Grandfather's Legacy

by Elaine Cantrell

Aleisha Kincaid has a terrible choice to make. Thanks to her miserable, controlling grandfather she must marry by Christmas Eve or lose the entire legacy which he bequeathed her, and the legacy isn't a small one. She needs the money too. Without substantial capital her new business venture is doomed. That's where Bart Ridgeway comes in. Bart agrees to marry her for a share of the money, but the money isn't his real motivation. He's been in love with Aleisha for years, and he won’t miss this chance to make her fall in love with him. Together they find happiness, but a terrible secret from Bart's past emerges to threaten the life they've made together. Can any marriage survive such a shocking blow?

313 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2005

About the author

Born and raised in South Carolina, I hold a master's degree in personnel services from Clemson University and am a member of Romance Writers of America, EPIC authors, and Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary society for women educators. I've been married for thirty five years to my college sweetheart. We have two sons-a physicist and a fraud investigator. They've given us three wonderful grandchildren-one girl and two boys. We also have two mean cats and one sweet, brown dog.

I've been writing since 2001 when my son asked me to proofread a book he'd written. I figured if he could, so could I. My first published novel, A New Leaf, was the winner of the 2003 Timeless Love contest. If I wasn't sold on writing before, that did it. I've been writing ever since and don't have any plans to stop. Frankly, I don't think I could even if I wanted to. Writing is a strange compulsion that drives me to spend long hours in front of a keyboard when I could be doing important things like napping or eating chocolate. My house isn't dusted as often, I rarely cook, and who cares if the laundry got done or not. Yeah, no doubt about it, I'm addicted.

When I'm not writing or teaching I enjoy gardening, quilting, and trying new restaurants with my friends. You can learn more about me at my web site http://www.elainecantrell.com and at http://www.facebook.com/elainepcantrell. I also have a blog at http://www.elainepcantrell.blogspot.com

Reviews

[A.J. Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice, easy read. I normally shy away from angst-driven romance novels but for some reason this particular book drew me. I enjoyed the two main characters a good deal. I think what I liked the most was the fact that there were consequences to a decision made by the two mains in their youth. I don't want to give any spoilers to the book so I'm afraid I can't get any more detailed than that.