A Silken Thread

Erica Sanders has no doubt about Brian Lawson. He is the man she wants to marry, and nearly everyone around them sees a perfect match. Her mother is the exception, and she hires a private detective to look into him.

What the detective turns up is not what anyone expected. It is a betrayal serious enough to split both families. Erica believes the relationship cannot be saved, so she breaks off the engagement, though doubts about that decision stay with her.

A chance meeting shows that the passion between Erica and Brian is still there. So is the resolve of other people to keep the two of them apart. As more secrets come out, both are pulled between old loyalties and a future that is far from certain.

Family drama runs through this contemporary romance, and the tone is sensual. The open question is whether Erica and Brian can hold on to each other once the truth is fully out.