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Montana Bride

by Joan Johnston · Mail-Order Brides #3

2013 · 406 pages

Fake DatingForced ProximityArranged Marriage
3.9Goodreads
4.5Amazon
4.3romance.io

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📚 Book 3 of a completed 4-book series

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About this book

When Hetty steps off the stagecoach in Montana as a substitute mail-order bride, she's ready to do whatever it takes to protect two orphans from a grim future—even if it means deceiving the ruggedly handsome Karl Norwood. But Karl isn't the naive settler she expected, and his suspicions about her true identity threaten everything she's worked for. As Hetty and Karl navigate a marriage built on secrets and misunderstandings, an undeniable chemistry sparks between them, forcing them both to confront what they really want. Can two people haunted by their pasts find a way to trust each other enough to build something real?

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