Gibb City... Secrets, Spies, and Suspense shadow the residents of a small town in this amazing saga set in the 1940's. . Some things in life are worth fighting - and almost dying - for.... Lily Tucker desperately needs funds to renovate the rundown hotel that she has inherited. With the help of Elliot Givens', her deceased husband's best friend, she fights against the small minded residents who condemn the fact that Elliot is staying at the hotel and helping her. Lily is determined to do whatever she has to do to provide a new life for her young daughter away from her abusive family. Elliot was stunned at first when Lily approached him and asked him to marry her. His protective feelings for her and her young daughter have grown over time and he quickly realizes that without the loan she so desperately needs, Lily's hope of opening the hotel may well be lost. What he doesn't expect is the arrival of her abusive father and worthless brothers. Elliot, unable to stand by when Lily's father and brothers create a public disturbance, fights to protect the woman he has growing feelings for, only to find he has walked into a trap. In a deadly encounter, will Elliot survive a confrontation that pits him against the abusive family determined to bend Lily to their will and take advantage of her or will he become another one of their victims?
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