First love. Second chance. All they have to do is stay alive... Following her father's mysterious death in Singapore, Leah leaves her life in London and returns to the island that was her childhood home. Toran James may have been the boy her fourteen-year-old heart yearned for, but the enigmatic man she meets upon her return is nothing like her memory, and the past holds more secrets than she realised. Was her father's death really an accident? Someone is out to silence Leah - and that someone might be the man she is rapidly falling in love with...again. Fast-paced, action-packed romantic suspense filled with intrigue and sizzling tension - a perfect summer read! \* This is the first part of Leah & Toran's story, which continues in Book 2: Tender Treachery - coming soon! EXCERPT: "Quiet!" a voice hissed, as a hand clamped over her mouth and Leah felt herself pressed against a hard, male body. Muscular arms folded around her like a band of iron. She struggled, kicking back with her heels. She heard a sound of annoyance and the hand fell from her mouth for a second. Before she could scream again, a voice she recognised spoke urgently in her ear. "Leah! Leah! It's me!" He let go of her, then strong hands gripped her shoulders and gave her a sharp shake. "Toran?" He glanced around, then moved swiftly, taking her right arm and leading her towards the building. She stumbled beside him, trying to keep up with his long strides, as they headed towards the lifts. "Get in," he said tersely as the lift doors opened. "No." She balked. "Not until you explain what's going on. And what the hell you thought you were doing just now, manhandling me like that." He glanced back the way they had come. "I don't have time to explain now." "Well, I don't care. I want—" "GET. IN." The look on his face scared her. This was not the boy she used to know, but a man who could be dangerous. She stepped into the lift and stood well away from him as the doors swished shut, and the hum of machinery told her they were ascending. "Where are we going?" she demanded. "To the fifteenth floor." He ran a hand through his hair. "Leah, I'm sorry; this wasn't how I planned the evening—" "Oh, really? You mean you don't always attack your dates as soon as you see them? I guess I should be honoured I get that special privilege!" She was angry now - angry at how scared she had been, angry at his strange behaviour, maybe even angry at herself for feeling a thrill of excitement when she had been pressed up against his body. She remembered the way his chest felt and the rough thrust of his thigh against hers, and her face burned. Whatever it was she had expected to feel when she saw Toran again, it wasn't this raw attraction. The lift pinged and the doors slid open. "Come on," he said, putting a hand to her elbow. "No!" Leah pulled her arm away. "I'm not going anywhere until you explain. I've barely been in Singapore twenty-four hours and already I feel like I'm in some bad B-movie. What the hell is going on, Toran? Why did you ask me to meet you last night?" He said impatiently, "Because I wanted to see you, of course." "Don't lie," Leah snapped. "There's more to it than that.

A second chance at love, a sinister island retreat, a secret worth killing for... Leah leaves her life in London and moves halfway across the world for a second chance at love. Reuniting with the handsome, enigmatic Toran James changed everything. But she's barely back in Singapore before she's plunged into a web of lies and intrigue. She thought she could trust Toran—now she's wondering what else he may have been hiding from her. Then comes an invitation to an exclusive island retreat, which may provide answers. But Leah soon finds that if getting into the retreat is hard, getting out is almost impossible... "a classic romantic suspense mystery in the style of Mary Stewart..." Fast-paced, action-packed romantic suspense filled with intrigue and sizzling tension. The exotic locale and tropical atmosphere of cosmopolitan Singapore adds up to a perfect escapist read. \* This is the second book in Leah and Toran's story. It can be read as a standalone but the experience would be enriched by reading TENDER DECEIT (Book 1) first. Books in this Series: TENDER DECEIT (Book 1) TENDER TREACHERY (Book 2) TENDER BETRAYAL (Book 3)

She must unlock the past... But uncovering the truth could tear them apart. Leah thought she could be happy at last, starting a new life with Toran James, the handsome stranger who was her first love. But she is hiding a guilty secret—one that could destroy everything. Then she discovers that she is not the only one who wants the past to stay buried. There is someone else who is desperate to conceal the truth, someone who is not afraid to resort to murder... From the cold chill of London to the steamy heat of Singapore, comes the heart-pounding conclusion to Toran and Leah's story in the final book of the TENDER series! "classic romantic suspense mystery in the style of Mary Stewart" Fast-paced, action-packed romantic suspense filled with intrigue and sizzling tension. The exotic locale and tropical atmosphere of Singapore adds up to a perfect escapist read. Books in This Series: TENDER DECEIT (Book 1) TENDER TREACHERY (Book 2) TENDER BETRAYAL (Book 3)