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After learning she is pregnant, Caroline Holt contemplates marriage in the backdrop of the American Civil War. With the father of her child uninterested in commitment, she considers the steady, silent farmer Frederich Graeber as a protective partner. His pledge—"If you marry me, the child will be mine"—guides her choice to become his bartered bride, placing her hopes for security and love amid war-torn uncertainty. The novel explores the themes of love, sacrifice, and the social pressures faced by unwed mothers during the Civil War era.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Cheryl Reavis
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