Swindler's Daughter

<p><b>A surprise inheritance. A cache of family secrets. A choice that will change her life forever.<br/></b><br/>Lillian Doyle has lived her entire high-society life with her widowed mother believing her father died long ago. But when news arrives that her estranged father only recently passed away--in jail--Lillian is startled to find that he has left a business and all his possessions to her making her a rather unusual heiress.<br/><br/>When she arrives at her father's house in a backwoods Georgia town the dilapidated structure is already occupied by a woman who claims it was promised to her son Jonah. In her attempts to untangle the mess Lillian will discover not only a family she never knew she had but a family business that is more than meets the eye--and has put a target on her back.<br/><br/>To discover the truth and take hold of the independence she's always dreamed of she'll have to make friends with adversaries and strangers--and Jonah the dusty and unrefined cowboy who has secret aspirations of his own.<br/><br/><br/>"This book has something for every reader--an underlying mystery a sweet romance that blooms unexpectedly and a surprisingly suspenseful climax to the story."--<b>Susan Anne Mason</b> author of the Redemption's Light series<br/><br/>"If you like stories of romance mystery and action set in realistic historical times and places you won't want to miss this book."--<b>Ann H. Gabhart</b> bestselling author of <i>When the Meadow Blooms</i></p>