Past Sins

By Debra Webb

Book Overview

Dr. Olivia Mills has a past...one she faked her own death to escape. But one phone call destroys her carefully planned new life. See, Olivia isn't Olivia at all -- she is Vanessa Clark, former black ops assassin. And she's been ordered to kill someone she loves. When her old flame and ex-partner Holt Landry shows up, things get even more complicated. Once, he'd betrayed her. Now he asks for her trust. The more Olivia uncovers, the more she realizes the past is not what it seems. And if she doesn't go back, this time she'll die for real.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373514107
• ISBN13: 9780373514106
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Silhouette Bombshell
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

another great story from Debra Webb- 4 1/2 stars!

Dr. Olivia Mills has a secret past that could destroy the world she has carefully created. Three years ago, she was Vanessa Clark, a black ops assassin for the CIA. The last target she eliminated was a mistake and she faked her death (with her Deputy Director's help) in order to forgo any consequences, including her own possible death. She now has a live-in lover, practical and reasonable Jeffrey, but that life is now at risk. Someone has reactivated her Sheara persona and targeted Jeffrey for death! Her previous lover, Interpol agent Holt Landry, reappears and is trying to convince her that he didn't set her up 3 years ago- and that is is in serious danger from whoever did. Debra Webb's books are always a delight to read and this one is no exception. The tension, action, and intrigue remain high throughout the book without seeming overwhelming or confusing. The sparks fly between Holt and Vanessa and the situation with Jeffrey is tastefully resolved. In fact, his presence during the entire book provides a sort of stabilizing influence that keeps the plot from seeming unbelievable. Once again, Debra Webb delivers a fantastic story that will keep readers glued to the pages to see how it all ends!

fast-paced thriller

CIA Black Ops assassin Vanessa Clark faked her death in order to escape her life as a trained killer. She reinvents herself as a West Hollywood psychiatrist Doctor Olivia Mills and has prayed every night for the past three years that her past will not come back to haunt her though she knows she did a near perfect job of burying Vanessa. However, one simple call from a Mr. Soderbaum informs her that she failed when he asks her to kill her research scientist boyfriend Jeffrey. She realizes her past as Agent Sheara, Goddess of death, has been reactivated by an enemy the Phantom. Not sure why Jeffrey needs to be killed, she drives east with him to DC to keep him safe and to learn who brought her in from the cold. Her former partner and lover Holt Landry who betrayed her once, set her up to come home because he needs her help to clear both their names on an assignment that went ugly. PAST SINS is a fast-paced thriller starring two individuals who do not trust one another, but need each other if they are to survive the current operation. The story line is filled with action once Holt and Vanessa team up though the web of lies from their past make them less effective than they would have been otherwise. Though the support cast including Jeffrey never seems fully developed, fans of tense espionage thrillers will enjoy the escapades of a pair of top agents running the gauntlet to prove they are clean. Harriet Klausner