[Secret Agent Sheik] …not to be confused with Secret-Agent Sheik, published 9 years ago as part of the Romancing the Crown series (and also written by a Linda).

“Jass O’Reilly doesn’t trust ex-agent Tarik Kadir. A bedouin from an ancient tribe, the dark and brooding Tarik isn’t who the lovely CIA agent wants by her side as she tracks down rogue nuclear weapons.” She’d rather have someone less attractive, apparently: “Besides, the mysterious sheik is just too handsome for an agent—the passion burning in his eyes a little too hot.”

“Tarik knows Jass doesn’t want him by her side as they delve deeper into the sultry Rio nightlife. Well, tough. But before the Carnivale is over, he will have to question everything he thought he knew about his mission, his job and his family. His own heart, he just might find, is the traitor.” Any blurb that includes the words “well, tough” as a stand-alone sentence is horrible enough to be included IN FULL.

Also, there is a lesson here for anyone foolish enough to attend Carnivale: watch out for nuclear weapons and other lame devices.