Release day: Lela’s Choice

Today is the official release of Lela’s Choice by Jennifer Raines (ebook and paperback, Inkspell Publishing). Here’s the blurb:
Missing in Malta—A Risk Worth Taking?
Lela Vella has been a dutiful daughter and aunt for the past decade. But her plan to wean her father and orphaned niece off their dependence on her is scuttled when her niece and boyfriend flee Sydney for Malta. Lela suspects her autocratic father of provoking the flight. Lela’s desperate to reach the teenager before her father’s ultimatums blow another generation apart.
Widowed, Australian international child-protection lawyer, Hamish McGregor accepts Giovanni Vella’s request to remain in Malta after a conference to search for Vella’s missing granddaughter. Hamish’s formidable reputation is built on putting the needs of the child first. He doubled down on his work after the revenge murder of his pregnant wife by a client’s husband, vowing never to get close enough to another woman for her to be a target.
Lela doesn’t expect her father’s henchman to beat her to Malta. Hamish doesn’t expect the girl’s doting aunt to see him as an enemy.
Reluctant partners, they navigate false leads and unexpected attraction. Can Lela balance her family’s demands with her love for Hamish? Can Hamish accept living life is all about taking risks?
Jennifer dropped by today to tell us a little about this book:
Lela’s Choice is a stand-alone sensuous contemporary romance. I have friends with Maltese heritage, so have always been interested in the small country famous for its endurance during WWII. It’s also so small you can see the entire country from the air before landing at Luqa International Airport, a mind-blowing concept for an Australian. Malta danced in my mind as a possible setting for a book, and then I met a man in a bar. That’s one way to start a romance. In this case, he gave me my male protagonist’s occupation. Then I considered families, intergenerational conflict, runaways and meet-in-a-bar-marry-in-Vegas scenarios. Hey presto, I had my book. I hope you enjoy it.
You can find out more about this book, including where to buy it, at Jennifer’s website .