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Five years after her husband Rye’s ship was lost at sea, Laura Dalton waits on Nantucket’s bleak shore for a second chance. Dan, Rye’s closest friend, becomes a beacon of support—acts as a father to her baby and a husband to a grateful widow. When Rye unexpectedly returns, Laura must confront the tangled emotions of love, loyalty, and the past.
First publish date: June 1, 1984
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: LaVyrle Spencer
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