Synopses & Reviews
She mixes spine-tingling suspense with lush sensuality, and delivers sheer magic. Once again, bestselling author Andrea Kane demonstrates why
Rendezvous calls her "brilliant," and
Romantic Times says her work is "deliciously romantic." With this dazzling spin-off of her short story "Yuletide Treasure," Ms. Kane keeps you turning pages to the very end.
Lady Noelle Bromleigh is determined to unravel the mystery shrouding her birth. She coaxes information from her loving adoptive parents -- information on the unscrupulous Franco Baricci, who seduced and abandoned her mother. But knowledge alone is not enough, for Noelle can't rest until she makes peace with her past. Despite the danger Baricci represents, she travels to London to investigate him. There, she finds both peril and excitement greater than she ever imagined when she meets an enigmatic but seductive stranger with a dark mission.
Ashford Thornton, the earl of Tremlett, is hot on the trail of the art thief Baricci, and he has good reason to suspect that lovely Noelle could be involved. She may seem an innocent, but her interest in Baricci is highly suspect. And even if Noelle isn't Baricci's accomplice, Ashford cannot afford to let her steal his heart. For Baricci is not the only man with secrets -- and the one Ashford is hiding could endanger the woman he is fast coming to love.
About the Author
Andrea Kane is one of the rising stars of women's fiction, garnering an enviable reputation for crafting incomparable historical romances. Andrea's most recent success is
The Music Box, following in the suspenseful footsteps of the Black Diamond series, which appeared on numerous bestseller lists. Her award-winning, bestselling titles include
Wishes in the Wind, Emerald Garden, Dream Castle, and
The Last Duke. Andrea's story "Yuletide Treasure," the prequel to THE THEFT, was also featured in Pocket Books' bestselling anthology,
A Gift of Love, a holiday collection of romantic short stories. Her growing list of devout readers applaud her passion for romance and share in her realization that "as a child, I was an incurable romantic, a believer in fairy tales where happily-ever-after reigned supreme and true love conquered all. Everyone said I would outgrow it. I never did."
Fortunately, Andrea continues to delight us with rich characters and exhilarating stories -- her own special combination of romance and suspense. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Brad, daughter Wendi, parakeet Ariel, and Maltese dog Rascal (the canine hero of Samantha), where she is busily creating The Gold Coin, her next triumph for Pocket Books.