Devil's Due (Silhouette Bombshell)

The money Lucia and her new partner received to open their detective agency had come with strings: any assignment delivered via red envelope had to be top priority. No sweat. No one could make Lucia do something she didn't believe in -- right? Wrong. Lucia soon learned that every choice she made meant life or death for innocent people. No one could be trusted, not even the ex-cop she'd hired -- and fallen for. In fact, Ben might be her fatal weakness, if the powers warring to control the future used him to control Lucia.... WITH HER SECRET BACKGROUND AND STREET SMARTS, LUCIA GARZA HAD FEW QUALMS ABOUT TAKING THE DEVIL'S DEAL...The money Lucia and her new partner received to open their detective agency had come with strings: any assignment delivered via red envelope had to be top priority. No sweat. No one could make Lucia do something she didn't believe in—right?Wrong. Lucia soon learned that every choice she made meant life or death for innocent people. No one could be trusted, not even the ex-cop she'd hired—and fallen for. In fact, Ben might be her fatal weakness, if the powers warring to control the future used him to control Lucia.... When Tracy inherited her father's South African fruit farm, Green Bays, she realised that she could never hope to run it without the help of the indispensable manager, Roger Louw. But how could she be sure that Roger had the interests of Green Bays at heart, when so many signs pointed otherwise? By Jan Andersen. First Published In 1965 By Mills & Boon Limited.--t.p. Verso.