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DAZZLING
Lili McKendrick is a dazzling star of the San Francisco stage whose exotic beauty hides a bitter past. But when a famous actress is found dead, it is Lili who is suspected of murder.

DANGEROUS
Gray Harper has built a vast shipping empire in the waters off the California Coast. Feared by many, known by few, he conceals his scars behind a black silk mask, living dangerously in the night shadows of San Francisco.

DECEIVED
From the magnificent mansions of Nob Hill to the Barbary Coast, Lili and Gray are reluctant partners in a deadly game... wary lovers bound by a passion that could destroy them.

440 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 1994

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Carla Simpson

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Carla Simpson also writes as Quinn Taylor Evans.

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March 20, 2012
Deceived by Carla Simpson

This book was okay but a bit slow for me.

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Daring
They call her China Lili—a dazzling star of the San Francisco stage whose exotic face hides a bitter past. But when a famous actress is found dead, it is exquisite Lili, flower of the Orient, who is suspected of murder…

Dangerous
Gray Harper has built a vast shipping empire in the waters off the California Coast. Feared by many, known by few, he conceals his secret scars behind a black silk mask—living dangerously in the night shadows of San Francisco…

Deceived
From the magnificent mansions of Nob Hill to the Barbary Coast and the opium dens of Chinatown, Lili and Gray are reluctant partners in a deadly game...wary lovers bound by an irresistible passion that could destroy them—or set them gloriously free…
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