The Empress Card: 3 (Tarot Mystery)

Xana Bard has settled into a comfortable and contented life with Thorne Ardall her thug swain only to have that life disrupted by the bodyguard duties he undertakes in order to protect the notorious but faded former siren Mona Raglan. Mona Xana learns is now a kinky boots manufacturer and compulsively adoptive mother. It seems everyone who knows Mona was once captivated by her compelling sexual charisma or was touched by her taking on a worldwide brood of orphans. Unfortunately now that the charisma has faded so has Monas immunity from being hated by the throng of people she has offended by her predatory man-stealing and caustic tongue. In this third book in The Tarot Mysteries series Xana and Thorne do their best to protect Mona from multiple attempts on her life. These attempts nevertheless recur with persistence and increasing effectiveness.