"Exciting romantic suspense series, great erotic love scenes."

The Beach Alibi is the fourth book in The Smithson Group series by Alison Kent. This particular book spotlights Kelly John Beach, one-fifth of the crack team of spies that make up this group.

Kelly John Beach, in his efforts to prove that Spectra IT has enlisted Marian Diamonds in helping to smuggle conflict diamonds, was caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar while, unbeknownst to him, a hidden security camera was taping him. A plan was quickly devised to provide a cover for Kelly John's whereabouts that night. Hank Smithson's assistant, Emma Webster, was asked to do some assisting of a different nature by acting as Kelly John's lover while hidden videocameras roll. Emma has secretly lusted after Kelly John for a very long time and is most willing to go however far is necessary for his protection. Their evening together begins almost immediately and they are very convincing as lovers with no acting required when instant sparks are struck between them. Kelly John and Emma enjoy an evening filled with sexal tension followed by intensely erotic lovemaking, the likes of which neither had dreamed possible.

It appears that their cover-up efforts, however extreme, may have come too late and some of the SG-5 spies from previous books are brought in for an exciting, climactic ending that offers up questions about a couple of the secondary characters.

This book is unquestionably my personal favorite of this series so far. These characters are very real and charismatic, with excellently written eroticism; I wished the book could have gone on much longer. Alison Kent has done a huge favor to her readers, whether long-time or new, with this series. Anyone who enjoys a suspenseful, exciting book with love scenes that leave you breathless, must get their hands on this book.

Reviewed by Laurie for Sensual Romance.

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Posted December 29, 2004