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  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

  the woman left behind. Copyright © 2018 by Linda Howington. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books. For information address HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.

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  first edition

  ISBN 978-0-06-241901-9 (hardcover)

  EPub Edition MARCH 2018 ISBN 9780062419033

  Designed by Bonni Leon-Berman

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for.

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