Anastasia was undergoing a life altering experience that seemed to have a life of its own. How do you stop a whirlpool spinning out of control. That was her life and all her hopes and dreams were quickly being sucked down the vortex of that pool. Her life was spiraling out of control with the death of her beloved father, who had doted on his only daughter.

Stacia was groomed to become as much a force to reckon with in the fashion industry as her three older brothers. They were all an important cog of the Renaldi empire, it was their legacy. Who could have predicted that Stacia's legacy was going to be pulled out right from under her.

The reading of her father's will should have been a formality, but the Renaldi's were in for the surprise of their lives.

The senior Renaldi recently discovered that his beloved daughter wasn't a Renaldi at all. In fact she was the product of a secret affair of his wife and his staunchest business competitor Michael Worth. Her parents had separated for a short time but in that period Claudia had met Michael and although it was fleeting she had come away from it with child. Claudia never told her husband, instead led him to believe all these years that this was his daughter. Well once the other shoe dropped it was a catastrophe to the entire family. The senior Renaldi basically threatened if they continued to have any relationship with Stacia, she was to be eliminated from their family business. The brothers were going to have to dig deep to find any legal loopholes and in the meantime Stacia was basically left to flounder.

Sure she missed her role in the business but once word went out about this mess she faced humiliation. She didn't want any of that to tarnish her family and that left her very alone. Being part of a big family was what Stacia knew. She needed that and so now that she knew the identity of her biological father she was determined to meet his family. They were as innocent as she and probably weren't interested in getting to know the sister born out of this illicit affair. But Stacia knew she had to try.

Meeting her new brothers was going to be a challenge. She had to convince them that she didn't need or want anything from them - she just needed to belong again. She needed to meet them and hopefully get to know her other family. She certainly didn't expect to be met with open arms but neither did she expect the hostility. So she hired attorney Gavin Westmore to arrange meeting with the Worth family to learn the truth. Gavin wasn't sympathetic to her plight. He didn't like or trust this woman who probably had an agenda. However this spunky woman didn't fit the image he had. She was so lonely and the more time he spent with her the more he grew to trust and honestly care. Not his usual client relationship but there wasn't anything usual about this case.

Neither of them was looking for a relationship. Stacia was beyond his league and yet the most down to earth woman he had met in a long time. Their backgrounds couldn't have been more diverse but somehow they were effectively bridging that gap.

Stacia was going to expose herself for hurt in her search for the love of a newly found family and surprising man. Gavin was going to remove the carefully guarded fence he had built around his life and heart. They were both going to have to realize that as a couple they were unstoppable.

Hot and sexy men and women abound in this latest Karen Ericsson story revolving around the Worth family. I love how these mighty businessmen are brought down to earth with the love of a good woman. WORTH EVERYThING is an engaging story about self discovery. We all tend to judge ourselves by those around us. But what happens when we have to rediscover ourselves, when what we believed as truth is cast in shadows and doubts. This is when we really find our own inner strengths. What is worth everything? Well in this story its love. Love of family as our anchor.

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