Redwood Empire
Maya's children would never know the hunger she and her sisters had faced

That she had promised herself as she stood beside her mother's grave. And though Hale Hawthorne was a ruthless man who had gained success at the price of his gentler, human side, he had offered her the priceless gift of a secure future.

Yet Hale's son had made Myra his own, and she could never forget the youthful Will. Nor could she control the burning desire that ruled her days and tormented her nights for the handsome boy who had vowed to make her pay for her betrayal.