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Emilie Gayarre grew up surrounded by privilege, yet she chose a secluded life on Fairweather Key where she became a schoolteacher, forging a new identity away from her affluent past. When her father’s deathbed summons her back to New Orleans, Emilie is shocked to learn that the comfortable life she abandoned was built on a falsehood. A hidden family secret—shrouded by a stigma linked to her birth—now threatens to unravel the hope of a happy future. The novel explores the tension between personal heritage and the desire for self‑determination, weaving themes of family secrecy, romance, and the impact of past choices on present life.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Kathleen Y'Barbo
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