Broken Honor by Patricia Potter

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Patricia Potter gives us a tightly plotted, thrilling love story that is both strong and tender. As the Nazis fled before the might of the Allied forces, a U.S. regiment captured a treasure train loaded with looted items and gold. When some of that treasure went missing, it set off a trail of tragedy. More than 50 years later, when the full scope of that theft comes to light, the officers who were involved are dead, but more than mere scandal threatens some of their descendants. Colonel Lucien Flaherty is determined to clear his grandfather's name. And he's equally determined to enlist the aid of historian Amy Mallory, granddaughter of another general whose honor was broken over the treasure train, to remove the stain of that long-ago scandal. They're both prepared for the search to uncover some unpleasant truths -- but they're shocked to discover that the danger of meddling with such a distant secret is as real today as it ever was.

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In a stunning follow-up to the breakthrough success of The Perfect Family, bestselling author Patricia Potter turns her talents to the intrigue and romance of the military.

Long ago, in the waning years of World War II, a Nazi train was captured by Allies. Its cargo, a fortune in stolen art and gold dust, vanished. Today, two strangers are about to become engulfed in its tantalizing mystery...an unexpected passion...and inescapable peril.

Joan Johnson

Potter writes romantic adventure like nobody else.

Potter writes romantic adventure like nobody else.

Debbie Macomber

A master storyteller.

Publishers Weekly

History professor Amy Mallory's devotion to her long-deceased grandfather is put to the test when he and two other high-ranking World War II vets are accused of having looted Jewish treasures nearly 60 years earlier. Raised by a flower-child single mom who scorned all authority, Amy's naturally leery when handsome, 40-something Lt. Colonel Irish Flaherty, also determined to disprove the allegations against his family name, arrives in Memphis just in time to witness her house burnt to the ground. Nevertheless, she slowly begins to trust him after he thwarts several attempts on her life. While the two pour over a box of military documents which may hold a key to their grandfathers' pasts, they desperately attempt to contact the third major player, D.C. bigwig, Dustin Eachan, whose true agenda will keep readers guessing until the novel's end. The gutsy action and compact dialogue that marks Potter's latest (after The Heart Queen) is softened by a believable romance between her seemingly mismatched protagonists and extensive character development even Amy's irritating, emotionally distraught dog, Bojangles, is afforded some psychological depth. Although Potter is better known for her historical romances, this bracing romantic thriller proves that she's just as comfortable writing in the contemporary arena. (Jan.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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