Nora Roberts 
Holding The Dream 
Number 2 in series

Surrounded by the sweeping cliffs and beauty of Big Sur, California, Kate Powell treasures her life at Templeton Houseand the family who raised her like one of their own. Although Kate lacks Margo’s beauty and Laura’s elegance, she knows she has something they would never possess – a shrewd head for business. Driven by ambition, Kate measures her life’s success with each soaring promotion. But now faced with accusations of professional impropriety, Kate feels that she has lost everything she’s worked so hard for. Which is when Byron De Witt walks into her life and Kate is forced to reevaluate exactly what it is she’s fighting for.