Guilty Little Secrets

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Summary: fun undercover police procedural romance
Review: ATF Agent Rosie Malone enthusiastically works undercover as a showgirl at Las Vegas' Silver Swan in a quest to find information on the sale of stolen 9A-91 Russian Assault Rifles. Recently killed Gus Friel worked at the Silver Swan when he engineered the illegal arms sale.

FBI Agent Mack MacDougal also goes undercover at the Silver Swan, but much more reluctantly than Rosie because he is working as a stripper, a job he held in college. He seeks a drug ring allegedly operating out of the Silver Swan.

Sparks fly when Rosie meets Mack when he tries to rescue her in a back alley. However, each wonders about the other's suspicious behavior to the point that they conclude the other is the miscreant they seek or an undercover FED. Besides that they both agree that they are falling in love although they fear what they will learn about the other person.

Fans of undercover police procedural romances will relish this delightful tale that pokes fun at the "cooperative" nature between government agencies. The story line is fun more for romance readers since the romantic story line serves as the prime theme with the charming lead couple falling in love while doubting the identity of their beloved. Readers will not feel guilty for fully appreciating Connie Lane's enjoyable tale.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Fun read
Review: GUILTY LITTLE SECRETS: Connie Lane's latest offering is better than her first book, but not nearly as good as ROMANCING RILEY. ATF agent meets stripper in the shady wings of a Las Vegas night club stage. He's undercover taking off his costume, and she's putting one on, as a clown(?). Sparks fly, especially during the many, many practices for his act. Yum. No romance novel skimping with this stripper act. He takes it all off, down to the teeny, tiny g-string. I liked that Lane didn't have her hero behave all prissy about it. I mean, if you are going undercover as a stripper, go as a stripper, not a pole dancer with excess modesty issues. Everything else about this book was same-ol', same-ol', but Lane usually makes one element of her books brilliant and different, but sticks to cookie-cutter for everything else.