The Passionate Friends — Meg Alexander

Deception kept them apart... But this time Dan Ashburn was here to stay. Judith Aveton was ready to marry the ever-virtuous and popular Charles Truscott -- until her former lover stormed back into her life! Six years ago, her stepmother's vicious lies had forced Judith to refuse Dan's proposal and send him away. And now his cold stare told her that he was beyond forgiving and had forgotten nothing. Though his return confused her, she began to see that Dan's intentions were far from virtuous. But to resist him would be the ultimate betrayal of her own deepest desires!