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A Promise Given

Meg Hutchinson

Publisher: Aria

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Summary

Rachel Cade is a miner's daughter on the run from a crime she did not commit. 
 
Jared Lytton is the hot tempered but well-meaning mine owner who cannot stop thinking about her. 
 
Stunned by her stepmother's accusation that she killed her beloved little brother, Rachel is even more shocked to be sent to the workhouse to await trial. There, Rachel is in despair, but just as she is about to give up hope, Jared steps in to rescue her. Running from her past, Rachel tries to move on, but her enemies have a habit of catching up with her. Fighting just to stay alive, with every meal hard earned, she is caught in a promise her pride will not allow her to renege on. Will she ever find peace, happiness and a love of her own?
Available since: 11/01/2018.

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