In the Heart's Vendetta, the sequel to Love of a Spy, Vicky's life takes an unexpected twist that she never would have imagined. She allows herself to become the puppet of the CIA but she has her own motives. Her new benefactor, Heinrich M ller, has paved the way for her to attend law school in Vienna. Vicky leaves her old life behind and enters a world of wealth and society, but it's a world with its own perils. Her quest leads her to a wealthy Austrian industrialist who has information she wants but is she willing to pay the price? Her future holds new friends, new lovers and new dangers. She adopts a new name and a new secret life as she pursues both a law degree and something she isn't sure she wants to find.
After an urgent phone call bearing bad news, Victoria has no choice but to return to Vienna. Her mentor and benefactor, Heinrich M ller, has suffered a debilitating stroke. But she quickly discovers she has returned for so much more than just a supporting role. Dangerous people want information they believe Heinrich possesses and their only way of getting at it is through Victoria. She balances law school with running Heinrich's business while taking another chance at romance, all while watching her back and trying to solve a riddle that might save her life.
When a Scottish baron's life is threatened, he and his wife flee their London home and seek refuge at his ancestral home in the Scottish Highlands. But his life may be no safer there when an old family curse comes back to life. That's when Jax, a professional thief, is hired to investigate. He's reluctant to take the job because it isn't the sort of work that requires his particular skill set. But the women in his life insist. Katie and Bonnie join him and the odd love triangle makes a trip across the pond. Is the curse real or is there something else afoot? Katie, the feisty but gorgeous brunette, and Bonnie, the sensitive and lithe blonde, try to help Jax get to the bottom of things, and unravel a centuries-old mystery before it's too late.