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A family’s inheritance hinges on the mysterious disappearance of a young heiress who has less than twelve months to return and prove her identity. Desperate, Dianna Mason assumes the missing woman’s identity and launches a revenge plot against the distrusted family. Ben Maxwell, drawn by the truth and driven by a moral compass, uncovers Dianna’s deception and disrupts her plan, setting the stage for a contemporary romance fraught with betrayal and redemption.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Jasmine Cresswell
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