RELEASE DAY- REVIEW: Under His Name- Accidentally Under Cover Series Book#5- M.A. Grant

Review By MARYANN

Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team

Sam Walch is a school teacher. He lives in the small town of Troutbeck Falls. He inherited the little secluded family house from his loving mother. Sam also has a green thumb and has made arrangements to have his friend Krista take care of his babies while he does the fantastic. It’s summer vacation and he’s headed to Malta in a few days and is ready for anything even a hook up. Krista warns him not to pick up the phone, especially if it’s “unknown caller”. Sam has a twin brother, Brad whose older than him by minutes. They are very opposite. Brad’s a bully and Sam often took blame for many of Brads bad ideas. Besides not knowing where Brad was, Sam hardly heard from him.

Nicolas Conti is an undercover agent, who want’s out of the agency. He has something very important coming up and he needs to dedicate all his time to his mother Rei. The Director is on his back to resolve this one case of human trafficking and get pertinent information from a very protected accountant, Alexandros Dimitriou. Unfortunately, Nicolas has been stuck with agent Brad Walch, a loose cannon, who causes more trouble trying trying to be top dog and solve all the cases. Nicolas is lucky though, he has a top notch analyst, Beverly Jones, who keeps him well informed.

When the phone starts ringing, Sam tries to ignore it, but it just keeps ringing. At least he’s packed and ready to go, but it’s not for vacation, just yet. Too late, the mistake is made. The call if from the hospital in Seattle, Brad’s been injured.

Being in the hospital has Sam thinking of his mother. He get’s good reports on Brad even though he’s still sedated. While Sam is watching over Brad a lady shows up. She claims she’s the Director and Brad works for the agency. Sam doesn’t believe it. She shows him a file filled with proof and she even has information on Sam. Sam’s not buying it and no way was he going to replace his brother. So, he barrels out the door and heads for his truck. On the way out of the parking garage he hits someone. This can’t be happening! How bad can it get? Pretty bad when he finds he was tricked and now kidnapped.

Dealing with Nicolas Conti is a real pain for Sam. The guy is bossy, grumpy and grouchy, and doesn’t trust Sam. As much as Sam doesn’t want to be involved, when he finds out the case involves human trafficking, primarily of children, he’s all in.

Will Sam be able to stand up to Nicolas? Can he prove he’s not like his brother? Can he really help and close this dangerous case? Will he live another day to make it to Malta?

“Under His Name” is a first time read for me by M.A. Grant. I was thoroughly entertained with this very well written story and the plot is solid. The author brings suspense, excitement, fast paced action, danger, humor and romance to the story.

The main characters: Sam, Nicolas and Beverly really hold the story together.

Sam and Nicolas are both interesting characters. They both have a special connection to their mothers that brings out their vulnerabilities. The friendship that builds with Sam and Beverly is fun, as they make a great team and tease Nicolas to no end.

I highly recommend “Under His Name” it took me by surprise and it was my pleasure to read such an exciting story from M.A. Grant. I would definitely be looking into other books by this author. “Under His Name” is part of the “Accidentally Undercover” six book, stand alone series.