Touched by Fire — Mary Lee Stanford

Laurie Rowan was in luck. LaVerne Associates, the leading New York decorating firm, had sent her to Europe to sketch eighteenth-century designs and bring a package of precious porcelains back to Paris. It was the first step in putting thoughts of her broken engagement behind her.

And what a thrilling opportunity! First Paris, then Marseilles. First her encounter with ruggedly handsome David Kyle, the American businessman; then the seductive attentions of suavely elegant Count Jean-Claude Vieillerocque! Wherever she turned there was romance -- and an elusive sense of danger. Once burned, was she twice shy? Should she trust her instincts -- or her heart?

Hero: David Kyle
Heroine: Laurie Rowan