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The Belle of Nauvoo - Book One
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Complete, First published Jan 26, 2013
What would it have been like for the Prophet Joseph Smith's niece to be in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844, when her father and uncle were martyred? Based on carefully-researched actual events, this intriguing story centers on Lovina Smith's blossoming romance with Lorin Walker, a stalwart young man who had come to live at the Mansion House with his nine brothers and sisters when his mother died. Amid fierce anti-Mormon sentiment, Lovina tries to help a friend by briefly encouraging a gentile suitor - a plan that nearly costs her Lorin's devotion and her own reputation.
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