Invincible

Invincible
Joan Johnston

Bella Benedict's five grown children are scattered around the world like a handful of precious jewels. Now she's dying and she has one last, secret wish. To bring her children home. And to give them what she once had: a marriage of passion.Wealthy playboy Max Benedict has no interest in long-term commitment. He had his heart broken once and that was enough. Instead, he travels the world, working as a sometime spy for the CIA. When he's asked to investigate a foreign threat against the president, he doesn't think twice about accepting–until he hears who he'll be working with in London.FBI Special Agent Kristin Lassiter is under investigation and on the verge of losing everything–her savings, her job, her beloved father. So when Bella Benedict approaches her with the offer to pay her mounting debts, she's tempted to accept. But there's a catch–a big one. Bella wants Kristin to win the heart of her son Max, the very man who destroyed Kristin years ago. A man unaware he fathered her nine-year-old daughter. If Kristin succeeds, she'll get the money she needs–and the priceless Blackthorne rubies Bella has offered to sweeten the deal. The only problem is, can she win Max's heart without falling back in love with him?

Praise for the novels of

JOAN JOHNSTON

“Johnston warms your heart and tickles your fancy.”

—New York Daily News

“Joan Johnston [creates] unforgettable subplots and characters who make every fine thread weave into a touching tapestry.”

—Affaire de Coeur

“[Johnston is] a top-notch craftsman.”

—RT Book Reviews

“Romance devotees will find Johnston lively and well-written, and her characters perfectly enchanting.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Ms. Johnston writes of intense emotions and tender passions that seem so real that readers will feel each one of them.”

—Rave Reviews

“Johnston’s characters struggle against seriously deranged foes and face seemingly insurmountable obstacles to true love.”

—Booklist

“A guaranteed good read.”

—New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Heather Graham

JOAN JOHNSTON

New York Times bestselling author of

The Hawk’s Way series,

The Benedict Brothers series,

which includes

OUTCAST

INVINCIBLE

and the Bitter Creek series,

which includes

THE COWBOY

THE TEXAN

THE LONER

THE PRICE

THE RIVALS

THE NEXT MRS. BLACKTHORNE

A STRANGER’S GAME

SHATTERED

Please visit her website at

www.joanjohnston.com

for a complete listing

of her titles and series.

JOAN JOHNSTON

INVINCIBLE

For Donna Hayes, Loriana Sacilotto,

Margaret O’Neill Marbury, Valerie Gray and Linda McFall.

A writer couldn’t ask for a better support team.

Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4