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Montana Confidential #4
Secret Agent Heiress
The Mission: Baby-Sit An Heiress
Rescue a spoiled heiress who'd gotten herself kidnapped? Agent Vincent Romeo did it single-handed. But instead of the society cream puff Vincent expected, this female seemed to think she was the agent in charge! Whitney MacNair was pure trouble on a shapely set of legs - with a charm as lethal as a loaded gun aimed straight at Vincent's jaded heart.
Whitney had felt alone for so long - now a protector as fierce as the Montana mountains refused to leave her side. Falling for the quiet agent was more dangerous than going after the men stalking her, but heartache meant nothing when each kiss might be their last....
Rescue a spoiled heiress who'd gotten herself kidnapped? Agent Vincent Romeo did it single-handed. But instead of the society cream puff Vincent expected, this female seemed to think she was the agent in charge! Whitney MacNair was pure trouble on a shapely set of legs - with a charm as lethal as a loaded gun aimed straight at Vincent's jaded heart.
Whitney had felt alone for so long - now a protector as fierce as the Montana mountains refused to leave her side. Falling for the quiet agent was more dangerous than going after the men stalking her, but heartache meant nothing when each kiss might be their last....
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 23, 2001
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Julie Miller
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USA TODAY Bestselling author Julie Miller writes breathtaking romantic suspense. She's won a National Readers Choice Award and two Daphne du Maurier Awards among other prizes. She was also honored to receive a Career Achievement Award from RT BookReviews and has been a finalist for many national and international awards. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Amazon and BookScan Top 100 Romances bestseller lists.
Writing about Kansas City cops, Julie has crafted bestselling, award-winning books for Harlequin Intrigue. In addition, Ms. Miller publishes romantic suspense books with a military twist. Millions of copies of her books have been sold in print and digital formats around the world.
USA TODAY Bestselling author Julie Miller writes breathtaking romantic suspense. She's won a National Readers Choice Award and two Daphne du Maurier Awards among other prizes. She was also honored to receive a Career Achievement Award from RT BookReviews and has been a finalist for many national and international awards. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Amazon and BookScan Top 100 Romances bestseller lists.
Writing about Kansas City cops, Julie has crafted bestselling, award-winning books for Harlequin Intrigue. In addition, Ms. Miller publishes romantic suspense books with a military twist. Millions of copies of her books have been sold in print and digital formats around the world.
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April 18, 2018
Secret Agent Heiress
March 9, 2002
The Montana Confidential series concludes with "Secret Agent Heiress" by Julie Miller. This is a solid, if underwhelming, end to the series.
The book picks up right where the last one, "Licensed to Marry," left off (this series should be read in order). Political heiress Whitney MacNair, who was sent to the Montana Confidential agency after a scandal drove her out of Washington D.C., has been kidnapped by the terrorist the Confidential agency has been after from the start. Agent Vincent Romeo is sent in to rescue her. He doesn't expect to like the scandalous heiress, let alone fall for her. Can he keep his heart in check to save the woman he loves?
One aspect the Montana Confidential authors have succeeded at is in the characterization of Whitney. She has appeared in all the books and has been developed consistently throughout them. Readers who've read the earlier books will feel like they already know her. I had mixed feelings about her. On the one hand she is determined and resourceful. She's not the kind of heroine who sits around and waits to be rescued. On the other, her actions are often foolish and several times I was disgusted by her lack of common sense. She's the type of woman who won't stop talking when she's hiding from the bad guys a few feet away because she wants to keep bickering with the hero. I liked that she always wanted to go out and do something. I didn't like that her actions were seldom thought out before went through with them. She's likable, though frustrating. Unfortunately, Vincent's character seems sketchy next to her, and I never felt like I got to know him. A man of few words, he was just this dark silent person lurking in the background. The villains exhibited more personality than the hero, which diminished the romance somewhat.
In spite of my doubts toward the characters, "Secret Agent Heiress" is a strong story. Miller's tale is well-paced and unpredictable. There are several instances where I thought I knew where it was going, where most books would go. Miller keeps things interesting by shifting her plot at several points and sending it in a different direction. For instance, many authors would be happy to have their characters do nothing but run for the length of the story. Miller doesn't do that. There's more to "Secret Agent Heiress" than that, which should keep readers engaged and interested to see what will happen next.
One disappointment readers of all the Texas and Montana Confidential books might have is that Daniel Austin, the only character to carry through all the books, is deprived of his own story. The way his storyline is wrapped up here is dissatisfying, though that likely is not entirely this author's fault.
Overall, the Montana Confidential series was nowhere near as good as the Texas Confidential series. Let's hope next year's Chicago Confidential series doesn't continue the trend. With "Secret Agent Heiress," it at least ends something of a high note.
March 9, 2002
The Montana Confidential series concludes with "Secret Agent Heiress" by Julie Miller. This is a solid, if underwhelming, end to the series.
The book picks up right where the last one, "Licensed to Marry," left off (this series should be read in order). Political heiress Whitney MacNair, who was sent to the Montana Confidential agency after a scandal drove her out of Washington D.C., has been kidnapped by the terrorist the Confidential agency has been after from the start. Agent Vincent Romeo is sent in to rescue her. He doesn't expect to like the scandalous heiress, let alone fall for her. Can he keep his heart in check to save the woman he loves?
One aspect the Montana Confidential authors have succeeded at is in the characterization of Whitney. She has appeared in all the books and has been developed consistently throughout them. Readers who've read the earlier books will feel like they already know her. I had mixed feelings about her. On the one hand she is determined and resourceful. She's not the kind of heroine who sits around and waits to be rescued. On the other, her actions are often foolish and several times I was disgusted by her lack of common sense. She's the type of woman who won't stop talking when she's hiding from the bad guys a few feet away because she wants to keep bickering with the hero. I liked that she always wanted to go out and do something. I didn't like that her actions were seldom thought out before went through with them. She's likable, though frustrating. Unfortunately, Vincent's character seems sketchy next to her, and I never felt like I got to know him. A man of few words, he was just this dark silent person lurking in the background. The villains exhibited more personality than the hero, which diminished the romance somewhat.
In spite of my doubts toward the characters, "Secret Agent Heiress" is a strong story. Miller's tale is well-paced and unpredictable. There are several instances where I thought I knew where it was going, where most books would go. Miller keeps things interesting by shifting her plot at several points and sending it in a different direction. For instance, many authors would be happy to have their characters do nothing but run for the length of the story. Miller doesn't do that. There's more to "Secret Agent Heiress" than that, which should keep readers engaged and interested to see what will happen next.
One disappointment readers of all the Texas and Montana Confidential books might have is that Daniel Austin, the only character to carry through all the books, is deprived of his own story. The way his storyline is wrapped up here is dissatisfying, though that likely is not entirely this author's fault.
Overall, the Montana Confidential series was nowhere near as good as the Texas Confidential series. Let's hope next year's Chicago Confidential series doesn't continue the trend. With "Secret Agent Heiress," it at least ends something of a high note.
May 10, 2020
Good book! Wondering why there is always a rich person in every book? I know...it makes for a good story, but not always very realistic.
December 13, 2016
I would hazard a guess that the h's family had no idea how patronizing they came across when interacting with her. And that it never occurred to them that she'd notice or be upset. So a picture was taken of her being kissed - she assumed benignly - by her boss. And her family packed her off to the middle of nowhere to protect a brother's political career.
Of course, she found herself working for an undercover organization set up to bring down a terrorist organization hired by, as she learned through the course of the book, her former boss to create a crisis for him to solve on the way to the White House. Hmmm. She found herself part of this plot - the kidnapping - and later let herself be kidnapped again just to get evidence against him. It worked, but I think it scared a few years off the H's lifespan. He was gotten to rescue her, and got sucked in due to her former boss managing to cause issues with the rescue.
Highlight - he did the romantic gesture of filling their hotel room with roses, only...he turned out to be allergic to roses, and the candles managed to set the curtain on fire. He got it out, only to get drenched when she threw an ice bucket of water on him.
Of course, she found herself working for an undercover organization set up to bring down a terrorist organization hired by, as she learned through the course of the book, her former boss to create a crisis for him to solve on the way to the White House. Hmmm. She found herself part of this plot - the kidnapping - and later let herself be kidnapped again just to get evidence against him. It worked, but I think it scared a few years off the H's lifespan. He was gotten to rescue her, and got sucked in due to her former boss managing to cause issues with the rescue.
Highlight - he did the romantic gesture of filling their hotel room with roses, only...he turned out to be allergic to roses, and the candles managed to set the curtain on fire. He got it out, only to get drenched when she threw an ice bucket of water on him.
November 12, 2017
Modern
September 26, 2011
this one was just a bit over the typical romance issue. story was a decent one, but not really all that catching
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