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Luke McLain, one of the McLain brothers, is weary of the hardships of ranch life and longingly seeks the perfect bride—tame, tidy, and compliant. When he spots Eleanor Williams at church, he assumes she fits his ideal. However, Eleanor is practical, independent, and determined to pursue her own vision of marriage, challenging Luke’s expectations and the traditional ways of their frontier community.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Dallas Schulze
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