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Virginia Clay, Power and Pleasure

A woman juggles her exhilarating career, the love of a sexy, powerful man and her vicious stepfamily in this romance from the author of Bare Essence.

As an underwater photographer capturing the international pearl trade, Clay Fitzgerald is no stranger to adventure and excitement. And when she encounters a dashing stranger during her travels--who turns out to be an acclaimed film director—she finds herself embarking on the romance of a lifetime.  But nothing could prepare Clay for the battle she endures when her beloved father dies and her stepmother and her children do everything they can to strip her of her rightful inheritance. From the stud-farms of Virginia to the dark corners of Bangkok, from Hollywood to Hong Kong, Clay faces down her wicked family while exploring breathtaking passion in search of a fortune beyond riches.

Meredith Rich

Under the pseudonym Meredith Rich, Claudia Jessup is the author of five novels including Bare Essence, which was made into a CBS television miniseries and an NBC weekly series.
 
Under her own name, Jessup has written three editions of the perennial favorite The Woman’s Guide to Starting a Businessand has written and edited myriad nonfiction books and articles for major magazines.
 
A former Virginian and New Yorker, Jessup lives in Santa Fe with her husband, Jonathan Richards, a writer and political cartoonist. and is the mother of two daughters. She is a member of the Author’s Guild, PEN Center USA West, PEN Center New Mexico, and SCBWI.

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