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Code Name #5
Code Name: Nanny
Forget about counterterrorism, organized crime, and money laundering. Female FBI agent Summer Mulcahey is about to enter the terrifying world of ballet classes, science tutorials, and carpooling.
After working six months straight on a hideous kidnapping case, all Summer Mulcahey wants is a serious dose of sun, surf, and sangria. Instead she gets her craziest assignment yet---going undercover as a nanny for the family of San Francisco's female DA, who's poised for a splashy, high-society wedding to the country's most popular senator. Code Nanny is classic Christina Skye--sexy, riveting, and unforgettable.?
After working six months straight on a hideous kidnapping case, all Summer Mulcahey wants is a serious dose of sun, surf, and sangria. Instead she gets her craziest assignment yet---going undercover as a nanny for the family of San Francisco's female DA, who's poised for a splashy, high-society wedding to the country's most popular senator. Code Nanny is classic Christina Skye--sexy, riveting, and unforgettable.?
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Christina Skye
61 books338 followersAKA Roberta Helmer
Roberta Helmer is an American writer of Chinese art and culture and as Christina Skye is a best-selling USA Today and Publishers Weekly writer of over 23 romance novels. Her romance book have been translated into 8 languages.
Roberta Helmer was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A., an is a descendant of Revolutionary War hero Adam Helmer. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained a doctorate in classical Chinese literature at Ohio State University, where she learned to speak fluent Chinese, French, and Japanese. Later, she worked as translator and as a consultant to the National Geographic Society and the American Museum of Natural History. She lived in on the western slopes of McDowell Mountains in Arizona.
Roberta Helmer is an American writer of Chinese art and culture and as Christina Skye is a best-selling USA Today and Publishers Weekly writer of over 23 romance novels. Her romance book have been translated into 8 languages.
Roberta Helmer was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A., an is a descendant of Revolutionary War hero Adam Helmer. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained a doctorate in classical Chinese literature at Ohio State University, where she learned to speak fluent Chinese, French, and Japanese. Later, she worked as translator and as a consultant to the National Geographic Society and the American Museum of Natural History. She lived in on the western slopes of McDowell Mountains in Arizona.
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September 17, 2020
Too many undeveloped plots
What did I stumble upon?!?! The story was a mix match of plots that would have worked well if individually developed.
What did I stumble upon?!?! The story was a mix match of plots that would have worked well if individually developed.
July 14, 2020
I really enjoyed this book. Summer is a kick-ass FBI agent. She is scared of getting too close to anyone due to her parents' death, which I never really understood. Then she meets hunky Navy Seal, Gabe, and sparks fly. They are both scarred inside and out.
The children she looks after add a lot to the story, especially the youngest who was probably my favourite character. The story of their mother and soon-to-be stepfather are also highlighted in the story: two romances for the price of one.
There are many twists and turns in the plot-line.
I think I will enjoy the book more when I reread it now that I know the horrible things I anticipated did not occur. I won't say what they are.
The children she looks after add a lot to the story, especially the youngest who was probably my favourite character. The story of their mother and soon-to-be stepfather are also highlighted in the story: two romances for the price of one.
There are many twists and turns in the plot-line.
I think I will enjoy the book more when I reread it now that I know the horrible things I anticipated did not occur. I won't say what they are.
March 22, 2024
good fun
A great beach read in a series that involved Navy Seals, FBI and as always Izzy - aka Denzel;) This also has an intricate plot, nefarious killers, and wonderful teenagers, all too real. I loved the second chances, the second glances and the derring do. There is a sense of humor in all of them, and interesting characters that appear in several books. And you always want their story as well.
A great beach read in a series that involved Navy Seals, FBI and as always Izzy - aka Denzel;) This also has an intricate plot, nefarious killers, and wonderful teenagers, all too real. I loved the second chances, the second glances and the derring do. There is a sense of humor in all of them, and interesting characters that appear in several books. And you always want their story as well.
January 10, 2019
Despite the cover not striking my chord, I was pleasantly surprised when I started reading this book. The characters and plot were well written and complex and wove together seamlessly to create an amazing story. I enjoyed third very much and will read more of her work.
September 1, 2023
i think the review of the book was fantastic and they talked about related school and college
November 5, 2023
Navy SEAL Gabe Morgan meets undercover nanny FBI agent Summer Mulcahey
December 14, 2012
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this book that some heavy editing wouldn’t fix. While filled with likeable characters and done in a decent prose, as a whole, the book was disjointed and dragged on, after a clumsy stumble. The story begins when FBI agent Summer Mulcahey starts her new assignment posing as a nanny to keep a junior prosecutor and her two children safe. She meets Navy SEAL Gabe Morgan when he strolls naked out of her shower, victim of a prank by Summer’s charges, Audra and Sophy. Audra is your typical sullen teen. Sophy is a quirky little girl with psychic powers. Their mother, Cara O’Connor, is engaged to a presidential hopeful and in the midst of prosecuting a very dangerous man. On the heels of the shower incident, Gabe and Summer get locked in a garden shed and find themselves getting hot and bothered while Gabe helps her out the roof. They wind up working closely together when it’s revealed Gabe was hired by Cara’s fiancé, Senator Tate Winslow, to keep her family safe. They have a few hair-raising adventures, but the story is bogged down by too many touching family moments. I don’t think the author is adept at keeping more than one story going at a time, but it’s manageable. Our hero and heroine bring things to a head when they go on a spying mission to Mexico and get chased by the bad guys. We go through the typical separation of Gabe and Summer when their assignment is over, but their reunion goes awry. Summer hunts Gabe down to declare her feelings, and this is when the story should have wrapped. Unfortunately, in an attempt to be “different,” the book gets horribly clumsy and starts to drag. We have our false reunion, followed quickly by the real reunion, which makes me wonder why the false reunion was even necessary (it wasn’t), just before the wedding of Cara and Tate. I got the impression the author was much more fond of her characters than I was and couldn’t bear to let them go. Despite its flaws, however, the book was not badly written. It just needed a committed team of ruthless editors to clean it up.
September 6, 2012
As a fan of light chick lit and romantic suspense, I loved this book. It had my favorite elements in it. The suspense plot was good and blended well with the romantic side of the story.
To be honest though, I didn't care too much about the romantic relationship of the main character, Summer. I actually liked the secondary relationship more. Cara and Tate's story was better in terms of the romantic ideal. They made you want to root for them at all cost and they're the reason why I sped through this book.
Story-wise, theirs was the more intriguing and substantive story. I was hooked on the mystery behind Cara's secret, and how it would affect her (a well-known ADA) and Tate (a potential presidential candidate), as well as their family. I say family since I see Cara, Tate and the kids as a unit already. Tate's practically a dad to the girls anyway, as noted in one scene wherein they fetch him from the car to bring him inside like they did their mom.
Yes, the story is supposed to center on Summer and her romance with Gabe, but I felt that her interaction with and reactions to Cara's family/relationship was better than her own with Gabe, which deepened much later. That's another reason why I was more drawn to the parts with Cara, her daughters, and Tate. By the time you get involved with Gabe and Summer, you already have a special affinity to Audra and Sophy's part of the story or you've already made a connection with Cara/Tate.
So, in my honest opinion, what gave the story substance was Cara and Tate's relationship and their family dynamic involving Summer. The suspense and light action portions of this book were just a nice bonus.
To be honest though, I didn't care too much about the romantic relationship of the main character, Summer. I actually liked the secondary relationship more. Cara and Tate's story was better in terms of the romantic ideal. They made you want to root for them at all cost and they're the reason why I sped through this book.
Story-wise, theirs was the more intriguing and substantive story. I was hooked on the mystery behind Cara's secret, and how it would affect her (a well-known ADA) and Tate (a potential presidential candidate), as well as their family. I say family since I see Cara, Tate and the kids as a unit already. Tate's practically a dad to the girls anyway, as noted in one scene wherein they fetch him from the car to bring him inside like they did their mom.
Yes, the story is supposed to center on Summer and her romance with Gabe, but I felt that her interaction with and reactions to Cara's family/relationship was better than her own with Gabe, which deepened much later. That's another reason why I was more drawn to the parts with Cara, her daughters, and Tate. By the time you get involved with Gabe and Summer, you already have a special affinity to Audra and Sophy's part of the story or you've already made a connection with Cara/Tate.
So, in my honest opinion, what gave the story substance was Cara and Tate's relationship and their family dynamic involving Summer. The suspense and light action portions of this book were just a nice bonus.
May 22, 2019
i absolutely fell in love with this book the moment i read it. ONE OF MY FAVORITE. i was inspired to become a FBI agent like Summer after the book was done. HOT ROMANCE, thrills.
i was SO SERIOUS for 2 years til one day, i decided to look up the requirements to be an FBI and i gave up hope LOL but everyone knew i wanted to become one, esp my first love. i remember like it was yesterday in 9th grade in hands-on technology class. we would get 15 mins of book reading before the start of class and that was how i picked up this book, it was on my teachers bookshelves and he told me that these books belongs to his wife, and i would sit in the back of the classroom all day, everyday and read this whole book! i was always a teacher's pet so they let me do whatever i wanted, so yes i passed the class with just reading books all year long LOL. and because of this book, i ignored my most crushed HS cutie cause i wouldnt pay any attention to him CAUSE OF READING THIS BOOK in tech class. wow i dropped human-love for book-love. how's this for a book review?
this is the best review i swear LOL
i was SO SERIOUS for 2 years til one day, i decided to look up the requirements to be an FBI and i gave up hope LOL but everyone knew i wanted to become one, esp my first love. i remember like it was yesterday in 9th grade in hands-on technology class. we would get 15 mins of book reading before the start of class and that was how i picked up this book, it was on my teachers bookshelves and he told me that these books belongs to his wife, and i would sit in the back of the classroom all day, everyday and read this whole book! i was always a teacher's pet so they let me do whatever i wanted, so yes i passed the class with just reading books all year long LOL. and because of this book, i ignored my most crushed HS cutie cause i wouldnt pay any attention to him CAUSE OF READING THIS BOOK in tech class. wow i dropped human-love for book-love. how's this for a book review?
this is the best review i swear LOL
November 27, 2019
FBI agent Summer Mulcahey has been temporarily transferred from the Philadelphia office to CA to help protect the Assistant San Francisco DA and her family. She goes undercover as the two girl's nanny. Cara O'Connor is getting ready to handle an appeal of a real scum bucket AND she's supposed to be marrying Tate Winslow - CA's junior senator. Tate has also requested protection for Cara - in the form of Gabe Morgan, Navy SEAL on leave to heal from a training accident - who's undercover as the gardener.
Summer and Gabe strike major sparks as they attempt to protect Cara and the girls and discover who's threatening them. This involves an undercover operation in Mexico that badly injures both of them. At the same time Tate's mom and Cara's chef (the inside mole for the scumbucket) are threatening and poisoning Cara. Younger daughter Sophy has a vision and save's Mom (sort of a weird side story) and everyone but mom-in-law and chef survive the ordeal. Eventually, Gabe and Summer work out their issues and get together and all else works out. Fun, fast read, some sex.
Summer and Gabe strike major sparks as they attempt to protect Cara and the girls and discover who's threatening them. This involves an undercover operation in Mexico that badly injures both of them. At the same time Tate's mom and Cara's chef (the inside mole for the scumbucket) are threatening and poisoning Cara. Younger daughter Sophy has a vision and save's Mom (sort of a weird side story) and everyone but mom-in-law and chef survive the ordeal. Eventually, Gabe and Summer work out their issues and get together and all else works out. Fun, fast read, some sex.
October 27, 2010
The super SEALS are back, this time with Gabe as an undercover gardener, asked by his best friend to protect an assistant DA. This particular friend is a Senator and the DA is his fiancee. It seems the DA has been receiving threatening letters and Senator Tate wants to make sure that his new family is safe.
Meanwhile, the DA has contacted the FBI and they send in Summer as a replacement nanny for the DAs two daughters. Summer and Gabe soon realize they are on the same team and that they have to protect the girls and their mom from someone who is after the DA because of a secret abortion which took place in the long, and she thought forgotten past.
The two will have to travel from California, to Mexico, to Wyoming to protect this fledgling family, and perhaps, fall in love along the way.
This book got three or four smiles out of me. I really loved Skye's Draycotte Abbey series but this one is adequate as well.
Meanwhile, the DA has contacted the FBI and they send in Summer as a replacement nanny for the DAs two daughters. Summer and Gabe soon realize they are on the same team and that they have to protect the girls and their mom from someone who is after the DA because of a secret abortion which took place in the long, and she thought forgotten past.
The two will have to travel from California, to Mexico, to Wyoming to protect this fledgling family, and perhaps, fall in love along the way.
This book got three or four smiles out of me. I really loved Skye's Draycotte Abbey series but this one is adequate as well.
January 2, 2015
This book was on track for 5 stars for 3/4 of the way through. Then, the whole plot just took a turn into the realm of "are you kidding me?". I really enjoy the romance with mystery plot. The relationships between Summer and the children, sulky teen Audra and bouncy 9 year old Sophy, were great to see develop. Summer and Gabe were wonderful as two alphas battling for control, both of the situation and each other.
Summer is an FBI agent assigned to protect a San Francisco Assistant District Attorney, Cara, who has received threats and is also engaged to Tate, Senator from California and Presidential hopeful. Summer's cover is as the children's nanny. She encounters Gabe, a family friend of Tate's and a Navy SEAL on medical rehab leave, and the battle begins for control of the mission and their feelings for each other.
Summer is an FBI agent assigned to protect a San Francisco Assistant District Attorney, Cara, who has received threats and is also engaged to Tate, Senator from California and Presidential hopeful. Summer's cover is as the children's nanny. She encounters Gabe, a family friend of Tate's and a Navy SEAL on medical rehab leave, and the battle begins for control of the mission and their feelings for each other.
January 11, 2008
I would say this book is more a suspense novel more than a romance novel. The romance is secondary. There is a pretty good suspense story. Summer is a FBI agent, she is under cover for District Attorney Cara's Children as a Nanny. Cara is being threatened by a goon who is going to trial. Cara is engaged to be married to Senator Tate. So the first romance is about these two (Cara and Tate). The second romance is about Summer FBI agent and Gabe Navy Seal. But I think the story is more about the mystery or suspense mission.”
December 12, 2010
This is the first book I have read by this author and I have to say I really enjoyed it. The characters were fun and the story was exciting. I liked the intertwining story lines with Cara and the Senator alongside Summer and Gabe. The one thing I really liked was that the story did not end abrubtly as soon as the mystery was solved. Each individual story was wrapped up nicely with plenty of pages. That was a nice change. My library only has the next in this series, but I will be hunting out more from this author.
March 8, 2014
I read this book back in 2010, and just realized today it was still marked as to read on my Goodreads shelf. The only note I made about it at the time was:
I really enjoyed this. I gather there are a lot of romances now about CIA agents and Navy SEALS and the like, sort of a new mini genre, but this is the first one I've read. I picked up a couple more books in the series though and plan to continue it, as well as keep an eye out for other books by the author.
I really enjoyed this. I gather there are a lot of romances now about CIA agents and Navy SEALS and the like, sort of a new mini genre, but this is the first one I've read. I picked up a couple more books in the series though and plan to continue it, as well as keep an eye out for other books by the author.
March 13, 2015
The more I read of Christina Skye's books, the more I love them. This is a story of a FBI agent and a Navy SEAL doing what they were trained to do. It was during their job that they put away all of their ill conceived ideas of love and marriage. They had to protect a U.S. Senator who was in love with a Assistant Attorney General who had been threatened by a mobster who was appealing his conviction. It took all of their skills to uncover the plots and that is what made this book good.
January 9, 2008
This is the first book I've read by Skye, and I'll be looking for more by her. Quite a few books I've read recently seem to have two different, but connected romances within the story. It keeps the storyline moving and adds more meat to the plot. This one is no exception and there is an additional mystery that's solution was quite unexpected
July 22, 2009
This was a fun, chick-lit book involving an FBI agent that goes undercover as a nanny while investigating threats against the mom (a district attorney). The characters were interesting and the book was a very fast read but there were some plot holes and jumps that were not quite realistic. I would definitely read another book by this author, though, because it was a quick, fun read.
May 11, 2015
Another good story in the series... yes Izzy is in this one too. Yummy Hot SEALs and a computer techno wizard, add a strong heroine and you have the makings on of a great story. Tight, tense, twists all are found in this book. I never saw the 'baddie' coming, in this one. It was a real surprise. Good job!
July 9, 2008
I didn’t like this book. I have so many complaints with this book that I don’t even feel like listing them all. But the top reasons this book was Made of FAIL are:
--poor character development
--ferrets
--trying to cram too much plot into a romance paperback book.
Blech.
--poor character development
--ferrets
--trying to cram too much plot into a romance paperback book.
Blech.
September 1, 2008
Really works better as an action-adventure with a romantic storyline than a romance. About half-way through the book splits focus into a second couple. Lots of minor plot threads go nowhere or are left hanging. Contains several moderatly explict sex scenes.
September 29, 2008
This was a good book with lots of action and romance. It actually sucked me in pretty good towards the end and I didn't put it down when I should have so I could get some sleep, always the sign of a good book.
February 19, 2011
pretty good. now i can see why this woman was so stubborn. she felt like she had the need to prove herself to the men that she was a good agent. I really really like Gabe at the end for what he did to her, but he made up for it in the end.
February 18, 2011
I love this story, eventhough I feel that there isn't much empahsis put on the romance Between Summer and Gabe. I feel in love with Sophy and Audra from the moment they were introduced! Christina Skye is an amazing writer!
February 14, 2008
Love this series.. the kick butt tough girl with some hot romance... and my favorite.. solving some crime or series of crimes - keeping you on your toes.
September 12, 2008
I enjoyed this book. Great plot and I was really surprised to discover who the villain was. I plan to read other books written by this author.
November 19, 2012
Cute. Not the best book I have ever read, but it was very enjoyable. And I love that Izzy was back!
January 25, 2010
An FBI agent hooks up with a Navy SEAL to protect a family from a criminal, only to find they're madly in love with one another.
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December 9, 2010I'm enjoying this! Fun!
December 6, 2010
I would recommend this series as a read-alike for Suzanne Brockmann, but with a slightly lighter and more humorous tone.
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