Robert F. Copeland

Deep River Farm Robert F. Copeland

Rebecca Blanton, gorgeous seductress CFO of familyowned Staley Blanton Furniture, teams up with Walter Shapiro, the ruthless bossof Westbrooke Manufacturing. Shapiro plots a risky debt laden acquisition ofStaley Blanton, his last desperate gamble to fend off the angry venturecapitalists threatening to bankrupt Westbrooke and destroy his powerbase. Rebecca's participation is driven by her obsession for the one man she couldnever seduce, CEO Mason Staley, the scion of the Staley family, an ethical mandedicated to the welfare of his community, employees, and shareholders. Leukemia is killing children in Lynn Barstow'sneighborhood, has stolen the husband she loved and left her a childless youngwidow consumed with a quest for justice. Her crusade implicates Staley Blanton,jeopardizing Rebecca's plans, endangering Lynn's life and involving her withattorney Jack Garrett. Recovering from a recent divorce, Jack is the new headof Westbrooke's acquisition team. Facilitating the deal for Rebecca and Shapirowill assure Jack of wealth and a phenomenal career, everything he has alwayswanted, but he is enraptured by Lynn's character as well as her natural beauty. These conflicts drive the characters perilouslyforward through violence, romance, tragedy and, ultimately, justice.