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Liberty, escaping a coerced marriage in New York, trails her Conestoga wagon across the rugged frontier. Determined to find a land where she can live freely and a river runs fast, she faces the threat of hostile Shawnee Indians along the Wabash and the relentless pursuit of her abusive suitor, Stith Lenning. In the midst of this peril, the stoic frontiersman Farr Quill enters her life, offering protection and a share of her journey—but his aid comes with a demanding expectation: total surrender. The story weaves romance, survival and the quest for independence across the plains of Illinois and Indiana during the pioneering era.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Dorothy Garlock
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