Part of The Clifton Chronicles, book 4
First published 2019
Harry and Emma Clifton rush to the hospital after a devastating car accident. Their son Sebastian was in the car, but who died in the crash? Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? While the family grapples with this crisis, Emma fights to become chairman of Barrington Shipping Company after Ross Buchanan resigns. Her opponent is Major Alex Fisher, backed by Don Pedro Martinez, who wants to destroy the Barrington family business just as they plan to build their luxury liner, the MV Buckingham. Meanwhile, Harry and Emma's adopted daughter Jessica wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art and falls in love with fellow student Clive Bingham. Their engagement delights both families until Lady Virginia Fenwick visits Clive's mother and poisons the wedding plans with her malicious interference. Then Cedric Hardcastle, a Yorkshire businessman nobody knows, joins the Barrington board and changes everything. His support will determine whether Emma or Fisher becomes chairman. The Clifton and Barrington families face their greatest challenges yet as they navigate love, betrayal, and corporate warfare in 1960s Britain.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, business, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Barrington Shipping Company, Slade Academy of Art
Period: 1960s
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