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    Fragile Designs
    Fragile Designs
    Fragile Designs
    Audiobook9 hours

    Fragile Designs

    Written by Colleen Coble

    Narrated by Karen Peakes

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    There’s only one thing more dangerous than family secrets.

    Since her police-officer husband Eric’s mysterious murder, Carly Harris has been struggling to support herself and their infant son. Her career as an antique dealer isn’t sustainable, nor is her dream of becoming a novelist. So when her grandmother proposes she and her two sisters restore the family’s large Beaufort home and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast, she immediately gets to work clearing out the house. In the process, she uncovers a family secret that Eric kept hidden. And an heirloom that the wrong person wouldn’t hesitate to kill for.

    Homicide detective Lucas Bennett isn’t his neighbor’s biggest fan, not since she broke his brother’s heart years ago. But when Carly turns to Lucas for help, believing she’s found a lost Fabergé egg that would be worth millions and that could put her family’s lives in danger, he can’t help but get involved. Soon, they’re entangled in a mystery with threads that lead all the way to the Russian mafia. Lucas has gotten in deep, and while he trusts his ability to keep Carly and her family safe, he begins to realize he’s vulnerable to an unexpected kind of danger. And he’s helpless to stop the freefall. As they continue working closely together, Carly and Lucas realize they may have found something more precious than gold. Yet it’s only a matter of time before Carly—or, worse, someone she loves—gets hurt.

    • Contemporary romantic suspense
    • Stand-alone novel
    • Book length: approximately 90,000 words
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateJan 2, 2024
    ISBN9780785253846
    Fragile Designs
    Author

    Colleen Coble

    Colleen Coble is the USA TODAY bestselling author of more than seventy-five books and is best known for her coastal romantic suspense novels. Connect with her online at colleencoble.com; Instagram: @colleencoble; Facebook: @colleencoblebooks; X: @colleencoble.

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    • 5/5
      I loved this book! As usual, Colleen Coble keeps the flow going. I didn't guess who was the villain was til the very end.
    • 5/5
      This was one of my favorite Colleen Coble books! I love historical fiction and this story was very compelling.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book and I loved the ending:) This is one of my favourite books by Colleen!