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In "Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman", seventeen‑year‑old Kate Bjorkman hopes for romance as Christmas approaches. When her older brother’s friend Richard comes to stay at their house, Kate’s family life is inevitably altered by holiday expectations and newfound feelings.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Louise Plummer
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