Karen Robards is another master story teller. The Ultimatum is a story about Bianca St. Ives who was a witness to a horrible crime as a young girl and has since grown up in boarding schools and see's her dad only on occasion. As an adult she is a part of her fathers theft ring.
I am not a big fan of books that are about stealing art, money or jewels but The Ultimatum has so much more to the story then just the theft. I was reeled in from the first page.
At the end of the book Ms. Robards leaves the story open ended so I am super excited to see if she will in fact continue on with this story.

Romance at it's finest...for the romance reader...will suggest for purchase at library I work at

Great story line. Intriguing characters. Possibly not Ms Robards' best work but enjoyable nonetheless.

I'm not sure if this is a re-release, but it felt like it.

The book has a heck of a beginning, full of thrills and suspense. But unfortunately, the beginning is the best part. The middle is decent, but the ending is abrupt. Overall, not my favorite of Robards books.

The basic plot is interesting and unique but I never felt it was developing properly. The story line was continually sidetracked with emphasis on Mickey, robbing and breaking in and Bianca's search for her father

A really twisty story line. This kept me guessing to the very end. So worth reading.

Bianca St. Ives runs family business with her dad, and it’s not the kind of business you print out cards for. Known as the Guardian, she can out con the best of them, she can steal and lie her way out of any situation – except this one. She and her father made their living out of taking the money that con men stole from others, but now things have gone terribly wrong. Her father is dead and two hundred million dollars is missing along with some top-secret government documents. The Feds are not amused and they don’t believe that Bianca’s father is really dead. He’s been on their most wanted list for years and they plan to capture him using Bianca as bait. She only has her training and another “bad guy” to save her. She’ll need to uncover the truth about her father, fast, is she wants to live to see another sunrise. Robards ventures into the espionage genre with her latest and it’s a doozy. A strong, smart female protagonist sets the stage for a new series