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    "description": "<p>Spencer Brooke always knew she was destined to be CEO of her grandfather&rsquo;s business&mdash;the most respected and luxurious department store in New York City. Brooke&rsquo;s has been at the center of every happy memory she has, but it hasn&rsquo;t been an easy journey. Seven years after her father&rsquo;s death, her life is very different from the days when she walked through the store with her grandfather as a young girl. She may be the owner of Brooke&rsquo;s, but she&rsquo;s also now a divorced single mother of twin boys. And with the ever-evolving landscape of the fashion industry comes new challenges for Spencer and the legacy she&rsquo;s inherited. Mike Weston is known for making enormous profits by transforming small businesses into bigger, more successful ones. With his marriage at a breaking point and his children grown up, investing is where he thrives&mdash;where he can build something greater. And Brooke&rsquo;s feels like the perfect opportunity. Yet the firm&rsquo;s beautiful and savvy CEO turns down the offer before they even meet. Spencer has no interest in outside investors meddling in her family business; her grandfather never saw the need for them, and neither does she. She refuses to be tempted by Mike&rsquo;s offer, despite her big dreams of expanding the store. But when bad luck strikes, suddenly she is backed into a corner.</p>",
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