Tracie Peterson 
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Can reconciliation occur when the betrayal has been so great?The past has harbored guilt and fear for Denali Deveraux, a successful young woman who finds that her desperate attempts to understand her beginnings may forever be shrouded in mystery. Her grandfather, Richard Deveraux, has manipulated her life with actions that clearly reveal his disdain for her, and her beloved aunts—the only ones who may possess the truth—remain pawns under his control.Her question to learn about her mother, the once-adored daughter of Richard, brings her to Dallas, where she is forced to work on an account for the family design business. Here Denali finds herself teamed with Michael Copeland, a man whose eyes reveal an impenetrable pain of their own.As Denali and Michael are trust into their work, their personal lives become inevitably entwined until each discovers that the future may hold a promise …