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The only child of a US
naval officer and a charming mother, Grace Houston is the centre of her
parents' universe - until sudden tragedy tears her world apart. Grace
and her mother, Jackie Lee, must leave the naval base in Virginia to
head for ritzy Palm Beach, Florida, to start all over again. It's hard
enough being the new girl - but Grace is enrolled at a prestigious
private school where what you wear is more important than who you are.
Now her own mother is pressuring her to do whatever it takes to be
accepted by the in-crowd. But Grace just wants to close her eyes and
disappear.Soon Jackie Lee marries a sophisticated millionaire,
Winston Montgomery: her ticket to high society. But happiness once again
vanishes into the shadows - and it's not long before the young and
dashing Kirby Scott works his way into Jackie Lee's life. He's got his
eye on her newly-inherited fortune - and something much more precious:
her beautiful, innocent daughter . . .