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"warm contemporary romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 1, 2004

Jack Walker buys back a renowned Copley portrait of an ancestor that his father years ago sold to bring in cash to fund an elitist lifestyle. While making his five million dollar symbolic purchase from the Hall Foundation, Jack's friend Grace Hall introduces him to art restorer Callie Burke. Read more...

"Lots of mystery, passion and intrigue in this wonderful story."
Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted March 10, 2004

Jack Walker has places to be, things to accomplish and people after him and his money. He's also deciding if he should run for governor of Massachusetts. In all this chaos, he finds purpose and can't wait to see what the future holds. Jack has recently purchased John Copley's Read more...

"Compelling Temporary Tale"
Reviewed by Marilyn Heyman
Posted April 19, 2004

Callie Burke, art conservationist, has just lost her job at one of the local art museums when she is approached by Jack Warner. He wants to hire her to restore a famous family painting in his possession. Even though she needs the job, Callie is intimidated by the Read more...

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Summary

Callie Burke has lived her life on the fringes of high society, the unacknowledged daughter of a powerful man. After a lifetime of being second best, she's not about to repeat her mother's mistake and give her heart to a man who's out of her league. But then she meets Jack Walker, the scion of one of America's oldest families. Her career as an art conservator is just getting started and working on his priceless new painting is exactly what she needs professionally. She's also intensely attracted to him, even though he's rich, prominent and a hard-nosed businessman- exactly what she always swore she'd stay away from.

Jack Walker always gets what he wants and he wants Callie from the moment he sees her. Except he's not a free man. Recently engaged, he realizes after meeting Callie that he's with the wrong woman. It's a mistake he's willing to rectify, even if it means breaking off a relationship with someone who's from his world.

Their passion is undeniable but Callie is wary of being hurt, torn between her past and her hopes for the future. To win her heart, Jack must prove that love means more to him than money and she's the only woman for him.