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Cassidy Donahue’s dream of becoming partner in her father’s Chicago law firm is shattered by her father’s selfish betrayal. Devastated and disillusioned, Cassidy escapes to Anchorage, Alaska to start a new life on her own terms. While the corporate lawyer works as a cocktail waitress in a western-themed bar, she befriends an inquisitive and handsome bartender. Although attracted to Clayton Morrison, Cassidy fears he’ll reveal her whereabouts to her father if he discovers her true identity. A past relationship left Clayton disillusioned and distrustful of women. But Clayton and Cassidy’s mutual attraction to each other results in a night of passion together. Cassidy’s relentless efforts to avoid detection only create more questions for Clayton who’s convinced she’s lying about something. But Clayton is hiding a tightly-guarded secret of his own. Mr. Donahue confronts his daughter in the bar and insists she return home. And then he discovers Clayton’s true identity. When Clayton and Cassidy learn that nothing about their relationship is what it seems, will the couple everyone believes to be a perfect match be willing to overcome their secrets? Or will distasteful accusations and hurt feelings threaten to ruin any chance for a future together?
Author
Brenda Sinclair is a writer of historical American West and contemporary romance, a member of her local chapter of Romance Writers of America, a healthy lifestyle advocate and past leader of her TOPS weight-loss group, a gardening enthusiast and dog lover. Brenda was raised on a farm in southern Manitoba and taught school on a semi-remote reservation in northern Manitoba where, during frequent visits to a nearby town, she met her husband, a Treaty Cree member of the local First Nations band. She worked in the accounting field for over twenty-five years. A few years ago, she retired and traded in numbers for words when she decided to be a full-time writer. Brenda and her husband have been married for over forty years, and during that time they raised two sons. She is extremely proud of her three wonderful grandchildren. During writing breaks, Brenda enjoys walking the beautiful Fish Creek Park trails near her home in Calgary, Canada with her little dog, Kelly, checking out what Jack Abbott is up to on today’s installment of The Young and The Restless, or snuggling with Kelly on the sofa and enjoying a good book. Brenda believes life is good, and for days that life isn’t so good, just get over it. There’s always tomorrow.
