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Belinda Davis trained as a nurse to aid her brother, Doctor Luke. Watching friends settle into marriage stirs a growing restlessness in her. When an elderly woman requires care, Belinda seizes the chance to move to Boston—a bustling, culturally rich city far from her quiet prairie home. Despite the city’s promise of opportunity and stability, she finds herself increasingly lonely and unfulfilled, realizing that wealth and novelty cannot replace the inner emptiness she feels.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Janette Oke
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