Gently
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Sarah had it all figured out. She was going to finish her undergrad studies and then be off to teach English like her father. Things were supposed to be that simple. That is until the woman that raised her fell ill. On her deathbed, Kat asked for only one thing -for Sarah to marry her son. Kat was a pillar of support for Sarah when she was a child and not wanting to let her down, Sarah reluctantly agreed to marry Zane. A handsome lawyer, Zane is older than Sarah and despite his profession of choice, he is ever so affable.
This is the story of two souls who are thrown together under shaky circumstances. The pair must learn to put aside their differences to make things work, and perhaps even fall in love.
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