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Gertrude's Garden
Strong Hearts-Open Spirits
2024
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4.59
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Dale Centre, at forty, feels he has missed the boat when it comes to family, but if a woman is willing to weather the wilds of Idaho, he’ll have her. Perhaps he can even be lucky enough to find a woman who can cook. Signing on for the mail-order bride idea, the hard-working gold miner is willing to gamble to win. Gertrude has nowhere to go. With six siblings to care for, she accepts the last position on the bride train for Idaho. Leaving everything she knows is hard. Already struggling for the past three years and with no prospects for anyone stepping in to care for seven souls, she takes the plunge. With her family at her side, Gertrude bids goodbye to her hometown, only to discover she grieves the loss of her garden above all. Will a mining town in Idaho prove the home she needs? Used to managing her home and family, how can Gertrude adapt to a new husband and a new life? Find out in this fun, historical western romance.

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Danni Roan
Danni Roan
Author · 86 books

Danni Roan, born in rural western Pennsylvania, has always loved the country life. Her first work published under her real name, Paula Liddle-Beem, is a collection of folk essays about childhood in the lush, green mountains of PA. Being a teacher of English and English as a Second Language for the past twelve years has only inspired Danni’s love of writing Western Historical Fiction. After receiving her Masters of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language she determined to indulge her passion for fiction writing. Teaching both in the USA and abroad has exposed Danni to a wide range of people from all walks of life and she tries to capture that unique character in her work. https://www.facebook.com/danni.roan

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