"I'll always do what's best for you." All that Mrs. Webster dreamed of for her daughter was acceptance by San Jacinto's tightly knit country club set. She went out of her way to steer Lauren toward the right sort, insisting, "'It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is a poor one." In fact, it was easier, Lauren discovered. Something magical enveloped her and Matthew Chandler the night they met. And the feeling wouldn't go away—no matter what the Chandlers had done to her mother. For Lauren there would be no one else. Somehow they'd just have to forget the past if she and Matt were to have a future together....