tainted: lance and mary (cliffside bay book 5)  <h2>he sees a future with her. she can’t escape her past. will undeniable chemistry lead to the greatest mistake or a happy accident?</h2><p>lance mullen is just putting his life back together. returning to cliffside bay to open a bookstore after losing his high-powered nyc job, the only thing missing is the perfect woman. but when a wild new year’s party leads to a fateful first kiss with the gorgeous employee who’s friend-zoned him, he isn’t sure if he’s unleashed a nightmare or found a dream come true.</p><p>former librarian mary hansen knows loss better than anyone. after a miscarriage led to a divorce, she promised she’d never open herself up to heartbreak again. but when a few too many holiday drinks set off a night of drunken passion, she’s terrified to discover she’s pregnant with her boss’s baby.</p><p>marrying her so she can use his insurance, lance despairs that she doesn’t see him as anything more than a pal. and with the life she once yearned for at last within her reach, mary fears she’s doomed to repeat her painful history.</p><p>will these two unlucky souls find their happily ever after with each other?</p><p><i>tainted: lance and mary</i> is the fifth book in the tear-jerking cliffside bay women’s romantic fiction series. if you like friends-to-lovers stories, steamy attractions, and small-town sagas, then you’ll adore tess thompson’s heart-fluttering tale.</p><h2><u>buy <i>tainted: lance and mary</i> to fan the flames of desire today!</u></h2> <br>