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Amanda Bodine is a passionate reporter stuck with low‑stakes assignments from her domineering editor. When Ross Lockhart—an alluring investigative journalist—joins her family for dinner, their chemistry blurs the lines between work and romance. As Ross digs for damaging information on the Bodine name, Amanda must decide whether to protect her family or pursue the truth she has always wanted.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Marta Perry
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