Catherine Saunders 1986. It is currently packaged with the novella Home for Christmas in a A Christmas Promise. It's also available as an ebook on its own. ~Laura

I read a lot of Harlequin and Silhouette when I was younger, college years and infant/toddler years. Those were before Nora was published. When I discovered her books around 2000, I went back and read the earlier ones. Her skill at storytelling and developing characters was always far superior to most of the other authors. Thanks for sharing your talent, Nora!

I clearly remember how hard I laughed when I first read that line. And thinking that Pandora was utter toast.

I purchased it after see your list. I’m so enjoying it.

I read it right before & there are certain that struck me from a different era. We are so used seeing computers, phones & other electronics factor into the story.

I know that Nora & I share a favorite author. One of her favorite authors is Mary Stewart, and in Touch Not the Cat, there was also a similar friction to love between cousins, very remote ones, but who had grown up together and knew each other pretty well and I couldn’t help but experience an echo, not a copy, but an echo of that kind of banter back-and-forth between two people who know each other really well and know exactly the buttons to push with each other, Brava, Nora!

I’m reading another right now, but almost done. I’m going to Re-read this one next!

I hadn’t read this one at all, which surprised me as I thought I had read all Nora’s work. So I found it at my local library. Enjoying it during football today, lol.

My favorite author for sure ❤️ Nora Roberts is a gifted story teller 💗 I started reading Nora's books in early 2000 and have read every publication upto this year. I've been going backwards reading her earlier publications 💗💗

I loved this book. Wish Jolley had been alive to really see how the relatives treated him and what a funny man he was. His house sounded like somewhere i would want to live.

I need to find this book. When did it come out?

I have read just about everything our amazing writer has written and it just gets better and better. Silhouette were such safe reads of the time but I much prefer her kick ass style now, especially the stand alone.. always worth the wait. Keep going amazing Lady.

I just started this one. Somehow I’ve missed reading it. The quotes got me interested….

I’ll have to do a re-read!!!

i just pulled this out of my collection, and re-read it. thanks!

Yeah, this one is a true favorite, I love the banter between them all through the book!

I just bought it for my Kindle so I can read it in larger print. Can't read the small paperbacks anymore and can't wait to read it!

Lines like this is what makes me a Nora Roberts fan, my favorite author

The chemistry between them is brilliant

I only read this for the first time recently. It was fun.

Their banter is brilliant x

Just finished it again! It’s just as awesome now as then

Just started it. It's been years since I read it.

Smart and funny

Re-reading Public Secrets Wonderful again!

It’s the second time reading this story and I’m enjoying it immensely again. I’m thinking Nora might be a wizard, she can conjure up stories with so much detail and is so prolific! She amazes me. I’m glad she loves to write, because I love to read!

Al final la jugada de destrozar el taller en vez de servir para que ellos dos se pelearan y rompieran las condiciones del testamento sirve justamente para todo lo contrario.

Don't think I have this book 😡

It’s fun to read he’s looking at the blank paper on the typewriter and I know what a typewriter is and what it looks like 😁

Good job Michael didn't see them x

Families can be the most destructive of villains.

It definitely could be family

What families will do for money

Love this read while ago may read again

I've been rereading this book as we go along here.

Second time around for me. However, it's been long enough, I can't remember who did it. 😁

I think I read this but, I'll have to refresh my self. I've read so many.

Love this book❤️.

I really enjoyed this one.

My heart broke for Pandora in this scene.

Nobody knows you like family!! Or how to get to you !

I just found my book! 😁 This is in The Christmas Promise I bought at Turn The Page Bookstore Cafe this summer. Yay!

A family of greedy twits!

Greedy relatives

Looking forward to this!

When are the next two books in this trilogy scheduled for release?

I can’t wait!

Hard to wait!

Sounds like a great story. 👍

Can't wait.

Can't wait to read this trilogy series but I'll wait until I have all 3 books before I start it 👌

Woohoo!

Can’t wait!

Can’t wait! Yay!

So excited. Now I just need to decide if i read it now or wait until ALL 3 are out. Decisions, decisions......

Dang straight!

So excited for this Trilogy💕💕

Already ordered! (I might be as excited about the book as I am about Thanksgiving…shhhhh. 🤣)

So looking forward to this book!!

Can’t wait!!

Can’t wait for this!! Money ready!!🤗🤗🤗

Have it ordered can?t wait.🥰.

Can't wait 🙂

Torturous waiting ..

I can't wait for it's release!! Vacation read 🙂

I can’t wait! My favourite author!!!

My birthday falls at the end of November and I know it's silly, but I always feel like the November release is a gift to me! So Thank You!

Is this new or a reissue?

So looking forward to it.

Laura , you did it again 😂 making me re reading a book whilst reading another one ( but not being able to concentrate on that because of this 😂) so grateful I have all Nora's books so I'm able to do so 🥰❤️

I fully expected Uncle Jolley to pop out from some secret hiding spot at the end, clapping his hands, dancing a jig , and being very proud that he had been right In his intuition.

Me too Marianne! I was like, do I have this book? Then found it on my Kindle and started rereading it!

Just reread this story it was great and I love how they dealt with the relatives.

Brilliant book. Bought yesterday, read and started again. So good.

This book is an underrated gem (haha get it?)

It did crack me up about the $150M they were talking about… Nora wrote this a while ago, so I thought about it… if you go to correct this amount for time that’s worth around $420 million now

The relationship between Micheal and Pandora is brilliant.

I just started rereading this one, again. I've had it in my collection for quite a while but had forgotten about it. It's a very good story.

I don't think I've read this one! And here I thought I had read all of her books. I'll have to find it now.

Both good answers x

People definitely need hero’s!!!!

I like this story 💗 on chapter 10 now 👌

I'm going to see if I can get this on my kindle. I can make the font bigger on those, can't read the small paperbacks anymore 🙁

Currently reading this book.

👏👏👏👏 aunque las preguntas iban como provocación las respuestas fueron las correctas y serias para dejarlos pensando y realmente llegar a conocerse y entenderse

Read this year's ago, but these two have stuck with me

The ever practical couple

Great book, as usual

Love the quotes and comments so had to get this one!

What 's the Title in German?

I just started to read this book enjoy it. 💞

I like

We are in the getting to know you with chips on their shoulders while having secret desires, phase.