"Very suspenseful mystery"

When Cassidy Atkins shows up at Jake Cochran's home, he's very surprised. Ten years ago was the last time he had seen her. Her father seemed to have had plans for her that did not include a boy from the state orphanage. Cassidy appeared to agree with these plans and left for college without a backward look. Now a successful lawyer, her father is dead and Cassidy has found some records that she feels Jake would want to see -- records pertaining to his two younger sisters and his long dead parents.

When a call to a phone number from these records brings life-threatening danger down on Cassidy, it's Jake to the rescue. Now they are on the run from mysterious pursuers. Thrown together by these circumstances, Cassidy finds the boy she determinedly kept as arms length and thought of as a brother is now a man. Not just any man, but one she is developing very un-sisterly feelings for. As for Jake, he never thought of Cassidy as a sister. The desire he felt for her when he was eighteen is now back in full force. And though he senses that Cassidy now views him in a different light, this is a bad time for that sort of distraction.

Fast moving and very suspenseful, this story will keep you turning the pages. It is a clever mystery and not just a suspense. Jake is a great rescuer of damsels and, though he has a poor past, is not irritatingly bound down by it. Cassidy is an intelligent and strong heroine, but not too strong. It is fun to see her as the seducer in the relationship. Not a real sensual read, it does have it's moments.

The first in a trilogy, the mystery is not solved at the end of the story, so beware, you will certainly want to read the next two in the series, "Hidden Hearts" and "Lovers in Hiding".

Personal notes: This was a really great story, but I didn't like it all that much. Why? Because it's a nail biting, hair twisting (I do a lot of that) suspense. These kinds of books always make me nervous. I must admit I prefer books to tie up loose ends and this one leaves them dangling -- to be continued in the next book. Of course, I will certainly now be reading the next two books!

Sensuality--PG13 Sensual tension, but very little sex; oral sex, but all sex is fairly non-descriptive.

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Posted February 25, 2002

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Summary

He'd opened his heart to her.

Jake Cochran was eighteen when Cassidy Atkins walked out of his life. Now, he had no intention of letting the beautiful attorney get close to him.

When Cassidy discovered her father had withheld documents Jake needed to uncover secrets of his past, she wanted to help him in his search. Except her well-meant efforts put them both in mortal danger. Forced to work together to elude their deadly pursuers, they couldn't ignore the attraction that shimmered between them. But when passion turned to love, Cassidy risked everything to convince Jake that this time he could trust her with his heart.

Book One of Hide And Seek mini-series