title: Sabotage
author: Croft, Alex
description: Artist Dylan Tomass McManus gets more than he bargains for while secretly visiting the Savannah Sun Hotel and Resort at Christmas. A chance late-night encounter and disastrous identity mix-up attracts the ire of hotelier, Victoria Lawrence Ward, one of Savannah's most eligible bachelorettes.  Months later, the renowned and reclusive McManus returns to Georgia for his breakout exhibition. Determined to mend bridges, and to be given an opportunity to win the heart of the one woman he felt a true connection with, Dylan submits the successful bid to spend time with Victoria during the annual February charity event. His plans derail spectacularly when he falls victim to a brazen art heist. Reeling from the loss of most of his exhibit collection, and subject to a media smear campaign aimed at sabotaging his career, McManus' reputation and livelihood hangs in the balance. With help from Victoria, he frantically sets out creating replacement pieces for his exhibition before time runs out.  Surviving an acrimonious divorce and court case incarcerating her ex-husband, celebrity Master Chef Simone Boudreaux relocates to Savannah to start over. Picking up the pieces of a broken life, the Canadian is on the verge of opening her new flagship restaurant. Donating her time and skill to charity, Simone finds herself cooking at the Savannah Sun Hotel and Resort's famed in-house restaurant, Indulge. Sparks fly when the enigmatic chief financial officer, Emerson Lawrence Ward, serves as her designated kitchen hand and busboy as part of his charitable pledge.   The paparazzi frenzy surrounding these high-profile individuals forces the resort into lockdown. However, circumstances soon reveal that Simone's murky past is catching up with her, and threatens her very existence, forcing her to rely on strangers for survival.  Feisty Detective Juliette Foret gets pulled into the mix when an attempt on Simone's life is made. Navigating a complex relationship with Emerson's brother, Liam, she sets out to bring perpetrators to justice and unravel the identity of the person behind the escalating attacks.  Sabotage is the second book in the Savannah Sizzle series. The characters face off with shadows from their past, where the only way forward is laying out all cards on the table.