Damocles - An Impossible Ransom Mary Balogh are kidnapped by French counter-intelligence:

are kidnapped by French counter-intelligence: in exchange for the release of two French nationals from Soviet prisons

these characters have always had an appetite for hilarity

Jeanie's Grandma is BAD

Professor Philip Mortimer

Damocles - An Impossible Ransom Mary Balogh are kidnapped by French counter-intelligence:Ellie's mission of protecting a rich young man is getting increasingly difficult: her young client is too visible, too unruly. She manages to thwart another kidnapping attempt albeit by taking enormous personal risks and requests her charge now be kept in seclusion. But even the most secret hideouts aren't safe when the enemy is so determined. And the political and economic stakes are high not to mention personal grudges