title: Denied Origin
author: Williams, Amber Leigh
description: Former FBI agent and bodyguard Mark Welles's career and life are going downhill until he meets Marcisso Tuttora, the man his father died protecting years ago. Wealthy businessman Marcisso puts the life of his only child, Valentina, in Mark's hands by asking him to return to Rio de Janeiro to guard her.
  Less than a week later, Marcisso and his wife are murdered in their beds, and Valentina is running for her life for reasons she cannot begin to guess until she meets Mark Welles. A stubborn heiress to an oil fortune and the son of a highly decorated soldier, they must find a way to escape the country without getting caught and find out why they are chased by a deadly terrorist. In a matter of weeks, they are driven into a scavenger hunt across the globe laid out by Valentina's parents and embark on a passionate, emotional journey as exhilarating and intense as the race for their lives.