Sanctuary (Ben Coverdale Trilogy 1)

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At first glance, 'Sanctuary' may appear to be a romantic novel. It isn't. Nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Ben coverdale, 30-something guy with a successful business but not much luck with women, moves from England to France to start a new life there, but his hope of peace and... read more

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Ben Coverdale is a happy, successful young man. He has a business which is thriving, and is living with Mary Willson with whom he shared the purchase of the flat in Reading where they live.
But his world is turned upside down when, on the fifth anniversary of their moving in together, Mary suddenly announces that she is leaving him to live with Donald, a man many years her senior.
If that was not bad enough for Ben, within a few days of that announcement, Katie Forrester an outrageous, feisty, sexy blonde who has tried her best to have an affair with Ben for a long time, calls on him to tell him that she is about to marry Dave Atkinson, someone who Ben knows has always been a rather unsavoury character and who, unbeknown to either of them, is currently involved with a people smuggling gang.
Ben realises that he is now in a position to fulfil a dream that he has had in his head for many years; to move to France and start a new life there – to put all this behind him and have a life of peace and tranquility. After searching, and eventually finding his dream cottage, he moves away from Reading hoping to leave the painful memories behind him. His peace is short lived.
Katie is snatched by the gang that are looking for her husband. The first that Ben knows about it is when he receives a garbled message from Katie, which had been sent from an internet cafe in Frankfurt, saying that she has been kidnapped and needs his help. Ben cannot resist the challenge and sets off to find her. With a combination of trickery by Katie, and a trap set by the staff of the internet cafe, Ben manages to free her from her captors and take her back to his new home, La Sanctuaire.
All this time, Ben is totally unaware that Mary’s new relationship has not worked out the way she had hoped. She is perturbed by Donald’s behaviour. He is acting more and more strangely, insisting that she change her hairstyle, buying strangely outrageous dresses for her, and doing his best to keep her away from her previous friends.
As things deteriorate further, Mary is taken, with the help of an old friend, to meet up with Ben, only to find that her old adversary, Katie, is there before her.

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Ben Coverdale: Ben has a successful business, but has always wanted to live in France. When his love life collpases, he takes the opportunity to fulfil his dream.He finds a new home there, and looks forward to a tranquil life. However, his troubles are far from over when his past catches up with him with a vengeance. Ben's life is now taken up with sorting out a completely new set of dilemmas.
Mary Willson: Mary lived with Ben for five years, but is ensnared by a man considerably older than she and leaves Ben. Things do not work out the way she hoped, and eventually she is re-united with Ben in France.
Katie Forrester: Katie is a feisty, sexy. outrageous girl who for many years has had her eyes on Ben. To her chagrin, he rejects her advances because of his feelings for Mary. But she stays 'in the wings' always waiting for her chance to pounce, but in the end marries Dave Atkinson, a small-time felon who is involved in a range of nasty enterprises.
Donald O'Hanlon: Donald is a wealthy man who sees in Mary the answer to one of his major problems. He needs her much more than he wants her and tries his best to mould her into his plans.

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“Don't even think about it. At this moment I'm more likely to kill than kiss.”
Mary

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A large part of the story is set in the Loire Valley, France

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She was much later than usual getting home.

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This is book 1 of 1 in Ben Coverdale Trilogy. (standard series)

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Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
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