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Alex Diamond, a celebrated crime writer, finds her careful world upended when she meets Sam Dempsey on a deserted Vancouver beach. Their night together is filled with inexplicable magic, and soon Alex must conceal this secret to protect her future. When Sam becomes the new local doctor and moves into her hometown of Prince Rupert, Alex transforms back into the quiet Mary Houseman—an ordinary life she can no longer escape. Fearful that revealing their past will destroy the fragile peace she’s built, Alex navigates a world of secrecy, romance, and the lingering echo of a fairy‑tale night.
The story follows Alex as she balances her publicly acclaimed career with her private longing, while Sam’s arrival threatens to unravel the delicate balance she has forged between truth and myth in her cherished community.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Vanessa Grant
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