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Jane Middlebourne receives an invitation through a mail‑order bride advertisement and travels to Bitter Springs, Wyoming. There she meets Morgan Longstreet, a rancher seeking a partner to help manage his farm. Jane must navigate the challenges of ranch life to demonstrate her value and earn Morgan’s trust.
The story follows Jane’s adaptation to frontier responsibilities and her efforts to balance domestic duties with the demanding work of a Western ranch, highlighting themes of partnership, resilience, and the trials of a new life in a rugged landscape.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Western Fiction/Western Romance
Authors: Jo Goodman
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