The Codicil

Gerald Hamilton is a power broker in the world of Australian commerce. He is one of the richest men in Australia; known to be ambitious, aggressive, and totally ruthless. He is also urbane, handsome, and utterly charming, a delicious and dangerous aphrodisiac to any woman. In a desperate move to obtain total control of the family company, Gerald will risk everything, even those he claims to love. Samantha Drummond has endured great personal loss after the tragic death of a husband and child in a devastating car accident. Against advice, and her own instinct, she allows herself to be courted and wed by Gerald Hamilton. But Samantha Hamilton has acted with unmotherly disgrace towards her second son, Ben. Now she is caught between a man she loves and the guilt of a mother's neglect. Ben Hamilton has only a family friend and financial legend to guide him through an uncertain future.