Cole Bridger is American and works for the CIA. His cousin, Lars, lives in Vienna. Lars is dating a model, named Merit, and Cole has dated a fellow CIA agent, Isabelle, who also lives in Vienna. When some diamonds seized in a CIA smuggling ring bust are again stolen, along with heirloom jewels from Cole and Lar's family, the two couples are pulled into the investigation. Cole is hoping to rekindle his relationship with Isabelle, but she is angry that he didn't make any effort to stay in contact with her after his assignments took him away from Vienna. As they work in the case together, her anger begins to thaw. Lars and Merit don't know they are with the CIA, but get pulled into the action and begin to suspect Isabelle and Cole are more than they seem. Can Isabelle and Cole maintain their covers and rebuild their relationship without getting killed by the evil forces behind the jewelry thefts.
Traci Hunter books seem to be heavy on relationships, but a little weak on plot. This was much more of a romance than a mystery. The characters are not super well developed either. They are pretty two dimensional, and lack any kind of quirk or personality flaw that would suggest they are real people. Still, it isn't a bad book. It is totally clean and devoid of bad language. There are enough plot twists and action scenes to keep me engaged. I enjoyed listening to it, about like someone might enjoy snacking on a bag of popcorn. (2022, 341 p.)
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