The cruel flame

by Charlotte Lamb

As soon as she heard that the dashing TV star Matt Wolfe was coming to live in her quiet Cornish seaside home Lisa sensed there would be trouble – and how right she was! For right from the beginning he began to intrude into her life far too often for her peace of mind. His brittle, sophisticated world was not her world, and she knew she would only be hurt if she didn’t keep away from it. And in any case, she had no desire whatsoever to become part of any triangle in which the glamorous Livia Marlowe formed the third side!

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