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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

The Proper Wife by Winnie Griggs

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THE PROPER WIFE
By: Winnie Griggs

She wasn't what he expected...but she may be what he needs

Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historicial
March 2011
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Featuring: Sadie Lassiter; Eli Reynolds
286 pages
ISBN: 0373828616
EAN: 9780373828616
Kindle: B004MPRYXU
Paperback / e-Book
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Romance | Inspirational Historical

Sensible, Settled, Steady…

And not Sadie Lassiter. Eli Reynolds knows what he wants in a wife, and the flighty Texas girl couldn't be further from the mark. Eli has his nine-year-old sister's welfare to considerβ€”Penny deserves a mother who will give her proper care. But when bad weather strands Eli and Sadie together, he sees a new side to her character. She's rashβ€”but also resourceful. Instead of discipline, she has diligent faith. Her housekeeping skills are lacking, but she's filled with humor and sweetness. She may not be a "proper" wife, but to save her reputationβ€”and to take a chance on happiness he'd never expected to findβ€”Eli will take her as his bride.