Parson's Pleasure — Mollie Hardwick

THE EXQUISITE 300-YEAR-OLD CLOCK WAS A FIND THAT ANTIQUE DEALERS WOULD KILL FOR.

So when Doran Fairweather's feckless partner stutters out a lame explanation of how he acquired this masterpiece of clockmaking, she is sure it is stolen. Unless she can immediately set about returning it to its rightful owner, Doran fears she'll be implicated in a scandalous larceny.

So it's off to the lovely Cotswolds with a most reliable companion who's not only the local vicar but the man Doran loves. On a mission of mercy, they manage to mix business with pleasure, until a gypsy's mysterious warning becomes ominously clear.

The legacy of the stolen clock leads to a trail of violence. And Doran and her handsome parson may be traveling a one-way road to a dead end....