The Rancher's Daughter
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After changing jobs several times over the past couple of years, Garrett Spencer finds himself working at a ranch where he meets Kerry Mitchell. But Kerry's leaving for college and after a horrible misunderstanding after her going away party, he realizes that it doesn't matter how much he likes her.....she may never forgive him.
Is he willing to stay on even though she'll be gone for four years, and there's a good chance she may not want to have anything to do with him when she returns?
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