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Undercover Protector
Special agent Maggie Fitzgerald has her mission. Godeep undercover as reclusive journalist Caleb Gomez'scleaning woman. Then swipe his intel on infamouscrime lord Benny Delgado.Unfortunately Caleb is much more, well, everythingthan Maggie bargained for and she's this close to lettingdown her guard and revealing all.— But how long canshe lie to the man she's falling for?With Benny hunting for Caleb, Maggie's got to decideif coming clean with Caleb will put more than just hermission in jeopardy. It could kill any chance they havetogether, too.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2007
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Molly O'Keefe
108 books2,136 followersThis author is also published under: M. O'Keefe.
Molly O'Keefe has always known she wanted to be a writer (except when she wanted to be a florist or a chef and the brief period of time when she considered being a cowgirl). And once she got her hands on some romances, she knew exactly what she wanted to write.
She published her first Harlequin romance at age 25 and hasn't looked back. She loves exploring every character's road towards happily ever after.
Originally from a small town outside of Chicago, she went to university in St. Louis where she met and fell in love with the editor of her school newspaper. They followed each other around the world for several years and finally got married and settled down in Toronto, Ontario. They welcomed their son into their family in 2006, and their daughter in 2008. When she's not at the park or cleaning up the toy room, Molly is working hard on her next novel, trying to exercise, stalking Tina Fey on the internet and dreaming of the day she can finish a cup of coffee without interruption.
Molly O'Keefe has always known she wanted to be a writer (except when she wanted to be a florist or a chef and the brief period of time when she considered being a cowgirl). And once she got her hands on some romances, she knew exactly what she wanted to write.
She published her first Harlequin romance at age 25 and hasn't looked back. She loves exploring every character's road towards happily ever after.
Originally from a small town outside of Chicago, she went to university in St. Louis where she met and fell in love with the editor of her school newspaper. They followed each other around the world for several years and finally got married and settled down in Toronto, Ontario. They welcomed their son into their family in 2006, and their daughter in 2008. When she's not at the park or cleaning up the toy room, Molly is working hard on her next novel, trying to exercise, stalking Tina Fey on the internet and dreaming of the day she can finish a cup of coffee without interruption.
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December 23, 2016
3 1/2 Stars ~ Maggie is a special agent with the FBI with a talent for undercover work. When her cop brother is framed as dirty and then he and his wife murdered, she vows to clear him and bring the drug lord Delgado to justice. The case grows cold, and then there's a new angle suddenly open to them. Caleb Gomez had embedded with US forces in Iraq and when their chopper crashed he'd been captured, tortured and held hostage for 3 years. Rescued, hospitalized for months to mend his broken body, he's now a free to recover at home. He evades his family's smothering protection in New York and heads to the California coast, and exists. The place is a mess from the last tenants, a perfect opening for Maggie to go undercover as Caleb's new housekeeper. The FBI uncovered that before Caleb went to Iraq he'd been undercover himself inside the Latino gang and became Delgado's confidant. They need to know what Caleb knows, before Delgado finds him.
Maggie's seen the photos of Caleb's scars, but what she wasn't prepared for was his eyes, the most brilliant blue and daring her to pity him. She's further amazed that he's got a sense of humor with a sharp wit. The last thing Maggie needs to do is to like Caleb, but she can't stop feeling a connection with him and admiring his integrity. Since Maggie started coming into his home, Caleb's felt alive inside. Strangely she doesn't seem to see his scars as anything horrific, and she pushes him to ease up on the pain meds, get out of the house and even inspires him to write again. The more Caleb opens up to Maggie, the more guilty she feels for not coming clean about her identity.
This is the first book I've read by Ms. O'Keefe and I thoroughly enjoyed it. She creates multi-faceted characters that I quickly connected with. The tension was high, not only for the imminent danger but a sexual tension between Maggie and Caleb that builds as Maggie unravels Caleb's secrets. The ending had a few unexpected twists. Their HEA is well won. The epilogue was the icing on the cake.
Maggie's seen the photos of Caleb's scars, but what she wasn't prepared for was his eyes, the most brilliant blue and daring her to pity him. She's further amazed that he's got a sense of humor with a sharp wit. The last thing Maggie needs to do is to like Caleb, but she can't stop feeling a connection with him and admiring his integrity. Since Maggie started coming into his home, Caleb's felt alive inside. Strangely she doesn't seem to see his scars as anything horrific, and she pushes him to ease up on the pain meds, get out of the house and even inspires him to write again. The more Caleb opens up to Maggie, the more guilty she feels for not coming clean about her identity.
This is the first book I've read by Ms. O'Keefe and I thoroughly enjoyed it. She creates multi-faceted characters that I quickly connected with. The tension was high, not only for the imminent danger but a sexual tension between Maggie and Caleb that builds as Maggie unravels Caleb's secrets. The ending had a few unexpected twists. Their HEA is well won. The epilogue was the icing on the cake.
August 13, 2017
I generally adore her work, but this one was too compacted and the ending wrapped up in a mucho-big hurry.
179 pages on my Nook.
179 pages on my Nook.
March 13, 2012
I really enjoy Molly O'Keefe- she's consistently good and her books have unexpected depth for the format. I finished the rest of the Mac/Rachel/Jesse books (Family at Stake, His Best Friend's Baby (Going Back)) but always avoided this one because the premise sounded so hokey- journalist under threat from an LA gang lord falls for his cleaning lady-actually-an-FBI-agent. That was a mistake. Reading Undercover Protector was like reading a Jill Sorenson book with more credible character development- there's unethical law enforcement hanky panky but it's addressed in a semi-credible fashion.
For such a short book, I was really pleased by the interesting family dynamics introduced to the story- I have read full length romantic suspenses that have not captured intriguing relationships the way O'Keefe does here. As per usual with Harlequin, I wish the denouement was more fleshed out. That said, however, this was an unexpectedly great read.
For such a short book, I was really pleased by the interesting family dynamics introduced to the story- I have read full length romantic suspenses that have not captured intriguing relationships the way O'Keefe does here. As per usual with Harlequin, I wish the denouement was more fleshed out. That said, however, this was an unexpectedly great read.
January 4, 2011
Hate the title. Loved the book. Awesome. Exciting. Romantic. :)
November 23, 2012
Part of a set - read them all. These brothers are very intriguing.
August 20, 2013
not enough of anything to make me care much. not poorly written but just not ... enough. nature of the Harlequin beast, I suppose.
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