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Elements of Chance
Barbara Wilkins
A woman of desire, a legacy of deceit, a fortune worth killing for. An opulent intricate, sizzling novel, Elements of Chance fulfils ever woman’s fantasy.Hauntingly beautiful, talented pianist Valerie Penn is one of the world’s wealthiest women, the pampered wife of banker Victor Penn, and the mother of their two children. Her life is a whirl of private jets; charity balls; mansions in London, New York, Paris and Beverly Hills; priceless antiques; endless passionate love; and gifts beyond imagining … a stunning diamond necklace “just because it’s Tuesday and I love you.”But the mystery of her past continues to haunt Valerie. who is she and who are her real parents? A shy, silver-haired child, she was lovingly raised by a couple in Hollywood. But her real mother, the beautiful starlet, remains a mystery. Why did she leave Valerie, and is she still alive?Anything Valerie wants is hers for the asking until Victor disappears in a mysterious plane crash. Suddenly torn from her privileged world, Valerie faces the hostility of the Penn family and finds herself caught in a web of rivalries, betrayal and murder. Alone for the first time, she brilliantly creates her own business and, once again, is part of the glittering world of the influential and famous, this time on her own terms … through her own effort. Finally believing Victor to be dead, Valerie is about to remarry when her fiancé is murdered and her son is kidnapped, driving her to find the answers to the mysteries still clouding her life.As she unravels the intrigues of the powerful Penn family, Valerie’s search brings her to the steaming jungles of South America, where she faces her past and opens the door to a new future.
ELEMENTSof CHANCE
A Novel by Barbara Wilkins
Copyright (#ulink_5b640f3d-715b-5de8-8e10-2c72d99aff8c)
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Copyright © 1989 by Barbara Wilkins.
First published by Contemporary Books, Inc. 1989
Published simultaneously in Canada by Beaverbooks, Ltd.
Barbara Wilkins asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
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Ebook Edition © APRIL 2017 ISBN: 9780008258030
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Dedication (#ulink_08775e1c-5fd2-551a-b06c-4ce7f7dc9ed5)
For David Marriott,
with my love and gratitude
Contents
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Title Page (#ud35c3c2f-bbc2-5211-9879-6e41b82f92e5)
Copyright (#ulink_6bb0b57b-220d-5cfb-9731-0dc1b78c8e7e)
Dedication (#ulink_c2181f51-46fe-502f-aaf3-0d8e35e25aa6)
Chapter 1 (#ulink_7111fee5-1775-5756-a7ea-13a616970d9a)
Chapter 2 (#ulink_c4b60f67-61ce-5e82-bc28-9fee7f57c39d)
Chapter 3 (#ulink_70ebd6cb-1299-5e52-9ee4-51e31b86102f)
Chapter 4 (#ulink_77b3c56a-6a3b-546e-a2f5-3923cabea0fc)
Chapter 5 (#ulink_3c12301f-c202-5309-a1a4-caeda9691c55)
Chapter 6 (#ulink_69f67487-1b4f-52c5-814c-2c6c008e25a1)
Chapter 7 (#ulink_b55c83f2-f0f5-51ef-be68-855751a4a416)
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
About the Publisher
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