Fragile Designs
by Colleen Coble

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
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Other Books by Colleen Coble

What We Hide
Tupelo Grove Book 1

The Rock Harbor Mysteries Collection (Includes Four Novels)
Rock Harbor Mystery

Dark of Night
Annie Pederson Book 2

Rock Harbor Search and Rescue: Lost and Found
Rock Harbor Search and Rescue Book 2

A Journey of the Heart Collection
Journey of the Heart Book 1-6

Rock Harbor Search and Rescue
Rock Harbor Search and Rescue Book 1

Edge of Dusk
Annie Pederson Book 1

A Stranger's Game

Seagrass Pier
Hope Beach Book 3

The Pelican Harbor Collection
Pelican Harbor Book 1-3

Rosemary Cottage
Hope Beach Book 2

Tidewater Inn
Hope Beach Book 1

Three Missing Days
Pelican Harbor Book 3

Two Reasons to Run
Pelican Harbor Book 2

Colleen Coble's Bio

Best-selling author Colleen Coble's novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers' Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has over 2 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website at http://colleencoble.com.