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Monique Balassa inherits a crippling debt from her grandmother’s troubled past and feels the weight of her family’s expectations. Quenched by a sense of duty, her aunt, Amabel, urges her to abandon the ordinary and go on a cruise that promises freedom, adventure, and the possibility of romance.
Compelled by desire to understand her roots, Monique sabotages these plans and instead heads to Port Beauchamp, the seaside town where her grandfather left a family secret in disgrace years ago. There, an unlikely and spirited encounter with a chivalrous stranger becomes the catalyst that shifts her trajectory, compelling her to follow her heart while confronting the obligations that bind her.
Blending romance with family drama, the novel follows Monique’s rebellious quest to reconcile her own aspirations with the burdens she has inherited, as she seeks not only freedom but also a deeper truth about herself and her lineage.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Essie Summers
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