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Ryan Landis has always been the figure who guarded and encouraged Lauren while she grew up. Now, as an assertive and successful entrepreneur, he suddenly reenters her life, inviting her to join him in California. Lauren, who has just started making her own choices and married into a new life, resists this interference and questions whether Ryan truly understands her happiness. Faced with a career‑changing offer and the pull of a former protector‑turned‑businessman, she must decide what she truly wants—her own path or her old bond with Ryan.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Patricia Wilson
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