Fierce Falling Angel — Judy Lynn Ichkhanian

Miranda James has waved goodbye to her career as a litigation attorney in New York in order to pursue a living as an artist in the south of France. Sales are not going so well though, as she refuses to paint the typical and expected landscapes. Therefore, she is at first thrilled when Gabriel Murdock, a wealthy and darkly handsome financier, expresses his intent to buy the portrait that she's painted of a friend's daughter. Yet, something about his interest isn't quite right. Gabriel is grim and imposing and frightening, and a disquieting air of menace surrounds him, but at certain times he also appears harmless, charming and even boyish. Miranda can't help but want to study him . . . closely. More than that, he makes her palms itch to touch him. When he invites her to paint his portrait, she follows him to his villa, and when he invites her to explore the desire that arcs between them, she willingly embraces the chance. Only soon, it becomes apparent that his motives are shadowed, and in painting a young girl's portrait, Miranda has inadvertently pitted herself against the hidden secrets of desperate men. The dark and twisting path she will have to follow in order to win Gabriel's heart and save a little girl and her family is filled with deadly menace. Enter the world of a Modern Gothic Romance, a place where characters live passionately and fully. Life may be fraught with danger, but also with excitement and possibility. Heroes are strong, determined and cunning, and the heroines well-educated and stronger still. Come witness them meet, mingle and fall in love. Step into their world, and into their desire . . . .