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While sorting through an invitation tied to a hometown centennial and a retiring principal, Imogen faces pressure to reach out and “mend fences” before regret hardens into permanent guilt. Flashbacks and pointed dialogue reveal how abandonment, family expectations, and social revelations shaped their separation. The story opens on a choice between pride and reconciliation.","# CATHERINESPENCER\n\nThe Secret Daughter  \n# HARLEQUIN®Makes any time special\"\n\nAVAILABLETHIS MONTH:  \n\\#2061 THE MISTRESS ASSIGNMENTPenny Jordan  \n(Sweet Revenge/Seduction)\\#2062 THE REVENGE AFFAIRsusan Napier(Presents Passion)  \n9 780373120659  \nISBN 0-373-12065-b  \n\\#2063 SLADE BARON'S BRIDESandra Marton(The Barons)  \n\\#2064 THE BOSS'S BABYMiranda Lee(Expecting!)  \n\\#2065 THE SECRET DAUGHTERCatherine spencer  \n\\#2066 THE SOCIETY GROOMMary Lyons(Soclety Weddings)  \n“You had a baby.My baby.Didn't you?”  \nThe blood drained from Imogen's face.“How did you find out?”she croaked.  \n“By accident.”  \n“I’m sorry.”She sounded as feeble-mindedas she felt.  \n“Sorry for what?”Joe blazed.“For the way Ifound out I'd fathered a child,or that Ifound out at all?You could have told meyourself,at the time.But let me guess whyyou didn't.Donnelly genes didn't measureup to what it took to be a Palmer heir.Itwas easier to erase the mistake before  \nanyone found out about it.How am I doingso far,princess?Batting a hundred?”  \n“You couldn't be more wrong,”Imogenwhispered.  \n“Then what happened to my child?”  \nCATHERINE SPENCER,once an English teacher,fell into writing through eavesdropping on a con-versation about Harlequin romances.Within twomonths she changed careers and sold her first bookto Harlequin in 1984.She moved to Canada fromEngland thirty years ago and lives in Van-couver.She is married to a Canadian and has fourgrown children—two daughters and two sons一plus three dogs and a cat.In her spare time sheplays the piano,collects antiques and grows tropi-cal shrubs.  \nCatherine always enjoys hearing from her readers,so why not drop her a line at the following address:  \nCatherine SpencerBox 1713Blaine,WA98231 U.S.A.  \nBooks by Catherine Spencer  \nHARLEQUIN PRESENTS1950—A NANNY IN THE FAMILY1976—TEMPTING LUCAS2016—DANTE'S TWINS  \nDon't miss any of our special offers.Write to us at thefollowing address for information on our newest releases.  \nHarlequin Reader Service  \nU.S.:3010 Walden Ave.,P.O.Box 1325,Buffalo,NY 14269Canadian:P.O.Box 609,Fort Erie,Ont.L2A 5X3  \n# CATHERINESPENCER\n\nThe Secret Daughter  \nHARLEQUIN°  \nTORONTO·NEWYORK·LONDONAMSTERDAM·PARIS·SYDNEY·HAMBURGSTOCKHOLM·ATHENS·TOKYO·MILAN·MADRIDPRAGUE·WARSAW·BUDAPEST·AUCKLAND  \nIf you purchased this book without a cover you should be awarethat this book is stolen property.It was reported as “unsold anddestroyed\"to the publisher,and neither the author nor thepublisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”  \nISBN 0-373-12065-6THE SECRET DAUGHTER  \nFirst North American Publication 1999.  \nCopyright ◎1999 by Kathy Garner.  \nAll rights reserved.Except for use in any review,the reproduction orutilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic,mechanical or other means,now known or hereafter invented,includingxerography,photocopying and recording,or in any information storageor retrieval system,is forbidden without the written permission of thepublisher,Harlequin Enterprises Limited,225 Duncan Mil Road,Don Mills,Ontario,Canada M3B 3K9.  \nAll characters in this book have no existence outside theimagination ofthe author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the samename or names.They are not even distantly inspired by any individualknown or unknown to the author,and all incidents are pure invention.  \nThisedition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.  \n®and TM are trademarks of the publisher.Trademarks indicated with⑧are registered in the United States Patent and TrademarkOffice,theCanadian Trade Marks Office and in other countries.  \nVisit us at www.romance.net  \nPrinted in U.S.A.  \nCHAPTER ONE  \nTANYA seized the crumpled invitation from the waste-basket where Imogen had tossed it,smoothed out thecreases and said,'What do you mean,you're goingto send your regrets?Your high school principal's re-tiring and 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