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Katherine Adams said she'd never make her sister Mary's mistakes. On the night Mary's abusive, playboy husband is killed in a car accident, Mary Manning dies in childbirth. Now, her sister Katherine vows to never let any Manning near Mary's child. When dashing, charismatic oil man Jason... read more
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When her sister's abusive husband dies, and then her sister dies in childbirth, Kathryn Adams takes her newborn niece and hides her from the child's wealthy and overbearing grandparents. Jason Manning, her brother-in-law, finds Kathryn, determined to take his brother's daughter into his own... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Katherine Adams: Twenty-seven years old. After the death of her sister and the birth of her neice on the same night she moves to Texas. Works as a writer for various articles.
- Jason "Jace" Manning: A geologist. He learns of Mary's death and Allison's birth. He goes to Texas to find his niece and meets Katherine.
- Allison Manning: Katherine and Jason's niece. Mary's daughter.
- Mary Manning: Katherine's sister. Cheery. Married to Peter Manning.
- Peter Manning Jr.: Jace's brother. Mary's husband. Didn't want Allison. Hated and abused Mary.
- Lacey Newton Manning: A woman that Billy hates.
- Billy Jenkins: Jace's coworker
- Jim Cooper: Happy's son. Single.
- Ronald Welsh: Katherine's boss in Texas.
- Willoughby Newton: Owner of Sunglow. Lacey's father.
- Dr. Peterson: Allison's pediatrician.
- Mark: Jace's friend.
- Elsie: Works for the Manning's. Called Katherine the night Mary hemorrhaged.
- Eleanor Manning: Jace and Peter's mother. Yelled at Mary the night of her death.
- Peter Manning Sr.: Jace and Peter's father. Eleanor's husband. Allison's grandfather.
- Happy Cooper: Katherine's landlady in Texas. Helps take care of Allison.
Quotes edit
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“He frightened her. He thrilled her. She must have been insane to even let him come into the house.”
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“Justifiably she had hated Peter Manning.”
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“He didn't speak. She couldn't have.”
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“Did you think I was a liberated, promiscuous swinger trailing a string of forsaken lovers behind me?”
Katherine
First Sentence edit
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Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - Chapter 12
Series & Lists edit
This is book 29 of 177 in Candlelight Ecstasy Romance. (publisher series)
Preceded by Stages of Love, and followed by Promises to Keep.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sandra Brown (Author) - aka Rachel Ryan
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 978-0446360708
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 978-0446360708
Page Count: 272
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Brown, Sandra
- Books › Romance › Contemporary
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