Hidden Agenda (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rochelle Alers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009 | Series: Arabesque

Powerful, predatory and irresistibly macho, Matt Sterling has been called a soldier of fortune—and worse. But for Eve Blackwell, he's the perfect man for a dangerous job: tracking down her wealthy ex-husband, Alejandro Delgado, in Mexico. There he must rescue Eve's young son, Chris, who has been abducted by his vengeful father.

For Eve, this gambit is her only chance to get her child back alive—even if it means placing her trust in a man who is obviously dangerous. For Matt, it's the last job before he trades in a career of intrigue and peril for a well-earned future as a rancher. But for their scheme to succeed, Matt and Eve must enter into a sham marriage. And the only thing that threatens their plan is the risk—which grows with each stray glance and heated caress—of falling recklessly and passionately in love….

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Eve Blackwell will do anything to get her son back from her corrupt and powerful ex-husband, even marry the enigmatic stranger Matthew Sterling (Mateo Sterling de Arroyo), a man who lives on danger and is now playing a deadly game of double deception. The attractive, well-matched protagonists; good sexual tension; sexy love scenes; and a rather exotic Mexican setting will maintain reader interest. Although some of the historical background could have been introduced more subtly, and obscure intrigue elements and too many characters confuse and slow the pace, this story is a nice blend of romance and intrigue. Enhanced by the dual cultural overtones, it should appeal to Alers's (Hideaway, Arabesque: Pinnacle, 1995) fans. Alers plans more romances using her Hideaway characters; she lives on Long Island.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

From the Author

HIDDEN AGENDA, is the second book of the popular ten book Hideaway Series. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373831757
• ISBN-13: 978-0373831753
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #844,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Series > Arabesque

More About the Author

Rochelle Alers has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific African American authors of romance and women's fiction.

With more than sixty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, Ms. Alers is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expression Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Theta Zeta chapter and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling.

A full-time writer, Ms. Alers lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Wonderful Love Story, June 28, 2001

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Sean D. Young (Merrillville, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hidden Agenda (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Eve Blackwell desperately wants her son Christopher back. Christopher's father Alex kidnapped him. Eve seeks the aid of a man her uncle Harry knows named Matthew Sterling. What Eve doesn't know is that she will play a part in a plan so dangerous, it could take her life as well as the life of her young son.

Matthew Sterling is going to help Harry Blackwell's neice find her son, but this is the last time he will go undercover. He is going to sell his motel and spend the rest of his life as a farmer. He meets the lovely Eve and feelings begin to surface that he thought were gone.

Eve and Matt play the husband and wife charade. Well after a while it was no longer a charade. Now in order to find out what Alejandro Delgado did with Eve's son, they have to find him.

Hidden Agenda is book #2 of the Hideaway Series. This story features Matthew Sterling who appeared in the book Hideaway. I have read this book many times. It is one of my favorite's in this series. If you haven't met Matthew, please read Hideaway to get a good glimpse at him before reading this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Agenda - Love Undercover!, December 19, 2001

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Luv2Read "imareader2" (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden Agenda (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

I definitely loved it. A wonderful, thrilling, action-packed adventure. Matt Sterling's and Eve Blackwell's story is filled with suspense and intrigue, as well as romance. Matt is not only handsome, but a strong and fierce man. Eve is a stubborn, but determined female, who will do whatever it takes to protect her own.

Their coming together may have supposed to been an act to fool others, but when they were together their feelings could not be tamed. The act soon became a reality. Matt was not only Eve's knight in shining armor and protector, but Matt was also Eve's warm-bloodied, able-bodied hero, soon to be discovered lover, and no longer pretend husband, but husband in every sense of the word.

The events in "Hidden Agenda" were well written and set the pace for a wonderful read. This book is certainly one that the readers would want to add to their list if they have not already read it. However, be sure to check out Ms. Alers' other books in the series, "Hideaway" then after "Hidden Agenda", read "Vows", Joshua Kirkland's and Vanessa Blanchard's story. These are all must reads.

Again, I loved "Hidden Agenda". It is a very good book!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance/Adventure like no other, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hidden Agenda (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Eve Blackwell is a mother who is on mission to find her toddler son. Matt Sterling is a dangerous man, exemplary when he is on a government assignment. When Eve and Matt meet, the attraction is phenomenal and Matt mixes up both he and Eve's senses. This romance is the best, the reader even loses their equilibrium. Rochelle Alers' novels are impossible to put down and cause readers to really wonder where these characters exist. You are immediatley drawn into them; they are attractive, poised, cultured and most importantly, they love "hard". Rochelle is a forerunner in African American Romance.