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Unlikely Substitute
2013
First Published
4.10
Average Rating
55
Number of Pages

Once widowed, once duped Anne Marie Meadows has no desire to be married, but she is down to her last option. In order to save her farm, she sends for a mail-order husband. U.S. Marshal Jude Malstrom is a loner dedicated to his work, but when a dying man asks him to deliver a letter, he reluctantly carries out the task. When nature unleashes her fury, Jude and Anne Marie find themselves in each other's company for longer than they wish. Can they see beyond obligation and find an unlikely love?

Avg Rating
4.10
Number of Ratings
198
5 STARS
43%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Leah Atwood
Leah Atwood
Author · 33 books

Leah is a small-town girl at heart and currently lives in a rural town in South Louisiana, though Maryland will always be home. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in International Business but gave up a career in sales and marketing to follow love, a decision she's never regretted. Always a dreamer, she loves to think of times gone by and discover what the American West was really like as the frontier was bring tamed. Because time-travel doesn't really exist, she uses her stories as an outlet to transport back in time and experience the days of old. Never one to ignore inspiration, she is also branching out into contemporary romance. Her works have reached best-seller status and have topped the categories of Western and Inspirational Romance. She gives thanks to God for blessing her with the amazing opportunity to share her faith in a way to inspire people and bring a smile to their faces. 10 Random Facts about Leah 1) Her favorite book is A Moveable Feast 2) She was once in a governor's inaugural parade 3) Her daughter and she share the same initials 4) Diet soda is her coffee. Every morning must with a glass of the fizzy beverage. 5) On the day of her daughter's birth, Leah's family was so excited they ran out to the car and locked all the keys inside the house. Her husband had to break in the house through a window before they could leave for the hospital 6) She loves to garden despite her black thumb 7) When Leah was a kid, she and her cousin would write their own songs 8) Her favorite movie is Gone with the Wind 9) Holidays bring out her inner child 10) She has a mild obsession with anything pumpkin

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