Laura by Suzanne Jenkins

Raised in the midwest by a single mother, after working hard, Laura Long gets a full paid scholarship to the University of Chicago where she makes ends meet by going on dates with wealthy men. After graduating with a degree in criminal justice, she lands a job as a security specialist at the largest medical center in Manhattan.
But on the road trip from Chicago to New York, her mother confesses that Laura’s father, previously unknown, is a popular television host of a beloved adventure show called Adventure Trek, and also one of the wealthiest men in the country.
Suddenly, a world of opportunities opens up for Laura, along with an admirer who just happens to be employed by her father. After working so hard all of her life, will the lure of wealth threaten to squash Laura’s ambition?

Will her genes keep her nose to the grindstone, or will the opportunity to play for a while win out?