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The beautiful and seductive Lea, Macroyas first love, married his best friend. His greatest love, Terri, equally as beautiful, talented and patient, became the wife who gave him his greatest joy: a daughter and a son. This is an intimate story of one man and two women, both of whom he loved. Their love for Macroy, vivid and alive, stirred conflicting emotions and resulted in the forfeiture of principles and chastity for the privilege of sharing in his life and fortune. His internal conflict of devotion over desire and the dubious sire of Leaas first child was a lifelong anguishaultimately resolved. The son, a brilliant student of astronomy, and the daughter, a dedicated pathologist, both reflected their fatheras extraordinary compassion and respect in their lives and their loves. The biracial, adopted daughter, unschooled and abandoned without a future, was liberated from a life of poverty. Extraordinarily intelligent, highly educated, and skilled in many languages, she became the master of her fate. Following an inflexible strategy, she ultimately became a respected and productive member of the United States Senate. Her relationship with an astute and prosperous Scotsman is a classic example of alove knows no boundaries.a