Dangerous Desires - Wheeler, Jenny

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Résumé :
He was looking forward to relaxing in his golden years. Until a letter resurfaced an abhorrent act from his youth. San Francisco, 1872. Hector de Vile feels ready to let go of the reins. After a ruthless climb to the top, the California senator figures it's time to enjoy life with his reunited family and leave a lasting legacy. But his idyllic dreams shatter when a callous blackmailer threatens to drown his present reputation in a quagmire of past scandal... Struggling to keep the lid on a wave of lies that have come back to haunt him, the desperate politician's attempts to broker a deal only end in a beating. But with the woman he loves already suspicious of Hector's obvious nervousness and facing the loss of his fortune, admitting the truth might cost him everything he's ever desired... Can the political genius maneuver his way out of a treacherous conspiracy? Dangerous Desires is the pulse-pounding tenth book in the gripping Of Gold & Blood historical mystery series. If you like emotional rollercoasters, clean romance, and colorful settings, then you'll love Jenny Wheeler's page-turning battle for redemption. Buy Dangerous Desires to sink a scandalous scheme today!

Biographie:
Jenny Wheeler is a former New Zealand newspaper and magazine editor and author of popular historical mysteries set in late 1860 and 1870s California. The Of Gold & Blood series made up of ten books, published 2018 - 2021, followed by the Homes At Last series, Sadie's Vow, Book 1 in the Home At Last series, first book published March 2022 and more coming. When she's not writing Jenny loves best to be outside in nature, in her Auckland garden or caravan at Whitianga on the Coromandel peninsula. She's a beginner beekeeper and a sometime genealogist (when she has time which is hardly ever.) Her DNA samples linked through ancestry.com appear to show Eleanor of Aquitaine is her great grandmother 26 generations back - which she finds utterly fascinating....

Sommaire:
He was looking forward to relaxing in his golden years. Until a letter resurfaced an abhorrent act from his youth. San Francisco, 1872. Hector de Vile feels ready to let go of the reins. After a ruthless climb to the top, the California senator figures it's time to enjoy life with his reunited family and leave a lasting legacy. But his idyllic dreams shatter when a callous blackmailer threatens to drown his present reputation in a quagmire of past scandal... Struggling to keep the lid on a wave of lies that have come back to haunt him, the desperate politician's attempts to broker a deal only end in a beating. But with the woman he loves already suspicious of Hector's obvious nervousness and facing the loss of his fortune, admitting the truth might cost him everything he's ever desired... Can the political genius maneuver his way out of a treacherous conspiracy? Dangerous Desires is the pulse-pounding tenth book in the gripping Of Gold & Blood historical mystery series. If you like emotional rollercoasters, clean romance, and colorful settings, then you'll love Jenny Wheeler's page-turning battle for redemption. Buy Dangerous Desires to sink a scandalous scheme today!...