A King's Ransom

A mysterious artifact, a missing archeologist, and the sudden appearance of a handsome childhood friend…since when had Janine’s life become so complicated? Janine Kirby, business-savvy owner of Café Art in the resort town of Whistler, is mystified when she receives an unexpected package from her archeologist cousin; moments later, she’s abducted from her home. After surviving a fatal accident, former Secret Service investigator Dawson Delaney doubts his ability to keep anyone safe, but when his old friend Kevin Kirby begs him to protect Janine, he doesn’t hesitate. When they last met fifteen years ago—Dawson a mature nineteen to her fifteen—Janine was smitten. Now, caught up in a dangerous game of survival and trying to unravel the mystery of Kevin’s disappearance, their mutual attraction ignites. When Janine strikes a bargain with criminals in exchange for Kevin’s life, she is forced to flee Canada’s west coast for the UK, turning her back on the one man who has sworn to protect her. Will her determination to put her cousin ahead of everything succeed in saving him? Or will she fail and lose both Kevin and her chance for a future with Dawson?