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Carol, an unyielding optimist, is left to raise her stepbrother after their parents’ death. When Arturo Kane offers to care for Paul, she sees a union as trade‑off: marriage to secure financial stability. But the plan frays as Arturo’s hidden bribes surface, forcing Carol to confront her own feelings and the betrayals that threaten her new family.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Claudia Jameson
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