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Set in the rugged Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, Jesse Forbes is a fearless midwife who delivers infants and treats the ill with determination. When a local scandal implicates her beloved Wade Simmer—labelled a troublemaker by the influential Harper family—Jesse must prove Wade’s innocence and defend her love in a tight‑knit community that blames him for a heinous crime.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Dorothy Garlock
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