[BookStrand Interracial Romantic Suspense, HEA] Three lives intertwine-a former Green Beret, now a painter of nude portraits tormented by the death of his comrade, an earl's daughter, and a crazed stalker. Will the acts of the stalker force the soldier back into the life of violence which he sought to avoid? Sebastian Hughes, wounded on a mission in Afghanistan, discovers a talent for painting nude portraits while in a rehabilitation center learning to walk again after losing part of his leg. He becomes the toast of London society and women clamor to be painted by him. Lady Joanna Gresham, nursing a broken heart and used to getting what she wants, sets her sights on having her portrait painted by Sebastian. Once she meets him, she wants him for herself. She pursues him, intent on winning him. What she didn't count on was a stalker who wants to harm everyone Sebastian holds dear. ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance
