Pandora's Box

BOOK 2: DANCING MOON RANCH SERIES; LIVING WITH LIES TRILOGY

A STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF LOVE TO MEND THREE BROKEN PEOPLE...

Justine Page used her body and her beauty to make her way up the corporate ladder. But when a relationship with a CEO goes sour, and she finds herself without a job or a place to live, she goes to the Dancing Moon Ranch to stay with her sister and reassess her life. Brad Meecham, a war correspondent and best-selling author with post traumatic stress, has taken a cabin on the ranch to try and deal with mind demons. But he's also intrigued by Justine, who's determined to put her checkered past behind. And Justine finds herself in love for the first time in her life. About the time they think they could make a life together, a daughter Brad never knew existed is delivered to him when her mother dies. Suddenly, Brad finds himself with a child who wants nothing to do with anyone but Justine, and Brad knows without question that a woman who slept her way to the top will never be a candidate for step-mother. For his wife, yes. He can put Justine's past behind. But his daughter needs a mother grounded in solid morals. But then, Brad fails to factor in the power of love to bring together a flawed woman and a troubled child, and his need to have them both in his life.

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