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Jack Connolly has barely begun to heal when the sudden loss of his wife leaves him in a dark and guarded mood. His life is solitary, his thoughts consumed by loss, until he encounters Grace Spencer, a buttoned‑up, beautiful woman whose presence awakens something in him that he thought forever gone. Grace, however, belongs to another, and Jack must navigate the murky terrain between desire and respect. The novel explores the complexities of grief, the law of attraction, and the moral questions that arise when two lonely hearts meet in contemporary romance.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Anne Mather
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