Innocence, Chopin and secrets. A piano recital begins the story. So many secret lives in the Hightower family, lives that begin on that terrible night in Alton when the brothers, Brandon and James see a man murdered. Secrets that continue when Catherine, their childhood playmate, grows up to be an outspoken antagonist against slavery. Now she and Brandon are on opposing sides, or so Catherine thinks. She believes him to be a conservative lawyer who lounges in his father's office and spends most of his time upholding the law of the land that she hates so passionately. How he grew up to be the kind of man she particularly dislikes is beyond her comprehension. Brandon works carefully to keep his fa ade in place. He must protect his secret identity at all costs. He needs to appear to be exactly the unfeeling person Catherine thinks he is, a bored, spoiled man who works to uphold the law she despises. His life depends on keeping his secret safe from her. He enjoys hiding his real self behind his face of deception, knowing he is doing the right thing...until fate intercedes and binds Catherine to him in chains it is difficult to break. Brandon isn't the only one who has a secret. His brother James also carries out a deception that almost costs him his marriage to the love of his life. Deception At Midnight is full of intrigue, mystery and romance. It is the story of life lived in the mid-nineteenth century by a family of people doing their best to do the right thing in difficult times.
Alex Cameron is the only brother who isn't married. Because of the secret he carries, he vows never to get married. But when he hires Susan Zalinsky as his assistant, he finds it hard to remember his determination to remain a bachelor. Susan knows she's the best assistant Alex has ever had. She also knows he finds her just as attractive as she finds him. Why won't he admit what they both know, that they want each other desperately? What is the secret that's keeping them apart?
Lynne Cameron is on top of the world. She is a Broadway star. But with that stardom comes a terrible price. She has attracted the attention of a despicable man who wants to possess her. Can she break free from him and trust the love Jake has for her? Jake Rutledge owns a multi-million dollar cattle ranch in Florida. He sees Lynne on stage and falls in love with her. Unfortunately he is not completely honest with her. He lets her believe he's a simple ranch hand. When she finds out the truth, she has trouble believing that his feelings for her are honest. Lynne also has a non-profit theater in a small town in Florida to get up and running. Nothing runs smoothly with the old building where sump pumps fail, flood waters rise, and whispers of the laughs and tears of drama for the last hundred years echo through the auditorium.
Hearts are fragile, and mine's been shattered before...I have always thought of love in the abstract, never something to come true. My past has shown me time after time that those who are supposed to love you will only lead you to disappointment. Destiny, fate, chance...those are things that I have never believed in.Until him.A chance encounter with a distinct pair of blue eyes and a heart-melting smile challenges my knowledge of life and love.Because there's something about this stranger that has me believing in the possibility of more...
I've made a mistake... Can we find our way back?They say that distance makes the heart grow fonder, of that time heals all wounds. What they don't tell you is that it doesn't lessen the pain. I don't think those people have experienced a loss like this.I left my heart in London, and I'm not sure I'll ever get it back.But fate has a plan of her own. She keeps me guessing and hoping that not everything is as it seems.Hearts can be shattered but can also be put back together. Especially when love doesn't give up on you, even if you think it has.
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