A single woman – A complicated life
International, super-model Sadie Stewart meets her Dutch lover, Sebastian Wilde, in Venice to celebrate their six month anniversary. But having lived a double life as a CIA operative for ten years, her life is never simple.
During a costume ball in an ancient Venetian palace, an assassin tries to kill her. As a result Sebastian gets ridiculously, … ridiculously, over-protective, which drives her crazy. Her old boss offers to help, but wants something in return.
Bakari al-Sharif, an arms-dealer with an insatiable thirst for power, is planning to steal King Tutankhamen’s scarab from Highclere castle near London. Sadie is the only person who has ever gotten close to al-Sharif and lived. The CIA wants her to stop him.
Or at least that’s what they say. When it comes to the world of espionage, the true motivation of the players is never clear.
Can Sadie return to the life of a spook and maintain a relationship with Sebastian? Can she nail the arms-dealer? And why did the masked man try to kill her?
Life is complicated for Sadie Stewart.
By award winning author
Jo-Ann Carson
Smart, Sexy, Suspense
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Sadie has left the life of the CIA and has enjoyed six months of just being herself (international model and girlfriend). Life is good and she’s enjoying herself along with her Viking boyfriend, Sebastian, at a charity ball when she’s attacked by an assassin. Before she can get him to talk, he swallows arsenic and dies right on the spot.
“We’re watching you.”
Sadie shivers at the threat and contacts the only person who can answer her questions… Jeremiah from the CIA. She has a sit-down and agrees to go back into the CIA. Her feminine wiles are about to be tested with the one man who can help her. Bakari.
Sebastian protests and pleads with Sadie not to go back into the CIA. Sadie rebels against his alpha protective nature. She tells him she needs her space and flies back to New York. The reality is that Sadie has mixed feelings. She’s one person living two lives. Can she be a spook while still being in a relationship with Sebastian?
I loved this book and it pretty much picked up right where second book left off. Sadie is a very real woman with character flaws. I imagine the identity conflict Sadie is dealing with is what every spook in the world works through. While I didn’t agree with many of the thoughts Sadie had, I had to respect her decisions. I mean, if I was in her shoes, I might have done the same thing.
Love can be deadly for a spook (spy).
Filled with sexy tension and dramatic scenes, this book hooked me from start to finish. The pace is fast and the characters will leave you wanting more. There are some surprises, too, that I wasn’t expecting. This book can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend you read the books in order. You won’t be sorry.
Favorite Character:
I know I usually list the character I identify with most here but for this book, I’m listing my favorite character I loathe. His name is Khalid and he is one evil young man. He is the offspring of Bakari and a sorceress. He mopes around his father (Bakari) all the while secretly aligning himself with a soul-eating demoness. He’s wicked and a delight to read.
Favorite Quote:
Could she have two lives and one true love?
My Rating: 5 stars
Ms. Carson’s Mata Hari Series always delivers a sensual, suspense-filled adventure to vibrant locales brimming with danger and intrigue. Her complicated heroine spy, Sadie, is challenged once again by familiar friends and foes, including her super-hot Dutch warrior boyfriend, Sebastian. Then there are Casanova and Beatrice — perfect additions to an already captivating cast of characters. Can’t wait to see what happens next in this series!
Jo-Ann Carson has done it again!
Ancient Danger, starts with a very fast pace, thrills and danger. Ms. Carson’s third story still involves Sadie Stewart, a model by day and a spy by night!
This time, Sadie, hasn’t completed her last mission with Bakari, the arms-dealer! Bakari is on a mission too, to retrieve a famous artifact to save his daughter! The chemistry between Sadie and her Dutch lover, Sebastian, becomes complicated, because he’s becoming over-protective, which a spy, like her, don’t tolerate. Can a female spy and an art dealer, stay in love in a world of espionage? Can she play a dangerous game in spying and still be safe, without Sebastian’s help. A new character, named Khalid, will play an important role in this story.
Ancient Danger was so much fun to read, I could not put it down! I’m looking forward to read the fourth story, Lovin’Danger, in her Mata Hari series!