Desires and Deceptions by Catherine Burr
Novel, f/m, 230 pages, Mainstream Romantic Fiction
Rating: Dreamy

Desires and Deceptions is the compelling story of a young girl's journey into womanhood and business venture that brings her to grips with her romantic ambition and conflicting values. Marisa is enthralled as a young girl by the beautiful estates where her father works as a gardener. At age 13, she determines she will enjoy that lofty lifestyle but, she is not prepared for the barriers designed by those who don't think she should be allowed to rise out of her humble background.

Marisa struggles with sheer determination to win acceptance into a society she envies. Along the road she finds love, heartache and disillusion. She is bewildered by the snobbery and veneer of those she seeks to emulate.

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