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Alanda has been warned by her dying mother that she is merely a gold‑digger, a reputation she intends to prove wrong by visiting the wealthier relatives who once disowned her father. At the stately Roseacres house she meets her grandmother’s stern, cold grandfather, whose stern facade hides a deep sorrow over his lost son. Despite their initial dislike, Alanda comes to see a kind older man beneath the gruff exterior. That same family, however, presents a younger antagonist in Matt Carstairs, who heads the firm Carstairs and Todd and whom Alanda despises, a feeling that is mirrored by him.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Jessica Steele
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