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Janine Had Wanted To Forget Leon Wild. Though they grew up together, Janine desperately wished her childhood friend Leon had stayed away. After him instigating her sister’s death, she steeled herself for four years. Now Leon returned, famed and determined to win her affection. Janine resists, yet she realizes she is weaker than she thought.
The story explores the painful interplay of memory, love, and the struggle to sever ties with a turbulent past.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Margaret Mayo
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