A widower and art teacher by day moonlighting as a world-famous artist by night agrees to do a favor for a friend. Big mistake! Especially when the secrets he discovers shatters the heart and life of the woman he's grown to love.
Widower Daniel Gallagher is an art teacher by day and moonlights as a world-renowned artist by night. Eager to lift Daniel from his slump after his wife's death, his private-investigator friend asks him to blend into the artsy community on Victory Island as a part-time gumshoe. His assignment is to monitor the spending habits of art gallery employee, Emma Wagner. Emma wants a man who is honest to a fault and Daniel Gallagher has all the qualities. However, when he witnesses her taking money from the gallery's cash drawer, he assumes she is a petty thief. The truth is, as part of her position, she engages in secret missions of mercy for her employer. Following the young woman's generous escapades has proven to be entertaining, but Daniel soon admits Emma is incapable of stealing anything-except his heart. Falling in love with Emma is not in his job description, of that, he is certain. But when Daniel stumbles onto Emma's family secrets--the kind that have the power to rip her world and their budding romance apart--he realizes he's just lost the best thing that ever happened to him.
Tropes: • Wounded Hearts • Secret Identity Romance • Small town/island setting • Betrayal and healing • Secrets • Kissing only
