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Arminel arrives at the Beringer family’s New Zealand sheep station, where her engagement to Rhys Beringer becomes the center of tension. Kyle Beringer, her eye–catching, ostensibly heartless brother, questions the validity of their union, suspecting her merely seeks wealth. Despite his attempts to discourage her presence, his hidden desire for Arminel intertwines with familial expectations, creating a dramatic conflict of attraction and resentment.
Set against the pastoral backdrop of New Zealand, the novel explores themes of love, ambition, and the power dynamics within a family holding a treasured sheep estate.
First publish date: August 9, 1991
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Robyn Donald
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