Tender Conspiracy

• Author: Claudette Virmonne
• Publisher: Harlequin Mystique # 152
• Year: 1981

The villa held secrets -- and silent promises. More than curiosity brought Libby to her ancestral estate in Italy. Her mother badly needed the inheritance money she'd once spurned, and Libby privately swore she'd get if for her. When Scott Barton, Libby's childhood idol, unexpectedly showed up to help her out, she was furious. No wonder he still thought of her as an infant -- he never let her do anything by herself! But when Libby found them both plunged into a dangerous intrigue, she realized she needed him ... more than she'd ever dreamed.