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In New York City, the Clayborne brothers find an abandoned baby girl, name her Mary Rose, and decide to raise her on the frontier. They journey to Blue Belle, Montana, where they form a close-knit family, united by loyalty and love despite not being related by blood. When a stranger—Lord Harrison Stanford MacDonald—arrives, he brings danger and intrigue, challenging the brothers' way of life and the future of Mary Rose.
Mary Rose learns to grow into a lady while the brothers teach her frontier survival, and a deep connection develops between her and the nobleman. Yet a shocking secret threatens to upend everything she thought she knew about herself, her family, and the love she has begun to feel for the Stranger.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Julie Garwood
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