In the patrician circles of Boston’s Beacon Hill, she acquires grace, culture – and a passionate lover in Owen’s nephew, Paul. But Owen’s death shatters her dreams. Favored in his will, she now faces the wrath of his family, who close ranks against her. Disinherited, Laura vows to recapture all that had been ruthlessly taken away. With brilliance and flair she builds a hotel empire. Yet beneath her successful façade lives the outcast girl, longing for the home and family she has lost. As long-buried secrets rise like threatening clouds, Laura has to fight to regain her love, her family, and to claim her true inheritance….Condition: spine creased from reading, some shelf wear