My Guardian Sloane

"Past and Present Collide in a Crime of Obsession"

Raised in the quiet enclave of Boston's old society, Melinda Branston is ill-prepared when her life suddenly erupts in terror and violence. She finds herself the target of a mob boss whose old obsession has found new opportunity with the death of her matriarchal grandmother, the guiding force of the Branston family and Branston Industries.



Faced with a madness she cannot comprehend, Melinda turns to the one person who has represented authority and trust throughout her life....the family attorney. But Aldridge Sloane knows more about the past than he has ever revealed to Melinda or her sister, Susanna and he knows he is in over his head. The next call he makes is to his estranged son, former FBI agent, Michael Sloane.



Michael doesn't want to do his father any favors. But the young woman whose life is in danger pulls up a summer memory of a chestnut haired centurion, guarding her private beach on Cape Cod. Even as he smiles about their brief encounter, Michael knows he cannot ignore his father's summons. Duty and reasons he cannot explain compel him to assume the role of guardian, attempting to protect her while trying to thwart an unseen and untouchable killer.



But repeated attempts on her life throw Michael's protective instincts into a drive that takes him beyond the law and beyond the protection of his own government. In a clandestine operation, Michael launches an offensive against the mob organization that puts his life in increasing jeopardy. Until one night, along a Cuban coastal highway, the risks catch up with him and his truck explodes in a fiery inferno.