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The Husband Quest
2004
First Published
4.15
Average Rating
304
Number of Pages

Part of Series

What’s love got to do with it? When Jilly Hart becomes a widow for the fourth time and discovers all she has left in the world is a nineteenth-century inn, she heads to South Fork, Arkansas with two thoughts in Sell the place and use the money to fund her quest for husband number five. Unfortunately, the inn is not only a wreck but haunted. Evan Luchetti’s brothers tease that he’s "just a gigolo,” but all he really wants is a family. After his relationship sours on the heels of his proposal, Evan decides to change his zip code and his life by accepting a restoration job in South Fork. When the two meet, sparks fly. But Evan wants forever and Jilly has three rules she lives Never, ever marry for love. Poor men are for play; rich men are for keeps. Old men are like fine wine. Once tasted, they don’t last very long. How can Evan convince Jilly that love is magic and will make her richer than any life money can buy?

Avg Rating
4.15
Number of Ratings
195
5 STARS
42%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

Lori Handeland
Lori Handeland
Author · 55 books

Lori Handeland is a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, as well as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels spanning the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance and historical fantasy. After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media. Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and visits from her two grown sons, awesome daughter-in-law and perfectly adorable grandchildren.

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