Days before he is sent to the Gulf War, Captain Brett Chalmers finds a hidden copy of his murdered grandfather's priceless invention. He keeps it a secret until he returns and can finish developing it. And wouldn't it make a wonderful surprise wedding present for the girl he hopes to marry?Impatient for Brett's marriage proposal, Crystal Oakleigh is delighted to discover the father she never met is not dead after all. He claims Brett has an invention that is his and asks Crystal to steal it for him. Murder awaits her decision.
Don Prichard is a Viet Nam veteran who served in the Marine Corps Reserves for thirty-two years before retiring as a colonel. He is also a career architect, whose specialty in government work includes the design of prisons, courthouses, and military facilities. Stephanie is an army brat who lived in many countries around the world and loved it. She met her husband at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she majored in English/Literature. She and Don have lived in Indianapolis, IN, for forty years, and in retirement have turned to co-authoring novels.