Time for hope, paperback/anna jacobs

When Gabrielle Newman throws her cheating husband out, Stu cares more about the money than the break-up, getting more than his fair share from their house sale.

An unexpected bequest offers Gabrielle a new start and she tries to leave the past behind, heading north with Des Monahan, the private investigator sent to find her.

Meanwhile, Stu has got entangled with organized crime in Eastern Europe and is desperate to pay his gambling debts.

Gabrielle needs Dess help to protect herself and her inheritance.

Shes very attracted to Des - but dare she trust any man again?Then Stu tracks down his ex-wife and Gabrielle discovers just what the man she once loved is capable of, as her life is threatened.

Can she and Des find a way to stop Stu and his ruthless new friends?.