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Jordan Buchanan is set to celebrate the marriage of her brother and best friend, a union that promises to merge two powerful family dynasties. The lavish ceremony of Dylan Buchanan and Kate MacKenna is a glittering event, but a disorderly medieval‑history professor interrupts proceedings, warning of a deep‑seated feud between the Bunachans and the MacKennas that dates back to an ancient Scottish conflict.
Jordan’s cautious, intellectually driven life is shaken when family friend Noah Clayborne challenges her safe routine. Determined to test the professor’s claims, she ventures to the small town of Serenity, Texas, to investigate the alleged treasure theft and the forgotten injustices that keep the vendetta alive. In the tight‑knit community she encounters a powerful thug, a man with a hidden secret, and a romance that breaks her defenses—all while a shadow of danger looms back in Boston.
Julie Garwood blends suspense, romance, and thrills into *Shadow Dance*, delivering a tense story where historical grudges collide with modern peril and passion.
First publish date: December 26, 2006
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Julie Garwood
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