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Jeb McKettrick, the wild youngest of the McKettrick brothers, believes his romantic fate is sealed when he marries the attractive schoolteacher Chloe Wakefield. The joy is cut short when he learns she is already wed. Tensions erupt at a Tombstone barroom, where an angry Jeb confronts the truth. Determined to reclaim his place in his family’s marriage contest, he hightails back to the Triple M Ranch, convinced his chances of securing a marriage partner among his brothers are now slim.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Western Fiction/Western Romance
Authors: Linda Lael Miller
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