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Summary: Frying Pan to the Fire!
Review: Why would a 24-year-old woman marry a 68-year-old recluse? Melinda wanted freedom from an overbearing father and Prescott Rodgers wanted companionship, so the two married. At the wedding were Melinda's parents and Prescott's attorney and friend Blake Hunter. From the moment Melinda's and Blake's eyes met a battle of restraint began. Five years later Melinda is a widow, and Blake is the executor or her husband's estate.Melinda is very surprised that her husband was a millionaire and is equally surprised at the terms of his will. The will stipulates that before she can inherit his millions she must set up a foundation to combat illiteracy AND she must marry within 12 months after his death. Though the good citizens of Ellicott City, MD have virtually ostracized her and have labeled her a kept woman. Melinda still had suitors by the dozens, but she refused to marry to keep the inheritance, one loveless marriage is her limit. She is seriously thinking about forfeiting everything. Two issues prevent Melinda from just packing up and leaving town, 1)her life is in danger, someone is stalking her and 2)she is finally allowing her feelings for Blake to blossom. But will the suspicions Blake harbors about her marriage to Prescott and her discovery of his role in creating the terms of the will, sabotage this relationship? Ms. Forster has again given us a glimpse of what is really becoming a trademark of this gifted storyteller. And she has allowed us to share the struggle for independence Melinda was so desperately seeking. Reviewed by aNN
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