The Daring Stranger ( Europa Series )
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Last published Sat, Mar 7, 2015
The beautiful, coastal town of Europa holds a secret.
Zoey Parker has the perfect life working as a lawyer in the city and being with her sweet boyfriend, Christian Jones.
However, when she finds a body in her cellar, she begins to realize that things are not quite as they seem in the Parker family.
A dinner party leaves Zoey with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to backward Europa to find some answers.
At first the people of Europa are mysterious and strange. She is intrigued by the curiously daring professor, Alex Smith. However, after Alex gives her this strange necklace, Zoey slowly finds herself drawn into a web of robbery, kidnapping and perhaps, even murder.
Can Zoey resist the charms of Alex Smith and uncover the secret of the body before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Europa legend?
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