Set in a future South Africa, Keke is a rogue journalist. I fell in love with her character early on and was rooting for her the entire story. She’s digging into the ConXeption Clinic, looking for that big story that will get her name out there. However, while pursuing this, she comes to realize that it’s bigger than a mere sensational headline. Surrogate Joni (aka Sigma) has been sent to the SurroCloister. Apparently, fertility among humans has dropped radically and those women who can conceive and carry to term are rare. Joni is one of these women.

As the story develops, Keke pulls in more allies. Kirsten helps her pull info together. Marko is her tech guy, breaking into secret databases and stuff. As much as I liked Marko, I did find that he made it a little too easy for Keke to break sophisticated codes, etc. That was the one weakness of this story.

Twists and turns as Keke explores one lead after another. Perhaps someone at the SurroCloister is playing her. Perhaps this mysterious group Alba is setting her up. It’s a delicious nest of suspects. Keke certainly is having fun with the chase, at least until the bodies start hitting the floor.

There’s also a wonderful sexy side to Keke that I appreciated. Little sensuous scenes are spaced throughout the story. The pacing is great – I never got bored with the characters or the plot. Looking forward to the next in the series. 4.75.5 stars.

The Narration: Jean Ann Douglass did a good job. All of her character voices were distinct and her male voices were believable. I loved her mischievous voice for Keke, and also her flirty voice for Keke during the sexy bits. There were no technical issues with the recording. 5/5 stars.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by JT Lawrence. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it. ( )