Maeve would get to the bottom of this There was no way she was going to let "Uncle Shamus" — that con man with his underhanded ways — get his hands on her property. She wasn't going to let the last part of her inheritance be sold right out from beneath her feet. However, the longer she spent in the tiny oceanside community of Smuggler's Cove, the more Maeve realized there were certain other matters there that needed closer investigation. And the largest and most puzzling of all was lawyer Ash Corbet. He had the most infuriating habit of kissing her — without her consent!