A Lesson in Chemistry with Inspector Bruce (The Gentlemen of Scotland Yard, #2.5)

Now available as an eBook, a Scotland Yard inspector finds himself in over his head in this sexy, fast-paced novella by the author of* A Dangerous Liaison with Detective Lewis. * Inspector Archie Bruce, who runs the newly formed Scotland Yard crime laboratory, is suddenly shifted from his duties behind the scenes to directly in the line of fire. When mysterious happenings in the laboratory seem threatening, a local pharmacistвЂTMs beautiful daughter might be just the one to help him solve the mystery. Can Archie solve the crime in time to protect the Yard and get the girl? A force of attraction...too tempting to resist. As readers of The Gentlemen of Scotland Yard series already know, Archibald Archie Bruce heads up the crime laboratory for Special Branch. Undervalued and overworked, the brilliant young man has no time for a social lifethat is, until the heroine's father, a noted chemist in his own right, offers Archie a deal. He will modify a secret latex compound that will transfer fingerprints from the crime scene to the lab. In exchange, Archie must agree to tutor his charming but exasperating daughter, Miss Fiona A. Rose, for the major pharmacy exam. But as Archie and Fiona attempt to study for the major, they can't help but get involved in a bit of sleuthing. Was the fire in the opium den accidental or deliberately set? Who was behind the lab explosion? Not to mention the strange and haunting memory of a masquerade ball and a very seductive kiss... Amidst the pop quizzes and danger, Fiona and Archie ultimately find the force of attraction too tempting to resist.