by Linda Howard
First published 2012
Lizette Henry stares into her bathroom mirror and sees a face that isn't hers. She remembers her own features clearly, but the reflection shows someone completely different. Two years have vanished from her memory without explanation. As fragments return, Lizette discovers she possesses skills she never learned. She can sweep her home for surveillance devices and spot tracking equipment in her car. She moves like someone trained in espionage. A magnetic stranger named Xavier appears, claiming he wants to help, but his presence triggers flashes of a terrible crime. Lizette can't tell if she committed it or witnessed it. Anonymous killers start hunting her. With Xavier as her only ally, she runs from enemies she can't identify. He attracts her powerfully, yet she knows better than to trust him. Together they uncover a vast conspiracy that reaches into shadowy places. The truth about her stolen years threatens to destroy them both.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
352 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books