Envy of Gardens
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Last published Mon, Mar 8, 2021
Ingrid Olson was a devoted and obedient wife, playing the role polite society expected her to, until she suddenly finds herself raising a young son alone in the harsh and unforgiving West. With her life now turned upside down, she is forced to find her inner strength to survive cruel winters, the threat of starvation, gangs of roaming outlaws, and the most frightening challenge of all: Discovering she isn't the person she thought she was.
Catriona is on the run from the law. Nothing new--she's been running since she was old enough to ride a horse. But when she crosses paths with a bold and free-spirited woman named Ingrid in the Dakota Territories, she is forced to face a side of herself that she's kept hidden her entire life--one she can't run from, no matter how hard she tries.
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