Growing up in Arizona, Mary Fox endured parental desertion, abuse, poverty, and no understanding of what it means to love and be loved. At age 18, she changes her name to Carolina Palmer and hops a bus on the road to a new life in Columbia, South Carolina. Twelve years later, she is an educated succ
Proud Mary
β Scribed by Brant, Lucinda
- Book ID
- 109834008
- Publisher
- Sprigleaf
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- Roxton 5
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Widowed and destitute, Lady Mary Cavendish is left with only her pride. Daughter of an earl and great-granddaughter to a Stuart King, family expectation and obligation demands she remarry. But not just any man will do; her husband must rank among the nobility. Falling in love with her handsome and enigmatic neighbor is out of the question. As always, Mary will do her duty and ignore her heart.Country squire Christopher Bryce has secretly loved his neighbor Mary for many years. Yet, he is resigned to the cruel reality they are not social equals and thus can never share a future together. Never mind that his scandalous past and a heart breaking secret make him thoroughly unworthy of such a proud beauty.Then into their lives steps a ghost from Mary's past, whose outrageous behavior has Mary questioning her worldview, and Christopher acting upon his feelings, and for all to see. The mismatched couple begin to wonder if in fact love can prevailβthat a happily ever after might just be...
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