Heart of Hearts (Book)

Heart of Hearts is the final book in the Stacey Monners trilogy.
== Summary ==
Stacey starts working at an accounting firm and hears about Rose's actual reason for being killed. She decides to live on for the memory of Rose, after moving on with her life.
== Description ==
Heart of Heart's (or possibly Ace of Hearts) is the conclusion to the Stacey Monners series, focusing on the culmination of her "coming of age" storyline as well as the arc of her "heart," i.e. in this case her perspective on how to deal with grey moral issues in both a larger context and with people she personally knows.
Several new characters are introduced, starting with the CEO's of Kaycey's Gems, or Gems as it's more commonly called, a jewelry and fashion conglomerate that has bled into the "biowear" market via a connection to the Sandersons. Both the Sanderson Dynasty and the rise to success of Gems was planned to be explored in a separate novel, however that may not happen, considering the basis of their stories can be explored within this plot. 
Other characters introduced are Bailey Tremain and Sarah Tremain, CEO's of national bank giant Tremain Bank LLC; Bergman's CPA and its's connected characters including manager Victor Thorne and CEO Claude Bergman; The Waylords, key enemies and business competition to the Sandersons; Mike Reynolds and Elaisia Smith, contracted business analysts from Wall Street who are called in to reinvestigate the audit in question; and other characters, such as Stacey's co-workers. 
== Plot ==
Thanks to her connection with Eli, Stacey is able to land a job at Bergman's CPA shortly after finishing continued education including that to become a CPA. The marketing business that Eli works for, Brilliant Marketing Solutions, has had Bergman's as their clientele in the past and Eli personally knows Claude Bergman.
After an initial interview where Victor shows his deadpan edge, Stacey is a bit nervous about getting acclimated to her new apartment in Seattle. After showing a welcome gift from Eli and a phone call with Syl, she starts to settle in. Victor shows his true colors when Stacey, nervous to disrupt him in his office, shows a warm and down to earth side. He even goes so far as to ask for Stacey's advice about "The Audit," an audit taken by another firm that had suspicions of being baked, according to the SEC. Stacey and Victor work on the audit for the rest of the afternoon.
Stacey meets Eli for the first time in this book, and we are reintroduced to him after the events of Heart's Hand. Stacey mentions how she worked with Victor on "The Audit," something Eli is unaware of. After the short cafe meetup, Eli says he has another meeting, business, and they part ways. Eli meets with Camile Valasquez, 28 year old Marketing CEO of Gems LLC. She describes how their company is taking a turn in direction, marketing "power" rings. These are basically pieces of jewelry that have the "Face of God" traits infused into them by scientists; she claims they work. Eli realizes that, if they do, they would be as revolutionary as the iPhone. Yana, Logistics manager and Advertisement Coordinator, soon ruins the meeting, stumbling drunk onto the scene. Eli agrees to meet later. 
After personal conversations, we see that Camile met with Eli not for his marketing services but because she is suspicious that Bergman's is the company that was sent to reinvestigate the audit of their products--their illegal products stored in a warehouse, hidden among other legal items (hence the audit was meant to keep them hidden). These rings are much more potent versions of the planned rerelease of rings, and were previously banned in the United States due to adverse effects. 
Some time after, several departments at Bergman's CPA are tasked to work on "The Audit," all hands on deck, with each employee doing their part whether big or small. Being entry level, Stacey's job is smaller, however still relevant; she gets along with a newer employee named Veronica. One morning, the department gets a surprise notice: the SEC is coming evaluate the investigation so far. In the tense meeting that follows, Mike Reynolds and Elaisia Smith are introduced as co-investigators and present their cases to the SEC members. All seems to go well, and the employees are going to be treated to a company potluck.
The Sanderson's then make there debut, showing a meeting in a concrete room with Clive, CEO, Bo, son and co-owner, Joey, Anna, COO, and Andy, brother of Clive and CFO, as well as others musing over a surprising discovery: an implanted SEC agent just went to investigate a firm. Another at the table, Dakota Blue, is a colorful business liason that is the connection between Gems LLC and the Sandersons. Upon learning that the Waylords, key antagonists of the Sandersons, bribed the SEC agent to give them information with one of the more potent power rings, the Sandersons decide on how to act. Over speakerphone, Dakota speaks with Camile, who makes the confirmation that Bergman's is indeed the firm sent to reinvestigate the audit.
Seeing their business and lives are in jeopardy, the Gems' CEO's manage to convincingly create a split-up in the company, creating a new company called Yana Incorporated, which is headed by often ditzy and glamorous Yana Popov. Yana appeared in most of the advertising for Gems and is the very visible public face of the company. Her split causes buzz, intentional buzz, so that Camile and Kaycey can try and work the reinvestigation. Although initially all falls into place for Kaycey and Camile back at Gems--since the split-up was Camile's plan the whole time--it turns on it's head when Yana Incorporated, to Camile's surprise and frustration, actually becomes a valid and worthy competitor to Gems. Yana ironically messes up Camile's plans, takes things into her own hands, and causes trouble. 
Skipping much of the plot: The climax occurs when things look bad for Bergman's, so much so that employees are threatened. Stacey and Eli decide to make a risky move with the help of Victor to use proactive force and physically raid a warehouse for information that will condemn Kaycey's Gems' during an upcoming trial. Working with Stanley Long and the FBI, Camile makes a deal of her own: misplant information within the reformed Kaycey's Gems LLC in exchange for temporary escape. However, Dakota Blue works as a double agent, leading to the potential ruining of Camile's plans.