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Ten years after fleeing Deveril House, 17‑year‑old Maggie returns at Marcus Landersby's urging, now a 37‑year‑old. Marcus, once enraged by Maggie’s falsehoods, is determined to keep her out of town while he prepares to marry his fiancée, Isobel. When Marcus’s school‑girl half‑sisters, Susie and Sara, desperate for help, reach out, Maggie finds herself caught between old heartbreak, a new family dynamic, and the lingering question of whether she can trust the man she once loved. Amid contemporary romance and family drama, the story explores betrayal, forgiveness, and the fragile line between past and future.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Penny Jordan
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