Following a flawed CIA mission, Vicki Boyd leaves the CIA to begin a new life in a new town assisting an elderly woman. But when she arrives, she finds Laurel Maguire has suffered a stroke and her nephew has arrived from Ireland to take care of her. Vicki quickly falls in love with the charming Dylan Maguire, but all is not what it seems to be at Aunt Laurel's house. And when the CIA arrive to recruit Vicki for one last mission, she finds her CIA past and her new future are about to collide... In murder. Vicki's Key placed as one of five finalists in both the 2012 International Book Awards and the 2012 USA Best Book Awards (mystery).