Anne Stuart/Anne Stuart/Shadow Lover, 1999 A MYSTERIOUS PAST In the wealthy McDowell family, adopted daughter Carolyn Smith always felt like a stranger. Trying to brighten up the last days of the elder of the McDowell family, Aunt Sally - the only mother she knew - Carolyn hoped that she would finally rest in peace. And it is necessary that it was during these difficult days that Alex McDowell appeared on the threshold of their house. DARK SECRET Aunt Sally's willful and spoiled son Alex ran away from home eighteen years ago. Now he has returned to his father's house - to his loving mother and a huge inheritance. Alex always evoked conflicting feelings in Carolyn; jealousy and burning desire fought in her soul. But she knows the man is hiding something, he cannot be who he claims to be. DEADLY THREATCarolyn has to unravel the web of lies and deceptions that have been accumulating for years in the respectable McDowell family. At the same time, the confidence in her soul is growing that the powerful attractiveness of the new Alex may pose a threat not only to her life, but also to her heart. Translation carried out on the website Translation: Anita