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After the Civil War, 25‑year‑old Lydia McGuire, a former Union nurse, seeks a fresh start in the American West. When she agrees to a mail‑order marriage, she is led to Washington territory, where she learns her bridegroom is actually Brigham Quade—a wealthy lumber baron with a domineering presence over Quade's Harbor. Lydia’s immediate dislike of the formidable match sparks a passionate conflict as she confronts her own resolve to oppose Brigham’s controlling nature and discover what true partnership might mean in a rugged frontier society.
First publish date: June 1, 1993
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Linda Lael Miller
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