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Grown on the Double B Ranch, Lizzie Bradley's rough‑neck upbringing clashes with her emerging sense of womanhood. At nineteen, she has not yet discerned her future until her father’s ranch hand, Adam McKenzie, notices her growing appeal. When the charismatic Tom Mallory arrives and openly admires her, Lizzie finds herself caught between two different visions of love. Through joy and disappointment she learns how to evaluate a man’s worth according to God’s standards and discovers the hope that comes with a relationship founded in Christ.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Romance
Authors: Carol Cox
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