The Minute Repeater
He knows how to break bones. She knows how to break codes. Together, they are the only ones who can save the family legacy.
The Verrill 'Ghost' is a horological myth—a minute repeater watch with a chime sequence known only to a select few. When it is stolen in a silent, high-tech heist, the Verrill legacy faces total ruin. Desperate, the family calls back the one man they exiled: Elias Mercer, a private recovery agent who has spent five years operating in the shadows of the underworld.
But the thief has left a trail so complex that only one person can follow it—Genevieve 'Vivi' Laurent, the brilliant Verrill Head Archivist and the woman Elias never stopped loving. Forced into a high-octane partnership, they race from the high-security vaults of the Geneva Freeport to the moonlit canals of Venice, hunted by a lethal assassin who knows Elias’s every tactical move.
As the ticking clock of a black-market auction approaches, the forced proximity of luxury trains and Alpine safe houses strips away their defenses. Elias discovers that Vivi’s betrayal five years ago was a sacrifice to keep him free, and now he must decide if he can break his own rigid protocols to protect the woman who once broke his heart.
The Blurb
The Verrill 'Ghost' is a horological myth—a minute repeater watch with a chime sequence known only to a select few. When it is stolen in a silent, high-tech heist, the Verrill legacy faces total ruin. Desperate, the family calls back the one man they exiled: Elias Mercer, a private recovery agent who has spent five years operating in the shadows of the underworld.
But the thief has left a trail so complex that only one person can follow it—Genevieve 'Vivi' Laurent, the brilliant Verrill Head Archivist and the woman Elias never stopped loving. Forced into a high-octane partnership, they race from the high-security vaults of the Geneva Freeport to the moonlit canals of Venice, hunted by a lethal assassin who knows Elias’s every tactical move.
As the ticking clock of a black-market auction approaches, the forced proximity of luxury trains and Alpine safe houses strips away their defenses. Elias discovers that Vivi’s betrayal five years ago was a sacrifice to keep him free, and now he must decide if he can break his own rigid protocols to protect the woman who once broke his heart.
"The perfect blend of high-octane heist and heart-wrenching second chance romance. The 'competence porn' between the tactical Elias and the brilliant, pitch-perfect Vivi is off the charts! This series just keeps getting better."— Elena R.