Barbara Taylor Bradford's Hold the Dream

Now pregnant and alone, Emma finds a job in the textile industry. She works hard and is able to open her own shop, but her animosity towards the Fairleys only grows.

Paula and Shane declare their love for each other but agree to remain apart when Jim is badly injured in a car crash. The coroner makes a ruling about Min's death, and a trap is laid for the suspected plotters. Edwina and Emma make peace, but the family is in an uproar when Emma's will is read. Burdened by grief and guilt, can Paula find the happiness and passion she deserves at last?

Paula seeks to expand Harte Enterprises into Hong Kong and the Midwest-but with opportunity comes dangers, too. From his self-exile in Hong Kong, Paula's cousin Jonathan Ainsley is determined to sabotage her plans in any way he can. An armed robbery at Harte's in London leaves a young saleswoman dead and Paula increasingly reliant on her head of security, Jack Figg.