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Covert Danger

by Jo-Ann Carson

Series: Mata Hari, #1

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: April 1, 2015

 

A single woman — A double life

High fashion model, Sadie Stewart, is a dedicated undercover CIA agent used to getting her man. But this time she’s chasing a power-hungry international arms dealer stealing ancient Egyptian amulets. Brilliant, ruthless and slightly wacko, he’s a hard catch. She’s willing to risk everything to stop him, but the handsome Sebastian Wilde, who looks like a modern Viking, keeps getting in her way. Her independence is shaken as he stirs feelings in her that she thought only existed in fairy tales. Can she put their attraction aside and get the job done?

When Sebastian sees Sadie in a high speed motor-boat flying down the Grand Canal in Venice, with the Italian military police hot on her tail, her beauty and courage intrigue him. He has a personal vendetta to stop the trading of looted art, and when it looks as though she’s involved in that shady world, he decides to stop her. Could the femme fatale really be that evil?

Their adventure spans the globe with scenes in Venice, Florence, Amsterdam, Cairo and New York.

Can they work together and stop the heist planned for the Met Museum of Art? Protecting the relics becomes their shared goal, but it’s not all about ancient magic and power. Love hangs in the balance.

A cross between Indiana Jones and Covert Affairs

Award Winning

Smart Sexy Suspense

Excerpt #1: Sadie conning her fence, Delilah, to get closer to her mark:

“Sadie, sweet Sadie, do you really think you can keep evading the police by sneaking around, or leading them on spectacular boat chases? Get a grip, woman. I give you six months as a jewel thief

and then you’ll be in some cold European jail cell with Bessy.”

“Bessy?”

“A big girlfriend you don’t want to meet.”

“Oh. You gotta help me, Delilah. You know people. There’s got to be a better way. I figure I need twenty million Euro to retire in style. That’s all—twenty mill.”

Delilah smiled her gotcha-smile. “If you’re not going to marry it, honey, you’re going to have to steal it or...”

“Or what?”

“Smuggle it.”

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Excerpt #2: Bakari (the bad guy) asks a seer for help:

Djeserit looked back down at the table. Her mouth firmed into a straight line. “The cards are sacred. They are meant to help us on our spiritual journey on this plane. They should not be misused.” She looked back at him. “I fear for you. You have been a good friend to me. It is not wise to upset the natural order.”

“You've never been reluctant to give me a reading. Why now? Have you seen something in the cards? Did you hear news on the street? What are you so afraid of?”

“It is all in the cards.”

He’d never heard her voice so flat. “Tell me!” He hadn't meant to yell.

Picking up the deck she held it for a moment in her hands as if it held the weight of eternity. Whispering words he could not hear she brought the cards to her heart. Then her eyes locked with his once more. “Only if you are sure.”

Sadie Stewart leads two lives and they are coming to a head like she never imagined.  Her cover is a fashion model and her real job is a CIA agent.  She is undercover posing as a model nearing the ending of her career which isn’t so much a cover as the truth.  The undercover part is where is starting to steal to help with her impending retirement.  She starts by stealing some jewelry but only from the heavy insured, then upgrades to some art with hopes of gaining a certain persons attention.  The girl she works with is more dangerous and connected then Sadie was lead to believe.  While at a party she meets Sebastian and then sees him again at an art show at his gallery Eros.  Sebastian knows she is a thief but he is also incredibly attracted to her.  He contacts a friend of his to see if he can get some more information on her and who see might be.  Sadie doesn’t have time for the things she feels when she is around Sebastian.  Then she is kidnapped by her ex and saved by Sebastian.  Maybe he can be of some help to her as her current op is going sideways.  She is in deeper than ever before and has a feeling there is more to it than her handler is telling her.   Will Sebastian be able to help Sadie?  Could he be her one?  Will she be able to survive this op?  This book has danger, romance, love, and more.  Sebastian and Sadie are drawn together like magnets.  Neither one has ever felt like this for someone else before.  Sebastian has this overwhelming need to protect Sadie even once he learns her true identity.  He likes her more when he learns that she isn’t steal to steal but to get to someone bigger.  She is just playing at being an art thief.  Sadie winds up learning things and finding out that she may still be a bit naive.  She finds herself not sure if she wants to continue being part of the CIA.  She likes helping and knowing that she is part of the greater good but she doesn’t like being kept in the dark.  I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.  Sadie has a funny personality and quirky attitude and times.  Sebastian seems really laid back except when Sadie could possibly be in danger.  He doesn’t want her stop what she does or change he just wants her to let me help when needed.

I've lived most of my life on islands off the the west coast of Canada, surrounded by snow covered mountains, lush rain forests and pristine beaches. While I enjoy traveling, I'm most at home on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

In my twenties I wanted to become a writer, but being practical I chose a career in teaching.  I loved working with children for many years.

Time flew by, but the writing itch stayed with me, as much a part of me as my skin. My family has grown up and I’m retired. Now I spend my days spinning sexy, suspense stories edged with adventure.

Presently, I'm working on the Mata Hari series.

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