Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate gift conceals
a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create. Commi
ssioned to design chandeliers for a string of luxury hotels, her remarkable skil
ls have taken her to Italy. But Lissa's real mission there is a secret.
For h
er entire life has been a lie, leading to a chance to avenge a terrible wrong. E
nlisted as her bodyguard is Casmir Prakenskii, a trained assassin living off the
grid. In Lissa, he sees a kindred spirit - something unexpected and wicked, mys
terious and sensual.