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The Devereaux family, rooted in Southern tradition, faces a new test as Dr. Gabe Devereaux meets Maggie Calloway, a designer in crisis over whether to have a baby. Sensing her desperation, Gabe proposes a private marriage and a classic path to conception, but as intimacy deepens, it becomes clear that more than an agreement is at stake. Their quiet union challenges both tradition and the boundaries of love within the family's heritage.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Cathy Gillen Thacker
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