Book description
On the morning of her wedding to Calder Hart, amateur sleuth Francesca
Cahill is lured away to view a portrait that could destroy her entire
family: the nude Hart commissioned of her. Her desperate quest to
recover the scandalous portrait leads her into a trap with no escape -
until it's too late. When Francesca finally arrives at the church, it's
vacant. She has unintentionally jilted Hart at the altar. When Hart
tells her their estrangement is for the best, Francesca is devastated.
With a blackmailer intent on destroying her reputation, Francesca turns
to Rick Bragg, the city's powerful police commissioner. Together they
scour the streets of lower Manhattan, following a deliberately laid
trail of clues in a race against the clock. And once it becomes clear
that Bragg's marriage is failing, Francesca must war with her feelings
for him, battle Hart's jealousy and escape a killer - all as she fights
to win Hart back. But sometimes, passion just cannot be denied.... On
the morning of her wedding to Calder Hart, amateur sleuth Francesca
Cahill is lured away to view a portrait that could destroy her entire
family: the nude Hart commissioned of her. Her desperate quest to
recover the scandalous portrait leads her into a trap with no escape -
until it's too late. When Francesca finally arrives at the church, it's
vacant. She has unintentionally jilted Hart at the altar. When Hart
tells her their estrangement is for the best, Francesca is devastated.
With a blackmailer intent on destroying her reputation, Francesca turns
to Rick Bragg, the city's powerful police commissioner. Together they
scour the streets of lower Manhattan, following a deliberately laid
trail of clues in a race against the clock. And once it becomes clear
that Bragg's marriage is failing, Francesca must war with her feelings
for him, battle Hart's jealousy and escape a killer - all as she fights
to win Hart back. But sometimes, passion just cannot be denied....
