent Jack Quinlan, her former lover who betrayed her a decade ago, is assigned to protect her, but Kreuger makes it clear to her that her bodyguard Q who she never stopped loving is expendable. CALCULATED RISK is an electrifying fast-paced espionage romance starring an exceptionally different type of heroine and not just because of her brain power. Sabrina has spent the last decade working casinos using her intelligence for minor personal gain as she drifts through life since she learned her beloved Jack was engaged to someone else and the CIA canned her. Now she is their only hope, but still loves Jack who in her mind is not expendable as she simply has to save the world or at least America. Stephanie Doyle writes a fun thriller that climaxes with a slate of the hand. Harriet Klausner