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Stephanie Gibbons, the middle sister of Chesterton’s notorious Gibbons family, falls for a lavish sugar‑daddy, Isaac. When his payments stop and he disappears, Stephanie’s life is thrown into chaos. Detective Keith Hendricks, who has been following Isaac’s night‑marriage ring across the eastern seaboard, suspects a wider swindler’s plot. As the detective and Stephanie search for the missing money, their mutual attraction grows, forcing Stephanie to decide if true love is worth its weight in gold.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Shelly Ellis
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