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At eighteen, unadopted orphans were forced to leave the Bitter Root Orphanage...
The prettiest girls were sold at auction to the highest bidder by the benefactor.
Shelby Hanson was the prettiest girl in the orphanage and weeks away from from her eighteenth birthday.
Her picture was sent to prospective bidders and a secret auction was scheduled.
J
ack Pinckney was the new doctor in town and took care of the orphans's medical needs. When he saw signs of abuse he asked his uncle for information on the benefactor.
Jack offered her a job in his office when he learned she had nowhere to go. It was immediately accepted.
They fell in love, but a seven year difference in their age was a problem.
Will they be able to overcome the difference, or will they go their separate ways alone?
Originally published as The Orphan Bride.
At eighteen, unadopted orphans were forced to leave the Bitter Root Orphanage...
The prettiest girls were sold at auction to the highest bidder by the benefactor.
Shelby Hanson was the prettiest girl in the orphanage and weeks away from from her eighteenth birthday.
Her picture was sent to prospective bidders and a secret auction was scheduled.
J
ack Pinckney was the new doctor in town and took care of the orphans's medical needs. When he saw signs of abuse he asked his uncle for information on the benefactor.
Jack offered her a job in his office when he learned she had nowhere to go. It was immediately accepted.
They fell in love, but a seven year difference in their age was a problem.
Will they be able to overcome the difference, or will they go their separate ways alone?
Originally published as The Orphan Bride.
Release date: April 22, 2015
Publisher: Susan Leigh Carlton
Print pages: 125
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