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Nicole Layton is a desperate woman. Her husband, Senator Linus Layton, not only abuses her, but holds Nicole's brain-damaged niece hostage to keep Nicole in line. The teal-eyed beauty is no dumb blonde. Her plan to escape during their up-coming anniversary cruise in the Mediterranean and hide out in Spain goes array when the cruise ship wrecks off the coast of Italy.With a leap of faith, she jumps early and rows for hours. Later, weary and exhausted, she drags her inflatable raft onto the Italian mainland having no ID nor a way to get home. She's come so far on her wits and planning, but she's out of ideas.Austin Stevens knows when a woman is in trouble. Hired by the Senator's insurance company to prove foul play, Austin Stevens of Stevens Security hunts for the presumed dead woman. He’s on a race against time and pitted against a clever enemy.To collect on the multi-million dollar Insurance policy, Layton must produce the dead body of his wife. He hires Black Adder, a private paramilitary operation to ensure that her body will be delivered.Monumental forces are at work. With chaos at every turn will Austin rescue her before Black Adder finds her? Even if he does, will her husband ever stop hunting her?This is not the first woman Austin Stephens has helped, but she is the only one who has him spinning in the wind.

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2015

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September 12, 2018
This is SOOOOO FUNNY.....
I haven’t read this book.....
but have you read THE REAL NEWS ON THIS AUTHOR?

“How to get away with murder?”
“Maybe don’t write a blog on how to murder your husband”.

Author Nancy Brophy is charged with murder for killing her husband.

Has anyone read this author?

NPR ran an article about this Romance author who who took her books to heart...
BYE BYE HUBBIE!!!!

Ok... I shouldn’t laugh ....
I know it’s awful - but isn’t it a ‘little’ funny?

Well.... if it were fiction it would be!!!

Sooooo strange!!!!
And CREEPY TOO!!!



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May 27, 2022
This author actually wrote a essay "How to Murder Your Husband" and now found guilty of murdering her husband🤦‍♀️
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July 3, 2025
I decided to read this book after hearing about what happened to the author. The only aspect I found truly insightful was the use of a real event to give the story a sense of relevance.

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