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Antoine Le Bâtard (The It Happened in Paris Novels)
by Diana SobolewskiPublish: May 03, 2025Romantic SuspenseBook Overview
International action hero-driven slow-burn romantic suspense thriller.Operative-Painter. His surgical extraction missions are a work of art.
Follow Antoine Varon’s story from the unfortunate circumstances of his birth and the mean streets of Paris, to a luxury houseboat on the Seine River. And, the eventful moment a mysterious woman alights in his life, only to turn it upside down. But, he would not have it any other way.
A particularly cruel administrator at the orphanage referred to Antoine as the bastard child every chance he got. But, the clever boy deprived him of the power to hurt his feelings when he dropped his surname name and introduced himself around as Antoine Le Bâtard.
With above average good looks, an easy charm, brains and brawn, Antoine would have many lives before distinguishing himself as the youngest ever to lead an off-the-books tactical unit. Up and coming artist was once his cover. Now he pursues his passion full-time.
Retired Unit Commander Antoine Varon, meets the desirable Désirée Richmond when she breaks into his houseboat in Paris and the heel of her hand connects with his chin. The would-be art thief with a name straight out of a romance novel, intrigues him enough to propose they strike a deal. Or, he can simply turn her over to the police.
Though her story checks out, Antoine suspects there’s more there than meets the eye. Is it a case of it takes one to know one?
