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Claire Anderson is drowning. For five years since her husband Wade's death, she's been juggling single motherhood to three boys while desperately trying to keep his media company afloat. When ruthless acquisition specialist Tristan Miles sets his sights on Anderson Media, Claire expects another soulless corporate takeover. What she doesn't expect is the electric connection that sparks between them during their heated first meeting. Her passionate defense of her husband's legacy leaves the normally unflappable Tristan speechless-and inexplicably drawn to the fiery widow who dared to say no to him. Their paths cross again at a business conference in France, where antagonism quickly transforms into something far more complicated. What begins as a no-strings weekend affair evolves into a relationship that challenges everything they thought they knew about love, family, and what truly matters in life.
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