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Summary: Good Author, Familiar Story
Review: I bought this book when it came out like I do all Intrigues, and it took me three months to work up the enthusiasm to read it. Ho hum. Another secret baby. Another federal agent with amnesia. When I picked it up, I was pleasantly surprised. The flashback that makes up the early chapters are suspenseful and engrossing. The kind of fast-paced detective work Rachel and Stephen are forced to go through in their race against time to save a kidnap victim is a blast. Then the story moved back to the present, and everything became familiar. Very familiar. There are two things I need to make me love these kind of books and forget that it is a story told too often: good explanations for both the amnesia and the baby being kept a secret. This time, the cause for the amnesia was so abrupt that it came across as stupid and random. One minute Stephen doesn't have amnesia, the next he has to hit his head because this is an amnesia book. I can also buy some reasons for heroines to keep their pregnancies a secret and not let the father know. The one offered here was not one of them. After winning my respect in the beginning, the characters quickly lost it. Throw in the fact that the villain was obvious, the result of too few suspects to chose from, and "Undercover Dad" (A bad title. Stephen is not really undercover through most of the book, if not all) left me cold. The problem with pointing out a three star book's flaws is that it can sound worse that it is. "Undercover Dad" isn't terrible by any means. It is old hat. Charlotte Douglas is an able storyteller with an engaging writing style and some clever plotting. The moment where Stephen meets his daughter is very moving. I liked her other amnesia story, "A Woman of Mystery," earlier this year. That one was surprising. This time I felt two steps ahead of the characters most of the time. Anyone who hasn't read variations on this theme so many times, or who likes it reading it repeatedly, will get more out of it than I did. A fast read, but not much more.
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Summary: A FANTASTIC READ!
Review: In Undercover Dad, we meet Rachel Goforth, an ex-FBI agent and single mother. The life that she's worked hard at stabalizing is turned upside down when she receives an urgent call from her former partner Stephen Chandler warning her of oncoming danger. She agrees to flee to a safehouse where he will soon join her. Unfortunately, Stephen arrives bleeding from a gunshot wound. When he finally awakens, Stephen has amnesia and doesn't remember anything including the dangerous foe that's stalking them. And to make matters worst, Rachel has a secret she's kept from Stephen in the form of a baby girl named Jessica, Stephen's daughter. Can Rachel and Stephen figure out who's after them before the faceless enemy kills them? And will there be any hope of a lasting relationship between Rachel and Stephen once the secret of Jessica's father is revealed? Undercover Dad is a wonderful fast-paced read that you will enjoy time and time again. I recommend it. You'll love it. Trust me! Luciano
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