For Richard or Poorer

Richard liked money; he liked all of the things money could buy: fast cars, designer clothes, and women...especially the women. Not that he had to pay for their services-women were usually more than willing to accommodate his every whim...well, most women-his good looks as well as the wealthy aura that surrounded him drew them in as flies to honey.Allison...she was the problem. Although he'd been in love with her since junior high, and their rich, elitist parents expected them to some day marry, she held him at arm's length for years until finally, in college, she fell in love with another man and married him.Knowing it would destroy him to be in close proximity to the woman he loved while she was married to someone else, he cut all ties with her.Attempting to turn over a new leaf, Richard began focusing more on his studies and less on the female population of the species which made him a prime target for Nat, a childhood playmate of Allison's, and her hidden agenda.Forced into marriage with a woman he despised because of a temporary lapse of self-control on his part, he struck a deal with his father that allowed him to attend law school rather than join his father in the banking industry.His life was...acceptable...if not happy until Allison showed up once more, a widow, and all of his carefully constructed defenses crumbled.Richard was still in love with her, but Allison had a secret, one that would set both of them on a collision course with danger.The stakes were high--life or death--but Richard had no choice...he had to help Allison.In the midst of all the danger, Richard also came face to face with his own personal demons and the fact that he wasn't worthy of someone like Allison.Could he change? Was he salvageable? Or was it too late for him?