Code Name: Nanny

Zusatztext Praise for My Spy : "A joy to read. Brilliant!" --Joan Johnston "Sam is a perfect adventure-hero romantic lead! the incredibly fit and smart Annie is his perfect match! and Izzy Tegue! a Denzel Washington clone! is also on the scene! providing much needed security." -- Booklist "Great romances and thrills are hallmarks of Christina Skye novels! and My Spy fits the pattern to a T. Ms. Skye knows how to blend romance! humor! passion and danger to give readers a thoroughly exciting read." -- Romantic Times? Informationen zum Autor Christina Skye holds a Ph.D. in classical Chinese poetry. She has traveled to China and Asia many times, has been featured on Geraldo!, ABC Weekend News, the Arthur Frommer Show, Travel News Network, Voice of America, and Looking East. She curated one of the most popular exhibitions to date at the National Geographic Society's Explorer Hall in Washington and authored four critically acclaimed books on Chinese art, one of which was called "beautifully and lovingly crafted" by the London Times. She began writing fiction in 1990 and has currently written 16 novels.? Klappentext Forget about counterterrorism! organized crime! and money laundering. Female FBI agent Summer Mulcahey is about to enter the terrifying world of ballet classes! science tutorials! and carpooling. After working six months straight on a hideous kidnapping case! all Summer Mulcahey wants is a serious dose of sun! surf! and sangria. Instead she gets her craziest assignment yet---going undercover as a nanny for the family of San Francisco's female DA! who's poised for a splashy! high-society wedding to the country's most popular senator. Code Name: Nanny is classic Christina Skye--sexy! riveting! and unforgettable.? Leseprobe chapter 1 Carmel, California Summer wasn't frightened. Not exactly. Anxious, maybe. Determined. Okay, just a little frightened. Being around rich people always left her on edge, and these people were very rich. She saw the house first, huge with gray stone walls and a broad wooden porch. An immaculate swath of grass sloped down to rugged boulders above a restless sea. As the taxi rounded the drive, Summer sat up straighter, feeling light-years away from the cement and sprawl of Philadelphia. She'd spent most of the last five years within fifteen miles of the Liberty Bell, but it was clear that Carmel was going to be a whole new planet. The driver eyed her in the mirror. "Haven't seen you before." Summer made a noncommittal sound, rolling down her window and nudging off one black high heel, which was pinching her toes badly. "Got a nice family up there." The driver nodded up the cobblestone drive toward the big house. "Lookers, all of 'em. Even the little one, odd as she is." Summer frowned at him. " 'Odd' how?" "Guess you'll find out soon enough." His head swung around. "What are you, family, friend, or CNN bureau chief?" "So you get a lot of reporters down here?" "Buckets full all summer. Had that woman, Diane Sawyer, a few days back. Skinnier than she is on TV. Guess they all are." The driver's eyes narrowed. "Notice you didn't answer my question." "That's right, I didn't." Summer looked away, mindful of the assignment that brought her here. Her carefully constructed story seemed almost real to her after the month of preparation she'd endured back in Philadelphia. The fact was, this was no vacation, and Summer was neither family nor friend. This was work with a capital W--FBI field work. She'd had tough assignments before, but never so close to big money and Washington power politics, and the situation left her edgy. Do the job, she told herself sternly. Forget about the nerves. The driver pulled to a halt near a wall of bougainvillea flaming ...

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Praise for My Spy:

"A joy to read. Brilliant!"
--Joan Johnston

"Sam is a perfect adventure-hero romantic lead, the incredibly fit and smart Annie is his perfect match, and Izzy Tegue, a Denzel Washington clone, is also on the scene, providing much needed security."
--Booklist

"Great romances and thrills are hallmarks of Christina Skye novels, and My Spy fits the pattern to a T. Ms. Skye knows how to blend romance, humor, passion and danger to give readers a thoroughly exciting read."
--Romantic Times?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christina Skye
• Editore: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2004
• EAN: 9780440237600
• ISBN: 978-0-440-23760-0
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 173 mm x 28 mm
• Serie: SEAL and Code Name; SEAL and Code Name
• Categoria: Narrativa > Gialli