RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Stacey Abrams delivers the foreword to her first romance novel (2001), introducing listeners to the protagonists, agents from a fictional government agency, and the audiobook's combination of espionage and romance tropes. Her knowledge of policy and foreign relations provides background for a plot centered around the recovery of a stolen technology and the betrayal of several agents. In the rest of the audiobook, January LaVoy demonstrates ease with accents as the agents, former partners, travel to foreign nations. Listeners will enjoy the tempestuous love-hate relationship between Raleigh and Adam, ex-lovers who are forced to reunite for this new mission. Fans of both Abrams and romantic suspense will enjoy LaVoy's enthusiastic portrayals of the intrepid chemical physicist and the tech genius who are trying to stave off love while successfully carrying out their mission. E.J.F. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2022]