All she wanted was family... Now she wants the truth. Stephanie Cortez finds her life turned upside down after the sudden death of her mother. Thrust into the ultra-wealthy world of her South American father, she discovers he has a family who does not want her there any more than her father does. Daniel Hernan is struggling to save the newspaper that his stepfather has built from someone just as determined to crush it. He will do whatever it takes to protect both the man who has been a father to him and the empire he's built. Two adversaries unite to uncover the secrets and lies that threaten what they both care the most about-family. Jealousy, greed, lies, and emeralds ignite into a firestorm as family feuds and old rivalries rise up to tear their world apart. Can they discover the truth in time to save what they hold dear? Or will the truth be just as destructive? More about The Homecoming: Love of a good story and frustration with the end of a well known author's romance best seller, drove Chris to pen her own works of fiction with a touch of mystery and romance. Taking her favorite author's premise of distant locale, estranged father and suspicious hero, Chris set fingers to the keyboard. Adding intrigue, warm sandy beaches, lavish wealthy lifestyles, simmering family feuds and long buried secrets, Chris weaves an international drama filled with page turning surprises and a happy ever after more to her liking!