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Seventeen‑year‑old Cathryn Ashe faced Rule Jackson on a ranch, losing her innocence and running away to the city. When she is twenty‑five, she has grown independent and is determined to confront him again. Rule raises the stakes: if Cathryn fails this time, she risks losing not just their connection but the very heart she has come to know belongs to him.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Linda Howard
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