Three Fates
Nora Roberts
Language: English
Pages: 496
ISBN: 0515135062
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
When the Lusitania sank, one survivor became a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief—but keeping the small silver statue he lifted, a family heirloom to future generations. Now, nearly a century later, that priceless heirloom, one of a long-separated set of three, has been stolen. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather’s treasure, reunite the Three Fates, and make their fortune.The quest will take them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, Prague, and New York where they will meet a brilliant scholar who will aid them in their hunt—and an ambitious woman who will stop at nothing to acquire the Fates...
purifier.” When he picked it up, set it on the desk, she got shakily to her feet. “I can’t understand why anyone would do all this for a laptop computer.” “Maybe they were hoping for more.” He wandered to the door of the bathroom, glanced in. He’d already decided the Finns deserved some sort of grand prize for the luxury of their baths. Hers, being that her room was plusher, was more spacious than his, but his didn’t lack for details. The heated floor tiles, the jet tub, the glory of the
lay out the terms of the deal. She’d play him through to coffee and dessert, then he was going to find out who held the cards. She was greeted by name and shown to the window table where Malachi was already waiting. He was wise, she noted, to sit with his back to the wall. Not that it would help him. He got to his feet, took her hand and brought it to within an inch of his lips. “Anita. You look very well . . . for a hissing viper.” “And you clean up decently for a second-rate tour guide with
instructions unclear?” she asked in a low, silky voice. “Which part of ‘locate the woman and find out what she knows’ didn’t you understand?” Excuses, she thought as she listened to her employee’s apologetic explanation. Incompetence. It was really very annoying. “Mr. Jasper?” she interrupted in the most pleasant of tones. “I believe I told you ‘by any means.’ Do you need a definition of that phrase? No? Well then, I suggest you find them, and quickly, or I’ll be forced to think you’re not half
the narrow hallway. She didn’t miss a beat and ended the impromptu number with her arms wrapped around his neck and her legs around his waist. “Baby doll, where have you been? ” “Everywhere. Jesus, Mikey, you look great.” “Damn right I do.” He kissed her, one cheek, the other, then with a humming smack on the lips. “You look like you’ve been dragged through the street and dumped on the curb.” “Could use a shower.” She rested her head on his shoulder. “So could my friend.” Mikey angled his
the short flight. She wasn’t prepared for the little private jet, or for Jack himself to take the controls. “Is it yours?” She ordered her nerves to quiet as she took her seat in the cockpit beside him. “The company’s. Simplifies things.” She cleared her throat as he went over his checklist. “And you’re a good pilot, are you?” “So far,” he replied absently, then shot her a glance. “You’ve flown before?” “Of course.” She blew out a breath. “Once, and on a big plane where I wasn’t required to