title: The Challenge
author:  Edith Layton 
description: "Edith Layton understands the deepest emotions that rule the heart." -- <i><i>Romantic Times</i></i><br /><br />"Edith Layton understands the deepest emotions that rule the heart." -- <i>-- <i>Romantic Times</i></i><br /><br />"One of romance's most gifted authors." -- <i><i>Publishers Weekly</i></i>
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  The Challenge
  
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