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Missy Charms had accepted life after her husband’s disappearance, yearning for a quiet home and family. Four years later, the impossible happens: her ex, FBI field agent Jonas Abel, appears on her doorstep, still alive. Jonas’s commitment to espionage has always taken precedence over their marriage, and Missy has struggled with the realization that he is not the partner she envisioned. Now he is drawn to Mirabelle Island for a high‑stakes undercover operation that puts both their lives at risk. With the stakes higher than ever, Missy must decide whether to let herself love him again or protect herself from the dangerous world he inhabits.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Helen Brenna
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