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Whitney Lattimer moves back to Kansas City to repair her family’s struggling department store, determined to keep it from falling under the control of a Tyler-Royal executive. There she encounters Max Townsend, a notoriously confident troubleshooter who drives her to the brink of exhaustion while methodically diagnosing the store’s deepest problems. As Whitney learns that Max’s expertise goes beyond arrogance, their professional collaboration sparks a renewed and unexpected attraction that threatens to shake Whitney’s resolve and forces her to confront both the business—and personal—stakes at hand.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Leigh Michaels
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