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    A Tender Deception

    By Sandy Curtis

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    When she opens the door of her beach house and a man falls, unconscious, into her arms, Emma Richmond thinks he has survived an accident at sea. But she soon discovers his wounds are bullet wounds, and finds it hard to believe his explanation for them.

    Nick Marshall - dynamic, enterprising, a driven man whose private life is exactly that - is a man with secrets.

    Emma, struggling with the guilt caused by the death of her estranged husband, a man whose abuse and infidelities failed to break her spirit, is shocked by the desire Nick stirs within her. The last thing she needs is the compelling attraction she feels for this man, who, although he tries to control his physical desire for her, is adamant he will leave as soon as his wounds heal.

    Secrets. Lies. Can love conquer their terrible legacy?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrmiston Press
    Release dateApr 27, 2015
    ISBN9781925337020
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    A Tender Deception
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    Sandy Curtis

    Sandy Curtis writes contemporary romance for Ormiston Press’s Lavish Novels line, and is also the author of seven romantic thrillers published in Australia and Germany, two of which have been finalists in the Romantic Book of the Year Award. Sandy has presented many writing workshops including 10 days teaching creative writing at the University of Southern Queensland McGregor Summer Schools, given library talks, and been a panellist at writers’ festivals. She is a member of many writing organisations, and has organised the Bundaberg writers festival, WriteFest, since its inception in 2005. In 2010 she was awarded the Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Award for Sustained Contribution to the arts in regional Queensland, and in December 2012 she was selected by the Queensland Writers Centre to receive the Johnno Award for outstanding contributions to writing in Queensland.

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