Secrets and Lies

Selena Montgomery just keeps getting better and better. Her fans have been eagerly awaiting sexy Sebastian's own brush with love, and we have not been dissappointed. The heroine "Kat" and the South American setting are just perfect for the passion of a lifetime. I read the book in 2 days because I just couldn't put it down. Then I bought more copies for friends!

Recovery Specialist Sebastian Caine is the best coming out of the shadows to steal valuable object d'art for his clients whether it is America, New Delhi, England or elsewhere. His current assignment stealing the Cinchona, a five century old manuscript, looks quite easy as the owner, antiquities collector Felix Estrada, is on a buying trip in Buenos Aires. However, after he disarms the alarm and slips inside Estrada's home in the small South American country of Bahia, nothing goes right as he realizes the cutting of the alarm wire did not include the hissing sound. Worse he finds dying from a knife wound Estrada who pleads for Caine to protect his "cat" though the thief finds no pet. Caine learns that the murdered Felix's cat is his beautiful niece ethno-botanist Dr. Katelyn Lyda. He assumes she must be even more morally flexible than he is as he has never killed anyone while he also concludes Kat took the manuscript after she murdered her uncle. He follows the clues until he finally locates Kat in the Andes. Though each wonders if the other murdered Felix, they are attracted to one another, but survival comes first as those who killed her uncle are coming for them in search of the Cinchona. SECRETS AND LIES is a fast-paced action thriller starring a very ethical female and a Hans Solo like thief, who appears in Selena Montgomery's previous treasure hunt murder mystery HIDDEN SINS. The tale starts at a fast-pace in Estrada's home and never slows down as Sebastian and Kat struggle to stay alive against nasty foes. Fans of romantic suspense thriller that require one sitting read will want to join the thief and the scientist as she steals his heart while both try to survive. Harriet Klausner