Books like Shattered Trust by Jacqueline Baird
Abby, a single mother who has created a stable, loving life for herself and her son Jonathan after a painful divorce, faces a new crisis when her former husband, Nick, threatens to separate them again. "I want my son," he says, and with cold resolve he begins a campaign of blackmail in an attempt to regain custody. Abby, however, refuses to be their prisoner. Determined and resilient, she will prove that she is more than a mere match for their conflicted love. Yet the lingering attraction between them threatens to stir old emotions that might derail her progress.
In this contemporary romance, the story explores the challenges of co‑parenting, the complexity of remarriage, and the fierce determination of a woman who will not let her past dictate her future.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Jacqueline Baird
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