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Linden is only seventeen when the thirty‑nine‑year‑old Joss slams into her world. In her naive eagerness, she offers him friendship and trust, and in return he awakens emotions she feels too young to manage. The rapid shift from childhood to adulthood leaves her shattered and used; her love is almost worshipful while Joss’s remains consuming without reciprocation. Joss’s cruel exploitation destroys her, setting a cycle of vengeance that she now intends to pursue.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Charlotte Lamb
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