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Spunky Suzanna Prentice, a widow raising a young son, takes a job as a dancehall girl in Dodge City's roughest saloon. While surviving the hard labor and coarse remarks of drunken cowhands, she meets Jared Cain, a handsome gambler whose captivating gaze sets her heart racing. Their chemistry escalates into a passionate connection, and when fate brings a wounded drifter into her care, Suzanna vows to heal both his physical wounds and his guarded soul, navigating a world of danger and romance in the American West.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Victoria Thompson
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