Quinn is a mercenary haunted by loss and sure that his job will eventually get him killed. He has already survived death once with the help of a nun named Sister Bertille. When he recovered he tried to pay her, but she wouldn't accept any money. She did say that some day she would ask for a favor. One day Quinn receives a letter letting him know that she has died. Enclosed with the letter is a note from her asking Quinn to make good on the favor. She doesn't have a specific request, she simply tells him that he'll know what he needs to do.
After being in a car accident Jane Smith woke up in the hospital with amnesia. She has no idea who she is but she has a strong feeling that she does not want to talk to the police, so before anyone from the hospital can call them Jane sneaks out. She manages to get work off the books cleaning offices and is content to keep a low profile until strange things start happening to her. She becomes convinced that someone is stalking her and she needs help to figure out who and why.
She is referred to Sullivan Security and Investigations, but can't afford their fees so they send her to Quinn. Quinn thinks that Jane is trouble and initially wants nothing to do with her. He finally agrees to help after becoming convinced that he has received Sister Bertille's "sign". Working together Quinn & Jane have to solve the mystery of who Jane is and what she may have done before her accident.
I'm not a huge fan of amnesia stories, but this one was handled well and both Quinn and Jane were interesting characters. They had both suffered so much that it was easy to root for them to get their HEA.
There was one particular plot point that really bothered me though. Jane remembers the name of her former step brother before she remembers her own. At that point the logical thing to do would be to attempt to track him down. He has a very unusual name so it seems reasonable to think that there would be a good chance of finding him. Instead Jane and Quinn dismiss the possibility in favor of focusing on trying to identify Jane's stalker even though they haven't figured out who she really is. It felt like this decision was made strictly to drive the story in a particular direction rather than being a reasonable thing for the characters to do. Still, that didn't detract that much from my enjoyment of the story.
Grade: B
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