Harry A Love Story |
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Author:
| Humphries, R. L. |
Series title: | Harry Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4835-0644-9 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | BookBaby
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $1.99 |
Book Description:
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"Your mother is safe as long as you stay in Monaldo and work for me. Otherwise who knows what will happen to her." Harry Harrigan, bright young accountant, can't believe what his father is saying. But Les Harrigan has already given Una one beating, bringing Harry quickly back to his hometown from Brisbane bent on revenge. But his father's calm threats leave him powerless. He resigns his good job in Brisbane, bids farewell to all the girls he has loved and settles in Monaldo, hundreds...
More Description"Your mother is safe as long as you stay in Monaldo and work for me. Otherwise who knows what will happen to her." Harry Harrigan, bright young accountant, can't believe what his father is saying. But Les Harrigan has already given Una one beating, bringing Harry quickly back to his hometown from Brisbane bent on revenge. But his father's calm threats leave him powerless. He resigns his good job in Brisbane, bids farewell to all the girls he has loved and settles in Monaldo, hundreds of miles from Brisbane. He bides his time, trying to provoke his father into a fight that will end the standoff. Meanwhile, he's determined to enjoy life. Big, handsome and friendly Harry has numerous romances until he meets Sara Grayson, a beautiful young girl from Elmsford, a small cattle town a few miles down the road. They are engaged at two parties, one at Elmsford where the young cattlemen, wanting Sara for themselves, put him to tests which he passes easily, and another at his parents' mansion in Monaldo. There a young woman appears with a child, claiming it is Harry's. He denies it but Sara, upset and confused, flees the engagement and resists all Harry's entreaties. Harry has a fight with his father and he and his mother go to Brisbane where Harry is employed by a big American financial company, Balfour G. After intense training he is destined for overseas but traces his accuser and tells Sara. They are reunited but she has made a hasty and bad marriage and cannot free herself from her devious husband who has long left the marriage. Harry devises a slightly illegal scheme to be put into action by his uncle while he is overseas. He quickly becomes the company's top investigator, solving embezzlements and frauds all over the world with no break. He is put in charge of the company's biggest case, in Europe, and his life is threatened......