Mark — Irish Winters

"The first chapter of this romance suspense will touch your heartstrings and leave you hungry for more. Grab a box of tissues and hang on for the ride of your life." "Just when you thought you could not possibly fall more in love with Mark Houston-you do!" "Irish Winters has done it again. She continues to craft tales of tender warriors who charm your socks off-and maybe Libby Clifton's, too. Mark Houston is irresistible, Libby is as much a warrior as he is, and Alex Stewart continues to surprise." "This sweet romance is a lesson in karma. We really do reap what we sow, and every once in awhile if we're lucky-what we reap could last forever." Mark Houston has done the unthinkable . . . The United States Marine has fallen in love with his best friend's fiancée. Now he has to tell Libby Clifton that Jon was killed in action. When Mark accompanies his friend's body home to the quiet farming community of Spencer, Wisconsin, he discovers that all was not well between Libby and Jon. He dares to hope there might still be room in her heart for him-until she confides in him that he's the only friend she has-the very last thing a man wants to hear. Or be. She's trying to move on . . . After the very public funeral of her war hero fiancée, Libby trades the sedate country life for nursing school in big city Chicago. Little does she realize that kilos of opium lay six-feet underground with the man she's just buried. The cold-blooded cartel boss has proven he will go to extreme lengths to get his drugs back. Mark Houston, now working for Alex Stewart and his covert surveillance team, is determined to protect Libby. Three paths are on a collision course of murder, deceit, and betrayal. Opium isn't the only thing that's buried . . .