Alison Kent, The Perfect Stranger

The Perfect Stranger

Alison Kent

Kensington Brava, Apr 2007, $14.00

ISBN: 0758211155

Smithson Group former pilot J. Jackson Briggs awakens to the thought that early last night he was the sober best man at his friend Brad's bachelor party and this morning he has a four poster hangover that proves you should never mix tequila with a Mickey Finn. Adding to his aches is San Torsico Comandante Mosquera who shows him his marriage certificate and demands he escort his wife to her mountain village where her family will decide whether he is worthy of his eight month pregnant bride.

Suddenly Jack has a wife, a kid coming, and no options except to escort the woman who looks American to him into the mountains. Jillian Endicott of the Boston Endicotts would move that mountain if it means saving the lives of her missing son Joshua and his best friend Gabriel. In the jungle, Jack and Jillian fall in love, but first a rescue from some nasty people must occur.

THE PERFECT STRANGER is an exciting, romantic suspense that starts with a horrific headache and climaxes with a cigar. The storyline is fast-paced but driven by the needs of the lead couple as Jack vows to uncover the truth about his "wife" and how his signature ended up on a marriage certificate while Jillian swears nothing will stop her rescuing her son. Although the prime suspense subplot comes much later than usual for a SG-5 thriller, fans will enjoy the skirmishes between Jack and Jill as they go up the hill to fetch her son.

Harriet Klausner