Out of the shadows of the past. Linked by ambition and passion and held apart by the sins of the fathers... Money, power, influence—Leo von Hessler had inherited it all from his manipulative, empire-building father. But just how much of his business had been built at the expense of others' shattered hopes and dreams? Only a visit to English company, Carey Chemicals, could answer Leo's questions. Ambitious, relentless, driven—Saul Jardine, corporate raider, knew just when to close in on ailing companies. Respected and feared in the business world, Saul had pursued his career single-mindedly, to the detriment of love and family. His life at a crossroads, he was now set to carry out one last transaction: Moving in on Carey's—a company ripe for takeover. Sensitive, intense, determined—Davina James had been forced to suppress her warmth and sensuality, first by her domineering father and then by her womanizing husband. Now, a beautiful widow, she had stopped yearning for love, turning her energies instead into confronting the business giants who sought to take her inheritance—Carey's—a way from her. A confrontation which was to have unexpected and far-reaching consequences...

Heather dreaded seeing Kyle Bennett again. Six years ago, her stupid, childish jealousy had driven him away from the only home he had ever known. But for her father's sake, now she must ask for his help. "What are you asking me for, Heather?" he demanded. ''You want money from me... a cash payment for the years you had to put up with me in your home?'' There seemed to be no way to convince Kyle that she regretted what she had done. No way to make him believe that money was not her only driving force.