When Lena Carter landed in Albuquerque, all she had in mind was doing research for her book and visting her grandmother.
But her plans were preempted. She found herself the unwilling houseguest of a prominent art collector, and strange things began to happen. That they were designed to kill her was no accident. Why?
She turned to Luke Nichols for help, and in the process fell in love. But that didn't mean she could trust him, and soon she was wondering whose side he was on....
Paula Paul writes novels that touch the heart and challenge the mind. She has published 25 novels, some with major New York publishers and some with small presses. They include historical fiction, mysteries, YA and literary novels.
She is a native of Texas. She wasn't really born in Lubbock, as her profile info states. She was actually born outside of Lubbock on her grandparents' farm. She grew up on a ranch about 80 miles from where she was born and attended a country school where she graduated as valedictorian.
She has a degree in journalism and worked for several years as a print journalist, winning a number of state and national awards. She has also won national awards for her novels.
The main character's failure to do put up even nominal resistance to despite repeated claims of being a modern, independent woman is a little aggravating and more than a little silly. But it's okay because ? Okay, I guess the 1980s were a different time. Still, good fun beach reading.