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Xan Harrington, believing that love should be for the person, not the purse, throws a dart at a map of the United States and lands in the Badlands, a place she thinks can yield the perfect partner. Determined to find someone who loves her for herself, she places a local newspaper ad: "Bad Man Wanted for a Husband!" Soon, Judd Coltrain steps into her life with a deep, sexy drawl and rugged good looks. Xan thinks she has found the man who will be the father of her children, but questions arise about whether Judd is the simple rancher she expects, or whether she might regret her decision to become his bride.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Rebecca Winters
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