Spies, Lies, and Alibis

Cybil Langford works as executive assistant to a powerful real estate mogul, and her polished, professional manner is a cover. For years she has been quietly collecting information on the criminal network her boss runs. The trail leads to Lorenzo Ramirez, a crime boss with deadly plans, and she has to stay sharper than he is to survive.

Ben Bradley is working deep undercover for the FBI, passing himself off as a financial advisor to wealthy and corrupt clients. He is after the same man. Then Cybil, his first crush, turns up again after years, and his assignment gets harder at once.

At a high-stakes fundraising gala, neither one sees the other's true purpose. Crime, corruption and undercover work all meet in the same room. Afterward they are thrown together in close quarters, and each must decide whether the other is an innocent bystander or a willing accomplice.

This is romantic suspense with a fast pace and a low heat level. The danger is real, but humor keeps the tone from turning heavy. The romance is a slow-burn second chance, built between two people who have spent years guarding their hearts as carefully as their secrets.