The Swindler's Daughter

A surprise inheritance. A cache of family secrets. A choice that will change her life forever. 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. 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. 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. "This book has something for every reader-an underlying mystery, a sweet romance that blooms unexpectedly, and a surprisingly suspenseful climax to the story. "-Susan Anne Mason. , author of the Redemption's Light series"If you like stories of romance, mystery, and action set in realistic historical times and places, you won't want to miss this book. "-Ann H. Gabhart. , bestselling author of When the Meadow Blooms.