โProvidence Journal Three years after the sudden death of her husband, Lucy Blacker Swift has finally got things under control. Leaving behind the cutthroat world of Washington, Lucy and her two children move to a Vermont farmhouse and start to rebuild their lives.
But a string of unexplained eventsโlate night hang-ups, a bullet through a windowโthreatens her new life. Unwilling to turn to her powerful father-in-law, Senator Jack Swift, Lucy tracks down Sebastian Redwing, an international security expert her late husband asked her to contact if she ever needed help.
Sebastian, though, wants nothing to do with her problems...or with a woman heโs been half in love with since her wedding day. But Sebastian knows he has no choice, and reluctantly he becomes drawn with Lucy into a dangerous tangle of blackmail, vengeance and betrayal, with Lucyโs powerful familyโand Sebastianโs troubled pastโsmack in the middle.
โA well-defined, well-told story combines with well-written characters to make this an exciting read. Readers...will enjoy it from beginning to end.โ โRomantic Times
Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 novels of contemporary romance and romantic suspense, including her popular Sharpe & Donovan and Swift River Valley series. Her books have been translated into 24 languages and sold in over 30 countries. Carla is always plotting her next adventureโwhether in life or for one of her novels. A frequent traveler to Ireland, she lives with her family in New England.