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For Jolene ''Jo'' Baker, the least she can do for her adoring husband, Dominic, is give unwavering support for his North Carolina gubernatorial run. He is not only the love of her life, he''s also helping her prove that she''s far more than just a pampered trophy wife. With huge crowds showing up at Dominic''s speeches and the polls consistently in his favor, she''s never been happier to stand proudly by his side... Until she and Dominic start seeing the same, strangely ominous woman turning up all along the campaign trail. Until their tour starts becoming a nightmare of botched events, crucial missed information, and increasingly dangerous ''accidents.'' Suddenly Jo can''t get any answers from Dominic - or understand why he is acting so paranoid and terrified... What Jo can do is start digging into his past - one she''s never really questioned beyond his perfect image and dazzling accomplishments. What results is an alarming series of events that leave her baffled: Good friends turn i

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Money is security. Always. Margo Dupree has lived by that rule since childhood, when her father''s death plunged her and her mother into poverty. Marriage brought only disillusionment and struggle. But it also gave Margo the determination to migrate north in search of a better life for herself and her young daughter, Lana. The north, however, isn''t the panacea she expected, and Margo finds herself contending with the all-too-familiar obstacles of racism and prejudice, not to mention the new stresses of urban living. But things change once she realizes that what was once her greatest shame is now her greatest asset-the skills she learned from her mother''s job as a cook. Using her tasty recipes, personality, and relentless hustle, Margo begins to build a successful restaurant chain. Yet despite her ever-more desperate efforts, she can-t earn her heart''s deepest desire: Lana''s forgiveness for her early absence. As Lana becomes a beautiful young woman with an increasingly mercenary tem

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