Temptation's Prisoners

David P. Warren

Summary

The temptation of wealth and lust can be a persuasive lure into a dangerous game.
 
When gambler Adam Mason begins to embezzle from his legal clients and his adulterous wife Christine becomes tangled in blackmail and murder, they both find themselves targeted from all sides. Adam’s finances are spiraling out of control and a mistake embroils Christine in a deadly twist, the walls closing in on them both.
 
The threat of exposure looms as a mysterious investor, a determined ex-lover, and the FBI all have their targets set in relentless pursuit. With plans unraveling for both, can they manage to stay out of prison – or even survive?

Available since: 02/12/2022.

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