"When the past bleeds into the present, a lawyer and an ex-spy reunite, risking the unknown in this entertaining romantic thriller." —Foreword Clarion Reviews "You will keep turning pages not just for the pleasure of his writing, but because you simply have to know what happens next." —Mark Pryor, author of Die Around Sundown and the Hugo Marston seriesSet in the conference rooms of a white-shoe Houston law firm and the stunning coastline of Baja California, Belinda is the story of a heroine who defies ageism. Her decision to fight her firm’s men in suits who demand her retirement is called into question when a man once her lover appears after a long unexplained absence.Against a backdrop of romance and legal drama, the novel explores questions about love, the law, and the anxious precipice of life change. Is it ever too late to be swept away by romance? Can true justice ever be attained when the law’s practitioners are corrupt? And when your work is what defines you, what’s left after retirement?During a week of surprises and abstruse events, Belinda sees the once presumed greatness of her life flicker as she forces the moment for her decision to a crisis.