M. S. SPENCER (Cont.)
TRIPTYCH
BLURB EXCERPT
Both Miranda Cabot and her sister Honor prefer
their solitude to romance, Miranda having watched her
husband die in flames on the Potomac River rocks called
the Three Sisters. Not so the youngest, Sybil, who invites
a mysterious Frenchman calling himself the Chevalier du
bon Arnaque to stay with them in their mansion over-
looking the Sisters.
Misgivings about the stranger‘s intentions lead
Miranda and Honor to ask their neighbors Dieter
Heiliger and his grandson Corey to chaperone. Three
beautiful, strong-willed women living in a house with
three handsome, virile men results inevitably in an intri-
cate web of jealousy, sex, and intrigue. Add in long-lost
master artworks, stolen prototypes and a resident genius
and you have a recipe for romance. Who will end up with
whom, and will the Three Sisters take another life as the
legend calls for? Miranda glared at Luc. ―Can‘t you do anything right?‖
she hissed.
He grinned at her. ―Let me get this straight—you
wanted me to do a professional job dismantling the alarm
so it could be easily reset?‖
She stuck out her tongue.
―Oh, very mature. Now, shush.‖
They heard the repairman say, ―Okay, I‘ll get right on
it then.‖ The voices faded away.
―Can you stand?‖
―I think so.‖
Holding each other tightly and trying not to knock
anything over, they hoisted themselves to their feet. Luc
turned the knob. Miranda thanked the makers of closet
doors everywhere for not bothering with inside locks. He
stuck his head out. ―I don‘t see anyone.‖
The door to the outside stood open. Luc grabbed
Miranda‘s hand and tiptoed toward it. They saw sunlight
glinting on a white van parked in a cobblestone courtyard.
Birds twittered in the pines and a train whistle blew in the
distance. Miranda felt like Dorothy as she ran out of the
woods toward the Emerald City. That is, until something
smashed into her skull. Before she blacked out, she heard
a nasty, scratchy voice, saying, ―Going somewhere, my
pretty?‖
***** Goodreads Review by Tony: ―A very roman-
tic ‗To Catch a Thief.‘ This may be titled an erotic ro-
mance, but the eroticism is tempered with a great deal of
romance. The dialogue is witty, the descriptions are po-
etic and lush, and the story is an entertaining and very
funny one.‖
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