Under the Spell- Book Five in the Incognito Series
Karen Wiesner

Reviewed by Ashley Merrill

I really liked this book in the series.  It did not go into much about the Network, which was a little disappointing, but I loved the characters. This book felt like a western romance to me, because it takes place out on a ranch with a cowboy. 

Justine Fielding is the communication and systems analyst for the Network.  She has been working for them for awhile now.  One night she finds herself visited by Shannon McKee, who is the second in command, as well as a few others of her superiors.  They visit her in her apartment, which is odd, so it alerts Justine that something is up.  She is told that she needs to go undercover.  The kicker is that she is told she needs to go undercover as the person she used to be before she gave her life to the Network.  She needs to back to the ranch she grew up on and happily got away from and interact with people that think she is dead. 

Justine is confused enough because she doesn’t go out on missions.  She spends her time at the computer; not actually going undercover.  Her superiors tell her that a hacker is on the ranch and is doing some illegal things that involved some people she once knew.  She needs to weasel her way back into her old life and act like she is back for good so that she can figure out who it is.  Justine can do nothing but accept the mission.

Once Justine makes her entrance she quickly realizes that Alex, her past lover is sexier and more available than ever.  She once wanted to marry him but he turned her down because she thought the ranch meant more to him.  This mission becomes ten times harder for her because she knows that he is a very likely suspect in case.  Is Alex just a sweet talker with a horrible secret? Or does he really just love the ranch and

The romance aspect of this story was incredible.  It was hot and spicy and I found myself falling for Alex as well.  I really enjoyed Justine’s character and felt that she was very believable.  The ending is a big surprise; something that I would not have guessed, including finding out that someone within the Network is dirty.  Finding out about someone within the Network being dirty was an added bonus of excitement. 

 Stay tuned for book 6 of the Incognito series…

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