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Marla Stanford returns to Quebec to confront her former love, Brent Stevens, who once rejected her. Brent, controlling and ruthless, forces her into a marriage that ensures the survival of her family business. Their arrangement, fueled by revenge and blackmail, forces Marla to reconcile her bitterness with the reality of her new role.
While the marriage is born of manipulation, the pressures of the business and the high stakes of their personal history push Marla to navigate a complex relationship. In the midst of this turmoil, questions of loyalty, power, and survival dominate their interactions as they both grapple with the consequences of past rejection and the demands of their intertwined futures.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Kelly Adams
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