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After breaking off a painful engagement, heroine Holly Lambeth seeks refuge with her cousin’s family in Riverbend, Oregon. The town, once a frantic mining camp, is now emerging into a more settled community. Holly’s arrival is met with less warmth than expected, forcing her to discover her own path in an unfamiliar and sometimes hostile culture as she navigates life as a woman teacher and pioneer in the West.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jane Peart
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