title: A Gentle Diplomacy
author: McKenzie, Melinda
description: Paris--the City of Light, where the promise of love whispers in the air.... Yet for shy Theo Stafford, Paris meant the seclusion of the American Embassy where she hid herself--and the painful stutter she'd suffered since childhood-- decoding secret documents. But the solitude she'd worked so hard to build was instantly shattered by a chance encounter with magnetic Soviet "diplomat" Constantine Ivanov. Theo was suddenly caught in a clandestine affair with this forbidden lover who taught her passion's sweet ecstasy. And though Constantine soon began to hint at defection, Theo couldn't be sure: Did he really love her, or was she only a pawn in a dangerous game of international intrigue...?