JL Foster was born one week after her beloved grandfather Americco opened the new First National Bank of Daly City on Mission Street. It was something that she felt bonded her to her grandfather. He impressed upon her the values of compassion and honesty-values that did not reach everyone in JL's family. Told in two companion novels, The Family Bank is a rags-to-riches story about Americco, and Trust Fund Baby is a heartbreaking story of how his success changed JL and her family forever . . . and not always for the best. Greed, generosity, envy, perseverance, control, trust, and money are at the heart of a story of a woman reclaiming her life from those who would try to take it from her.

JL Foster grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and has studied real estate since 1991. She has served as a property manager, real estate agent, tax appraiser and real estate appraiser. This is her first novel.

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