Invincible (The Benedict Brothers, 1)
by By Johnston, Joan
Category: Fiction , Romance , General

Bella Benedict&#39;s five grown children are scattered around the world like a handful of precious jewels. Now she&#39;s dying and she has one last, secret wish. To bring her children home. And to give them what she once had: a marriage of passion.Wealthy playboy Max Benedict has no interest in long-term commitment. He had his heart broken once and that was enough. Instead, he travels the world, working as a sometime spy for the CIA. When he&#39;s asked to investigate a foreign threat against the president, he doesn&#39;t think twice about accepting&#151;until he hears who he&#39;ll be working with in London.FBI Special Agent Kristin Lassiter is under investigation and on the verge of losing everything&#151;her savings, her job, her beloved father. So when Bella Benedict approaches her with the offer to pay her mounting debts, she&#39;s tempted to accept. But there&#39;s a catch&#151;a big one. Bella wants Kristin to win the heart of her son Max, the very man who destroyed Kristin years ago. A man unaware he fathered her nine-year-old daughter. If Kristin succeeds, she&#39;ll get the money she needs&#151;and the priceless Blackthorne rubies Bella has offered to sweeten the deal. The only problem is, can she win Max&#39;s heart without falling back in love with him?