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Kelly Baxter travels to her ancestral home in England, only to be mistaken for a woman named Elaine. The man she meets—a distant relative named Byron Thorne—welcomes her with hostility and turns her for the family’s disapproval. Despite Byron’s icy and distant demeanor, Kelly finds herself drawn to the mystery surrounding his memories of Elaine, making her eager to break through his guarded walls.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Sally Wentworth
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