An interesting strategy is used by the author in writing this book in that Nora Roberts uses her pseudonym J.D. Robb to write the second half of the novel a novel. The story is of a diamond heist committed by Laine Tavish's father, Jack O'hara, and his two partners in crime. Laine has left the life of her childhood and settled in Maryland where she runs an antique store. Proper, but sexy, she is determined to shed the life of her childhood.One of her father's partner dies outside her shoo[p as he tries to tell her about the diamonds. Another ruthless partner attempts to find the diamonds and frightens Laine, as well as the insurance investigator, Max Gannon, who is looking for the diamonds. Max and Laine become romantically involved, so there is good that comes out of their strange tale. Samantha Gannon is the granddaughter of Laine and Max. A successful and independent reader, she is reminiscent of her grandmother. However murder is committed and Eve (heroine of J.D. Robb's futuristic novels) must solve the crime which is connected to the diamond theft of 50 years prior.
