# A Reason for Being

**Author(s):** Penny Jordan
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**Genres:** romance
**Pages:** 192
**Publisher:** Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
**Published:** Sun Jan 01 1989 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780373111800
**ISBN-10:** 1408998246
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/a-reason-for-being

## Description

She'd unleashed his fury with her jealous lies
 
Ten years ago 17 year old Maggie had fled her beloved Deveril House--driven off by Marcus Landersby's savage outrage. Her falsehoods, an attempt to hang on to Marcus, her attractive older stepcousin, had backfired horribly.
 
Now Maggie had returned to her home. Reluctantly she'd been drawn back by an urgent letter from Marcus's schoolgirl halfsisters, Susie and Sara.
 
The two motherless girls desperately needed her. But Marcus now 37 would never tolerate Maggie's presence. Too many bitter memories stood in the way--and so did his malicious fiancee, Isobel....

## SageChimp reader verdict

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