Rebekah has a lot of secrets. Her mom is secretly in the military (do not ask), her father is a genius scientist inventing teleportation machines, and she is in the CIA working as a double agent for a terrorist organization. Her CIA handler Smith is just the kind of geek she can hang with and not feel uncomfortable with....something hard to do when she inherited her dads smarts as well as her moms gift for subterfuge. Her terrorist handler is a brute but oozing the violent sex appeal. She really is not looking for a relationship, who has the time when shes playing both sides? One wants her for work and the other for life but both have secrets. Will Jessica be tempted by the light or the dark? And which side is really which?
I am rather a sucker for spy stories, even more so for strong female characters and sexy situations. So I was definitely intrigued by this one. Unfortunately, while enjoyable, it did not live up to my expectations.
I said in the review title that there are too many secrets and one of those secrets is the plot! Our heroine is acting as a double agent against an unnamed rebel organization, which has an undefined plan, and does unspecified bad stuff. It makes the entire thing rather generic, with no specifics that the reader can sink their teeth into.
There is also an office romance plot going on, with the stoic male who won't admit his interest because it is unprofessional, and the generally brilliant female who is nonetheless oblivious to the rather blatant "hidden" feelings of the male. While I could accept this at the beginning of the book, it far outlived its usefulness, adding to my frustration with the book.
Overall, the book has promise, but I think the author tried to be too clever and missed the mark. It could have been much better.