Lady Miranda returned from Italy after an attack by Italian hill bandits with a bullet wound in her head, which causes severe blinding headaches. Miranda wishes to return to Italy and find the man who helped her survive her wounds. For the first time, she hires a secretary to accompany her, instead of going alone. Society considers her an oddity for her independent spirit and her preference to wander through Europe and publish her travels. Miranda knows having a handsome and arrogant male secretary with her will not alter society's opinion of her as a 30-year-old spinster with no interest in marriage. Before their journey can begin, a series of sinister accidents occur in Miranda's household.

Andrew MacLeod is an assassin for the British government who's given too many years to his profession. Plagued with hopelessness that his job has robbed him of his humanity, Andrew reluctantly accepts his last mission -- become Miranda's secretary and unlock her hidden memory of the traitor she innocently saw in Italy. Helping him with the assignment is his assorted family, comprised of spies who seemingly have no patience for his burnout.

Miranda quickly sees through Andrew's masquerade and joins him in trying to uncover the spy. As Miranda unlocks Andrew's mysteries, she falls in love with him. Andrew admires Miranda's intelligence and struggles to hide the secret that will turn Miranda's love to hate.

This third book featuring the MacLeods of Skye Court (a family of spies) grabs readers' attention and doesn't let go until the end of the book. Ms. Sizemore balances the intense emotion and passionate, strong characters with unexpected surprises, suspense and a touching love story.

Book Summary

Lady Miranda Hartwell does not care what society thinks -- and if she wishes to employ a male personal secretary, she will! Of course it was not her specific intention to hire one as devastatingly handsome as Andrew "MacGregor." And she certainly never dreamed she'd be so attracted to this fiery cauldron of secrets -- who seems oddly, intriguingly familiar...

Andrew MacLeod is ready to abandon his life as a master spy, until he is talked into accepting one final assignment. Protecting the lovely, independent Miranda will not be easy, for the lady must notice how he is always there to rescue her from the increasingly troubling "accidents" in her home. And surely she can feel the heat of the passion she inspires within him -- which may prove a fatal distraction, now that he's drawn the unsuspecting beauty into a most dangerous game...