Why You'll Love This
A dead man's secret drags his daughter to Peru at gunpoint — and somehow that's where the love story starts.
- Great if you want: lesbian romance tangled inside a tight mystery plot
- The experience: quick and propulsive — plot-driven with romance woven throughout
- The writing: Alexander keeps the tone light without defusing the tension
- Skip if: you want deep character development over plot momentum
About This Book
When Jodi Grant's father drops a bombshell from beyond the grave, her carefully laid plans—a promising job interview, an actual date with an actual woman—dissolve into something far more dangerous. Suddenly she's entangled in an international antiquities smuggling operation, halfway to Peru, and reluctantly bound to a stranger who needs her help to survive. Robin Alexander builds a story where romantic chemistry and genuine peril push against each other, forcing two women to figure out who they are to each other while the stakes keep climbing.
What makes this book work is Alexander's instinct for pacing—she keeps the tension coiled without letting it choke the warmth between her leads. The prose is unpretentious and fast-moving, the kind that pulls you through chapters without you noticing the hours pass. At just over two hundred pages, nothing overstays its welcome; every scene earns its place. Alexander has a particular gift for writing women who are funny under pressure, and that lightness keeps the story from feeling grim even when the situation absolutely warrants it. It's a tight, enjoyable read that delivers on both the mystery and the romance without shortchanging either.