An art professional and a thief get caught in a dangerous video game in this novel of daring deception and desire from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.

After an assault at her house in Maine, Dr. Miranda Jones is set to put the knowledge behind her. Distraction comes when she actually is summoned to Italy—to verify the authenticity of the Renaissance bronze of the Medici courtesan known as The Dark Woman.

But rather than cementing Miranda’s reputation as the primary professional in the field, approximately Homeport the job almost destroys it when her professional view is named into question. Emotionally estranged from her mother, with a sibling immersed in his very own troubles, Miranda has no one to change to…except Ryan Boldari, a seductive art thief whose own agenda makes them right into a reluctant alliance.

Today it becomes clear that the incident in Maine had not been a straightforward mugging—which The Dark Female may possess as many secrets as its beautiful namesake once did. For Miranda, forced to rely on herself—and a partner who presents her both unnerving suspicion and intoxicating enthusiasm—the only way home is filled up with deception, treachery, and a danger that threatens all of them.