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In a small town where every woman is enamored with the suave Rick Chandler, the police officer has avoided love out of a previous regret. His routine is disrupted when Kendall Sutton, a bride who swears she will not wed, arrives in town begging for help. Their contrived relationship quickly turns into an intense attraction that forces Rick to confront the possibility of a lifelong commitment, while Kendall must decide if marriage is truly what she hates or has simply feared.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Sandra Brown
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