Letters and Love
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Elizabeth Garrison has never had an interest in the newspaper advertisements of men seeking a bride. But life as the unmarried daughter of the family is taking its toll on her, mentally and physically. What's the harm in writing one letter?
Noah Coleman has been in the Wyoming territory for nearly a decade. He's proved his claim and feels able to support a family. Better a bride he's never met than the sixteen year old daughter of a neighbor whose family has become too interested in him. But will disappointing a neighbor ruin everything he has built up?
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