The Art of Loving
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  • Reads 31,827
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  • Parts 11
  • Time 1h 12m
dawndwrites
Ongoing, First published Jul 03, 2017
cleancleanromancecontemporarydallasdmdrakefamilyfamilymattershappilyeveraftermarriagepropasalnovellareunionromanceserieswealthwedding
Sheila Summers and Brody Carrington

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Sheila Summers grew up in the public eye. Her family spent a lot of time in fashionable social circles. Appearances were extremely important to her mother. On the outside the Summers family had it all. They had wealth, prestige, and a beautiful penthouse on The Upper East Side in New York City. But something lurked below the surface.

Love was elusive to Sheila. She never felt like enough for her family, society, or herself. She dreamed of one day finding her handsome prince. But that was only in the books she read. . . She grew up and moved to Dallas, Texas. It was a new life away from her family, and the emotional baggage she carried since childhood.

What happens when East meets West? The strikingly handsome Brody Carrington moves to Dallas to work for Carrington Enterprises. He is a very wealthy bachelor determined to help Sheila find her way. He shows her that she is worthy of love. In the process he begins losing his heart to her.


⭐️Fall 2017 3rd Place Winner of a Written Stories Award.

Cover credits: @dawndwrites
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This Book is written by Dawn Drake @dawndwrites
Pseudonym: D. M. Drake
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