β Scribed by Tess Thompson
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"Colorado, 1920. Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancΓ© battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he's killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town's first library. But she's left breathless when she receives a request from a gracious gentleman to visit and return the letters containing her declarations of desire. Philip Baker survived the war but returned home burdened with a distressing secret. Though he knows it's wrong, he can't stop reading through the beautiful sentiments left among his slain comrade's possessions. Plagued by guilt, he's unable to resist connecting with the extraordinary woman who captured his heart with her words. When Josephine invites Philip to join her gregarious family for the holidays, she's torn by her loyalty to a ghost and her growing feelings for the gallant man. And as Philip prepares to risk everything by telling her the truth about her dead fiancΓ©, he fears he could crush Josephine's blossoming happiness forever. Will they break free from their painful pasts to embrace a passion meant to be?"--Amazon website.
Colorado
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