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Silversword

by Phyllis A. Whitney · 1986

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The last time Caroline Kirby saw handsome David Reed, she was only a child, back in the exotic days on Maui, where she lived with her parents before they were killed in a terrible accident. But she has never forgotten his voice, his eyes, or his kindness. Now, an adult, recently divorced, Caroline discovers her life has been built on deception, and to find the truth she must return to Maui — and to the man she has never gotten out of her mind . . .

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
gothicgothicMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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