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Sophie Tanner has long given up on finding Nathan O’Malley's approval and love, focusing instead on keeping her family’s Smoky Mountain farm viable for her younger brother. Nathan, who sees Sophie as impulsive and headstrong, feels torn between their deep friendship and the notion that marriage is the only path to safeguard the farm. When Sophie devises a scheme to secure a husband in under a month, the contrast between her daring spirit and Nathan’s sensible nature forces both to confront their differences and the possibility of a future together.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Karen Kirst
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