The smart-talking, quip-cracking, pop-culture addicted author of A Basic Renovation is back with a new romance for grown ups...By day, Willa is a mild-mannered scientist; by night, she's on the trail of stolen classified documents. Technically that makes Detective John Tilbrook on her side, but Willa has secrets she can't share.John is instantly fascinated by the new physicist on the block, even though Willa keeps her distance. A fan of coincidence and happy endings, John has plans for the secretive scientist with the wicked sense of humour.But Willa has more than her heart on the line – her best friend is at the top of the suspect list for espionage, she's having trouble leading her double life, and somehow her hair just turned purple. As days speed past, Willa's life unravels as she struggles to come to terms with her unexpected feelings for a man she just met. John's a big fan of happily-ever-afters, but will he believe in love and happiness when Willa...

Former butler Mae Valentine accepted the risk-filled life Major Hamish Kitt led when she married him. He's out of the field, now teaching novice spies how to be spies. Then an accident—or terrorism—drags the couple to tulip fields and sex shops in charming, deadly Amsterdam. Suddenly it's extortion, nasty little plants, and a bar full of monkeys. As treachery unfolds and bodies pile up, the past, once dead and buried, resurrects to make their future an impossibility. A wife, a, dog, a home. Three things a spy like Kitt isn't supposed to want. Can it be happy life, happy wife, or will Mae's history destroy everything?

A dead butler. A dead spy. A randy little dog.Reproduction wines, counterfeit handbags, forged art, and sham relationships trap Mae in a web of phonies, frauds, and liars—with Kitt the greatest liar of them all.Spies come back from the dead in movies and books, but this isn't film or fiction and Mae isn't sure what to believe after a spy loves says, 'I love you,' and everything, including her own life, is nothing but a ruse.

A widowed former butler.A disagreeable spy.A tray of tempting baked goods.Trapped in his new home by a healing serious injury that could end his career, Major Kitt's more surly than usual, and his moodiness doesn't shift when his landlady drops by expecting a favour.Mae Valentine knows her new tenant is a tad mysterious—turns out he's also a bit of a prick. She's of half a mind to turn around with the Chelsea buns she baked, but that would be impolite.It's clear neither one of them suffer fools. Soon, these two professionals find surprising common ground, a service arrangement that suits them both, and changes their lives forever.

A butler. A spy. A toilet brush. A romantic suspense cosy spy-thriller-mystery with a dash of humour. It's Charade meets Remains of the Day.After three years in the employ of a former British army officer turned Risk Assessment Specialist, widowed butler Mae Valentine is familiar with Major Kitt's taste for scrambled eggs, bourbon, and brawling. Kitt knows of Mae's fondness for order, her beloved dead husband, and the millions the man left her in trust. Their easy bond is tested the day Mae kills the man sent to murder her and the trust fund vanishes. Soon, a volcano, a hand roasting in an oven, and a fish named Shirley accentuate sinister machinations that involve Mae and the missing money. To keep her safe from women in ugly shoes, homicidal bankers, and Mafia henchmen, Kitt risks exposing his true profession, which doesn't trouble him as much as being in love with a woman who's still in love with a dead man. If he can't protect Mae, he'll lose the best...