Toxic Illusions

Lauran Lancaster is a legend in the world of luxury jewelry—beautiful, brilliant, and fiercely private. After a life-altering car crash and a high-profile divorce, she’s rebuilt her career on her own terms. But when a priceless family heirloom vanishes and a neighbor turns up dead, her past—and her legacy—come under threat. Enter Frazer MacKechnie, an ex-military elite turned discreet investigator of priceless artifacts. With a quiet intensity, old-world charm, and eyes that miss nothing, he steps into Lauran’s world like he was always meant to be there. He doesn’t expect to be drawn in by Lauran. She doesn’t expect to let him close. But the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: someone believes the Lancaster legacy was never rightfully hers—and they’ll go to dangerous lengths to reclaim it. What they uncover will change everything.