Fresco Nights Saga Series by Deborah L. Cannon

TWO MEN TO LOVE. ONE CHOICE TO MAKE. CAN A BILLIONAIRE ARCHAEOLOGIST AND HIS BODYGUARD WIN HER TRUST? In this “Romancing the Stone” meets “Raiders of the Lost Ark” adventure for women, museum illustrator Lucy Racine is pushed into the fast lane of an international smuggling racket that took place a decade and a half ago. After adamantly resisting his advances, she throws in her lot with billionaire Luke Trevanian to solve the mystery of a valuable, stolen church relic... moreTWO MEN TO LOVE. ONE CHOICE TO MAKE. CAN A BILLIONAIRE ARCHAEOLOGIST AND HIS BODYGUARD WIN HER TRUST? In this “Romancing the Stone” meets “Raiders of the Lost Ark” adventure for women, museum illustrator Lucy Racine is pushed into the fast lane of an international smuggling racket that took place a decade and a half ago. After adamantly resisting his advances, she throws in her lot with billionaire Luke Trevanian to solve the mystery of a valuable, stolen church relic. And although she finds Luke irresistible she never bargained on falling for his bodyguard as well. Charming, charismatic Luke Trevanian and dark, brooding Norman Depardieu seduce Lucy into their shadowy world. Is it the end of her routine life? Yes! These are two mysterious men with secrets, and she is attracted to both. They have the bodies of athletes, the charm of gentlemen and the alluring ways of con artists. Are they also a pair of crooks smuggling priceless artifacts? Lucy refuses to believe it until Luke whisks her off on his mega yacht to Italy’s romantic Amalfi Coast. Their purpose is to dig up Italian frescos. Instead she digs up his past. That past involves a Black Madonna worth millions of dollars on the black market. Art thieves and Interpol are racing to get their hands on it. Will Luke’s name be cleared of the theft? Can Lucy love a man with a shady past, whose ex-wife just happens to be her boss? Or is it the bodyguard she loves? Sometimes the heart doesn’t know what it wants. In the heat of the night and the cold of murder, Lucy must decide what she wants. FRESCO NIGHTS is a lively novel of international adventure and romantic suspense. It takes place in Positano, playground of the rich and famous, and is the first book in the Fresco Nights series. less

How many secrets will they keep from her before she learns the truth?In the quaint Italian hilltop village of Bagnoregio, no one speaks of the recent plane crash into the cliffside where billionaire archaeologist Luke Trevanian's former wife and her valuable cargo go missing . . .The bad news comes in the middle of a fancy museum gala in Naples. Guest speaker Arianna Chase is reported missing in a plane crash near a small Italian village... moreHow many secrets will they keep from her before she learns the truth?In the quaint Italian hilltop village of Bagnoregio, no one speaks of the recent plane crash into the cliffside where billionaire archaeologist Luke Trevanian's former wife and her valuable cargo go missing . . .The bad news comes in the middle of a fancy museum gala in Naples. Guest speaker Arianna Chase is reported missing in a plane crash near a small Italian village. The victim is not only heroine Lucy Racine's boss but also Luke's ex-wife. Luke insists that Arianna is still alive. Now he is hell bent on rescuing her. Is he still in love with her? Her suspicious behaviour points Lucy to a smuggling racket that trades antiquities for guns. An underground network running from Syria to Pompeii leads straight to Luke's ex-wife. Confronted with the truth about Arianna's shadowy activities, Lucy turns to Norman. He is the only person she trusts, and the man she secretly loves. In this second installment of the Fresco Nights saga, Lucy's life is about to change when she uncovers a terrorist plot with roots deep in the Middle East. less

After a horrific museum bombing, Lucy Racine follows her heart to the famed city of Baghdad where she faces an enemy that has no conscience.An explosion in the tunnel of the Palmyra museum has collapsed on top of bodyguard Norman Depardieu. There is hope he survived. A man meeting his description is sighted among the rebels in the desert. Why doesn’t he return to the ISORE base? Lucy’s love for billionaire archaeologist Luke Trevanian’s bodyguard has her desperate to find him... moreAfter a horrific museum bombing, Lucy Racine follows her heart to the famed city of Baghdad where she faces an enemy that has no conscience.An explosion in the tunnel of the Palmyra museum has collapsed on top of bodyguard Norman Depardieu. There is hope he survived. A man meeting his description is sighted among the rebels in the desert. Why doesn’t he return to the ISORE base? Lucy’s love for billionaire archaeologist Luke Trevanian’s bodyguard has her desperate to find him. Before the team can infiltrate the terrorist stronghold, Lucy is inside their camp facing a terrifying reality. Norman has turned to the enemy side. He doesn’t recognize her. But—all is not as it seems. Norman is on the trail of a stolen truck bound for Baghdad containing the legendary Winged Bulls of Nineveh. The greatest test of Lucy’s strength comes in the thrilling fourth installment of the Fresco Nights saga. less

After a horrific museum bombing, Lucy Racine follows her heart to the famed city of Baghdad where she faces an enemy that has no conscience.An explosion in the tunnel of the Palmyra museum has collapsed on top of bodyguard Norman Depardieu. There is hope he survived. A man meeting his description is sighted among the rebels in the desert. Why doesn’t he return to the ISORE base? Lucy’s love for billionaire archaeologist Luke Trevanian’s bodyguard has her desperate to find him... moreAfter a horrific museum bombing, Lucy Racine follows her heart to the famed city of Baghdad where she faces an enemy that has no conscience.An explosion in the tunnel of the Palmyra museum has collapsed on top of bodyguard Norman Depardieu. There is hope he survived. A man meeting his description is sighted among the rebels in the desert. Why doesn’t he return to the ISORE base? Lucy’s love for billionaire archaeologist Luke Trevanian’s bodyguard has her desperate to find him. Before the team can infiltrate the terrorist stronghold, Lucy is inside their camp facing a terrifying reality. Norman has turned to the enemy side. He doesn’t recognize her. But—all is not as it seems. Norman is on the trail of a stolen truck bound for Baghdad containing the legendary Winged Bulls of Nineveh. The greatest test of Lucy’s strength comes in the thrilling fourth installment of the Fresco Nights saga. less

WAS HELEN OF TROY WORTH DYING FOR?When Lucy Racine’s boss buys a statue of Helen of Troy, mysterious objects come to light. A stone head at the bottom of the Aegean Sea, a pot shard matching a valuable vase depicting the Trojan war, and an antique necklace worn by Lucy’s friend.At the ambassador’s villa, Lucy discovers a nearby chapel built from stolen artifacts hidden in ‘plain sight’, an antiquities dealer falls to his death from a staircase and a museum curator drowns on the beach... moreWAS HELEN OF TROY WORTH DYING FOR?When Lucy Racine’s boss buys a statue of Helen of Troy, mysterious objects come to light. A stone head at the bottom of the Aegean Sea, a pot shard matching a valuable vase depicting the Trojan war, and an antique necklace worn by Lucy’s friend.At the ambassador’s villa, Lucy discovers a nearby chapel built from stolen artifacts hidden in ‘plain sight’, an antiquities dealer falls to his death from a staircase and a museum curator drowns on the beach. Both victims once owned pieces of the statue. To top it off, Lucy learns that her fiancé has one last secret. Is it connected to the statue?Lucy’s life is thrown into turmoil as she realizes that the number one suspect is her friend’s husband, the ambassador—a man the police cannot touch… less

Finally…Atlantis Found?On the day of Lucy and Norman’s wedding, Lucy visits a small castle museum outside of Paris to kill time. No visitors are there except her. When three masked terrorists appear.Gagged and bound, Lucy watches helplessly as a Mayan ceremonial shield—a clue to the location of Atlantis—disappears inside an unmarked truck. When her rescuer arrives he looks shockingly like her father. A man she thought was dead... moreFinally…Atlantis Found?On the day of Lucy and Norman’s wedding, Lucy visits a small castle museum outside of Paris to kill time. No visitors are there except her. When three masked terrorists appear.Gagged and bound, Lucy watches helplessly as a Mayan ceremonial shield—a clue to the location of Atlantis—disappears inside an unmarked truck. When her rescuer arrives he looks shockingly like her father. A man she thought was dead.During the ceremony later that day, the same terrorists kidnap the bride. Who are they working for and why do they think Lucy knows how to find Atlantis? And what has any of this to do with her deadbeat dad? As she finds herself embroiled in the secrets of the ancient Maya and the obsession of a neo-Nazi, Lucy realizes that being the first to discover Atlantis isn’t the only thing at stake. An enemy from her past wants her dead. less