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When Lisa agrees to help her stepsister Julie organize her wedding, she finds herself entangled in a web of unexpected complications. Julie’s improvised plans keep spiraling, and the situation grows more perilous when Dane Riderwood, Julie’s brother, reappears. Two years after Lisa fled Dane—an encounter that left her ashamed—he returns, now even more charismatic and resolute. He seeks to force Lisa into a new arrangement on his own terms, threatening the safety of everyone involved. In this contemporary romance, Lisa must navigate family obligations, unknown dangers, and her own growing realization about who she can trust.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Sara Craven
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