He offered her baby a life of privilege, instead of theabject poverty Mara Rosemond remembered from her ownchildhood. But at what cost? Brock Barnett had been herhusband's best friend. Mara blamed him for her husband'sdeath. Even so, the bond that grew between them wasunimaginable-yet undeniable-as both fought a battlewith their emotions. Though Mara feared forsaking her latehusband's memory, she knew that for her baby the futurewas everything .