Publisher's Synopsis
For several years, Billy Ash has been a regular visitor to Thailand. At first, he wanted Kodi - but after the incident with that yellow-handled kitchen knife, he realised that Cassie was the safer option. She was special. She helped Billy rebuild Tiger Blue.A year has passed. Billy is back home in Glen Rowan; Cassie is running her hotel in Rambuttri. But now she wants to open a new hotel in Chiang Mai - and would like Billy Ash to come and share it with her.Although he's fond of Cassie, Billy thinks she's far too young and doesn't see her in his future. But Cassie is interested in Billy - and if he won't come to Thailand, then she will visit him in Scotland. Billy agrees; times and dates are arranged.Is there another woman in Billy's life? Not really. Victoria (his former lover) is supposed to be in Australia - and after what Kodi did to Zakrovinsky, he never wants to see that Thai girl again.But while he waits for Cassie in Glasgow Airport, Billy is taken by surprise to see Victoria - who is on her way home from Canada. Is her unexpected return become his Chiang Mai get-out clause?Before Billy can decide which way to turn, he is hit by an even bigger nightmare. To buy her new hotel, Cassie needs to borrow money - and a Chinese financier is willing to help her. But the Chinese banker in a blurry cell-phone photo looks a lot like Kodi...Is she here to help? Or is she here to use Cassie's hotel as a one-stop-shop to sell heroin in Chiang Mai?
