Behind the Veil (Codex)

About this book

Just because the marriage is fake doesnt mean the attraction is Delilah Barrett is a head-turning beauty on a quest for justice. The former cop with a checkered past has made a career of recovering stolen rare books with her private detective firm. Shes level-headed smart cool under pressure and entirely unprepared for her new assignment. When a centuries-old book worth an astronomical fortune disappears from Philadelphias Franklin Museum Delilah is paired up with Henry Finch a brilliant rare book librarian and celebrated academic. Their orders: Go undercover as a married couple and recover the book by whatever means necessary. Henry can speak four languages and wear a suit like he was born in Armani. But hes never squared off against criminals. Never operated in this underground society of glamour and greed. And hes certainly never pretended to be married to a woman who both dazzles and distrusts him. Delilahs keen instincts are her greatest gift but her growing attraction to the sexy librarian is messing with her head. Every feigned caress every for-the-audience kiss only heightens the seduction building a fire that refuses to extinguish. As the danger intensifies so does the temptation to let their fake desire become real. With a priceless artifact at stake can this undercover couple learn to trust each otherbefore its too late? Authors Note: If fake marriage closet sex secret passages guns and garter belts high-society galas mysterious code words and danger pushes your pleasure buttons Behind the Veil is for you!