Disarming Caine
Caine & Ferraro, Book 3
A romantic suspense mystery where Samantha and Antonio’s Christmas reunion — he surprises her after extending his Naples contract again — gets cut short by a shooting. A friend’s near-death and a suspicious painting pull her right back into the world of art crime, and now someone’s after her with a sniper rifle and a grudge. He’d take that bullet for her without flinching — that part isn’t in question. What he wants is for her to put the mystery down for once, to choose their stolen Christmas, to choose them.
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Samantha Caine
All I need is to get through the holidays, then Antonio will finally be home from Naples. So when a friend brings a suspicious painting to my attention, I’m happy for a distraction.
Not as happy about the attempt on my friend’s life just after she tells me.
Then to make matters worse, Antonio’s contract in Italy is extended by another four months.
Antonio Ferraro, Ph.D.
Desperate to see Samantha again, I surprise her with a last-minute Christmas visit. But our reunion’s cut short by a shooting.
Someone’s after her, and I suspect it’s related to the painting she insists on searching for. Despite the danger, she won’t call her FBI Art Crimes mentor until she’s gathered enough evidence.
I swore to be her partner in all things. But I worry that helping with her investigation puts both of us in the line of fire, instead of keeping her safe.
Love, revenge, and family secrets collide in this action-packed romantic suspense mystery.
Disarming Caine is the third installment in the Caine & Ferraro series, featuring a strong heroine, an Italian love interest, and an art-world mystery in every book. The main couple is together from book one, with no cheating and no cliffhangers.
Perfect for readers who love
- A holiday-set romantic suspense with a sniper on the loose
- An established couple who got together in book one and keep getting tested
- A protective hero who’s a partner, not a controller
- An FBI Art Crimes consulting heroine who won’t stop investigating until she has proof
- A Christmas surprise visit that turns into a fight for her life
- Dual first-person POV
Tropes & content tags
Genre: Romantic suspense, Mystery romance, Holiday romantic suspense
Tropes: Slow Burn, Opposites Attract, Revenge, Group/Family/Town Hides a Secret
Content tags: art-world mystery; established couple from book one; Christmas reunion; Antonio surprises her with a visit; mysterious painting investigation; shooting interrupts their reunion; someone’s after her; partners in investigation; sniper on the loose
Quick facts
| Heat tier | Steamy (3/5 chili peppers) |
| POV | Dual first-person |
| Tense | First-person past |
| Setting | Samantha’s tiny Michigan hometown over Christmas — surprise reunion turned protective-detail standoff with a sniper on the loose |
| Series | Caine & Ferraro, Book 3 |
| Read order | Must be read in order |
| Length | Full-length novel — 412 pages |
| Formats | Ebook, Paperback |
| Language | English |
| HEA | Yes — guaranteed happy ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating |
| Status | Published July 15, 2022 |
About Caine & Ferraro
A strong heroine, a swoon-worthy Italian love interest, and an art-world mystery in every book. Same couple from book one, slow-burn arc culminating in their HEA by book five. The series must be read in order. No cheating, no cliffhangers, no dark romance.
A completed five-book romantic suspense series. The romance arc — Samantha and Antonio’s slow burn — runs continuously across all five novels, landing the HEA at the end of book five. Each book centers on a different art-crime case, but the relationship, characters, and timeline are continuous, so the books are best read in order.
