The Wild Rose — Doris Mortman

From the old-world elegance of Budapest to the opulence of Manhattan and the glittering capitals of Washington,

London, and Paris, comes a magnificent story- of lore and danger, passion and heart-stopping intrigue ....

Katalin and Steven: even as children in Hungary; they- had shared a special bond. Then tragedy struck, cruelly tearing them apart. They mould grow up separated by an ocean and an iron curtain... together only- in their hearts.

Now- after years of work and hardship, Steven has forged a new life in a new land, rising from the coal mines of Kentucky to the corridors of power to become the man who has everything - except the one thing he longs for most...,.

Now, Katalin has won fame as an internationally acclaimed pianist with an adoring public, a brilliant future, and a handsome, powerful husband. Yet night after night, she gives her most stunning performance offstage--when she escapes her barren marriage to lead a dangerous double life ....

And now, Katalin and Steven have found each other once again - only to discover that walls of deceit still keep them apart.

And for Katalin - called the Wild Rose for her breathtaking beauty, her defiant spirit, and her unquenchable thirst for freedom - the moment has come when she must risk everything for the man who means more to her than life itself.