Secondhand Bride

Jeb McKettrick: He thought proposing marriage would be the hardest thing he ever did. That was before his new bride’s secret past wounded his pride.

Chloe Wakefield: The spirited teacher has met her match in Jeb—but is he ready for domestic life? Or is she just his ticket to inheriting the family ranch?

Praise for the Warm, Wonderful Novels of Linda Lael Miller

“Astory that will leave readers smiling…. Linda Lael Miller hits a bull’s-eye with another winner.”

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Romance Reviews Today

“An exciting, action-packed tale…. Wonderful…. Will keep the audience breathless in anticipation.”

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Thebestreviews.com

“Pure delight…. The McKettrick Cowboys is a great series—not to be missed.”

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Old Book Barn Gazette

“Linda Lael Miller is one of the finest American writers in the genre. She beautifully crafts stories that bring small-town America to life and peoples them with characters you really care about.”

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Romantic Times

“Miller ably portrays the hardscrabble life of the American west… [in a] winsome romance full of likable characters.”

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Publishers Weekly

“The Last Chance Café
delivers powerful romance flavored with deep emotional resonance.”

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Romantic Times

“This novel is dead-on target… [with] suspense, down-home comfort, and sizzling tension…. Ms. Miller has a timeless writing style, and her characters are always vivacious and appealing.”

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Heartstrings

“[An] enriching tale of contemporary frontiers and family fulfillment…. Linda Lael Miller brings to life the modern-day descendants of her popular Primrose Creek settlers with the vivid clarity and rough-hewn beauty of Nevada’s rugged terrain bathed in sunglow.”

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Romance BookPage

“An entertaining story.”

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Booklist

“Fans will be thrilled to join the action, suspense, and romance portrayed in [Linda Lael Miller’s contemporary fiction].”

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Romantic Times

“Pure delight from the beginning to the satisfying ending…. Miller is a master craftswoman at creating unusual story lines [and] charming characters.”

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Rendezvous

“The perfect recipe for love…. Miller writes with a warm and loving heart.”

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BookPage

“Miller’s strength is her portrayal of the history and traditions that distinguish Springwater and its residents.”

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Publishers Weekly

“Enjoyable…. Linda Lael Miller provides her audience with a wonderful look at an Americana romance.”

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Midwest Book Review

“A fun read, full of Ms. Miller’s simmering sensuality and humor, plus two fabulous brothers who will steal your heart.”

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Romantic Times

“Great western romance….
The Lawman
is a five-startale….
The Gunslinger
is an entertaining, fun-to-read story…. Both novels are excellent.”

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Affaire de Coeur

Banner O’Brien

Corbin’s Fancy

Memory’s Embrace

My Darling Melissa

Angelfire

Desire and Destiny

Fletcher’s Woman

Lauralee

Moonfire

Wanton Angel

Willow

Princess Annie

The Legacy

Taming Charlotte

Yankee Wife

Daniel’s Bride

Lily and the Major

Emma and the Outlaw

Caroline and the Raider

Pirates

Knights

My Outlaw

The Vow

Two Brothers

Springwater

Springwater Series:

Rachel

Savannah

Miranda

Jessica

A Springwater Christmas

One Wish

The Women of Primrose

Creek Series:

Bridget

Christy

Skye

Megan

Courting Susannah

Springwater Wedding

My Lady Beloved
(writing as Lael St. James)

My Lady Wayward
(writing as Lael St. James)

High Country Bride

Shotgun Bride

The Last Chance Café

Don’t Look Now

Never Look Back

 

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used ficticiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

 

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Copyright © 2004 by Linda Lael Miller

 

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