Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins

Desperate for another life away from Philadelphia, headstrong and beautiful Mariah Cooper answers an advertisement for a housekeeper at the other end of the continent. Waiting in California is the most breathtaking—and arrogant—man she has ever met…and he’d like nothing better than for Mariah to go back home! Logan Yates has run Destiny, the family ranch, since he was a boy. He doesn’t need this Eastern miss his stepmother hired, though his home’s chaotic state suggests otherwise. Still, he’s secretly pleased that Mariah gives as good as she gets—and… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Colourism
  • Slavery mentioned
  • Physical & emotional child abuse
  • Death of a parent from childbirth recounted