Secret Agenda

I am a long-time Rocehlle Alers's fan. I enjoyed this Hideaway Series addition so much that I did not want it to end. I look forward to other books from Mrs. Alers, so that I can be transported from reality (for a short time anyway) to other places.

Having gone through two personal assistants, Diego Cole Thomas, the new CEO of ColeDiz International Inc. needs help getting his life and business in order. In steps Vivienne Neal, newly widowed and Diego's match. Diego hires Vivienne for 6 months but finds he has met the one person that is not intimidated by him and neither are willing to admit their feelings have gone to far for employer/employee relations. Vivienne has no idea that she is also being sought out for information her ex-husband may have known about other politicians he served with which caused his death in a hit and run accident. Rochelle has brought in other Cole family members and provided us with a somewhat suspenseful, but HOT story.

The Hideaway series continues with another outstanding story this time involving Diego-Cole Thomas the new CEO of ColeDiz International Ltd. We leaned a little about Diego in the book 'Stanger In My Arms' which was Alexandra Cole and Merrick Grayslakes' story. This series gets better and better with each book written by Rochelle in this series. I loved this book and can hardly wait to see who Rochelle will write about next. I hope that it will be Jason and Anna, David Coles twins and the babies of the family. Kudos' to Rochelle for another great story in this series.

This is the first book that I have read by Rochelle in a long while that I have truly enjoyed....this was definately written in old "Rochelle" style!

Rochelle Alers returns with her thirteenth Hideaway book bringing us a glimpse into the lives of the children of the men & women we fell in love with a decade or more ago. Diego Cole-Thomas is his grand papa's twin when it comes to running a business not only is he intimidating to many but he's a private man who goes after what he wants and doesn't stop till he gets it. Diego has been on the search for an assistant who can balance his life and business life but with a few stipulations so when he meets Vivienne Kay Neal he is at awe with the woman presented to him because he realizes she does not fear him, which only makes him respect her more. Vivienne had been at odds with herself when her husband had been killed but she also knew that her marriage had been over way before it could really start. Playing the grieving widow had driven her nuts leaving her to find exile away from it all. However when she finds herself going toe to toe with Diego she refuses to become an arm ornament and she pushes his buttons to get responses to see what worked and what got what. Diego & Vivienne cross the line of employee and employer taking an office relationship to a completely new level. Rochelle does an excellent job of allowing Diego & Vivienne playing alpha characters without taking away from the book. I cannot wait for book number fourteen. Who will it be?