Description: Anna Ivey's journey west with Asa Mercer's girls is an escape from the griefs of her past. She's not supposed to be a bride, though, just a cook for the girls. But when they land, she's handed to Joe Denton and the two find themselves in...
Synopsis Anna Ivey's journey west with Asa Mercer's girls is an escape from the griefs of her past. She's not supposed to be a bride, though, just a cook for the girls. But when they land, she's handed to Joe Denton and the two find themselves in a knotty situation. She refuses to wed him and he's about to lose his land. With only a few months left, can Joe convince this provoking--but beguiling--easterner to be his bride?
Details
Publication Date:
2009-06-01
Size
Length:
365 pages
Height:
8.5 in
Width:
5.5 in
Thickness:
1.2 in
Weight:
11.5 oz
Publisher's Note When Joe Denton faces losing half of his claim on 640 acres of timberland because of his wife's untimely death, he decides to buy a Mercer girl arriving from the East--a woman he will marry in name but keep around mostly as a cook--but things get complicated when Mercer girl Anna Ivey refuses to marry Joe. Simultaneous.