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A Christmas Wish for Clara
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December 1880
Clara Gibbs has wished for nothing more than a husband and family, but not one bachelor in Norcross, Georgia had ever shown any interest in her until now. She had spent most of her youth taking care of her ailing father, only to find out upon his death that he was the very reason that every suitor had kept a distance from her. Now that she is twenty-five years old, the only one who shows her interest is an older bachelor with a known penchant for vice. Her only recourse is to start a new life out west… but sh has no reason to go unless she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride.
Clyde Wheeler has just inherited a ranch... or rather, a debt. And the bank has come to call. The only way to get his loan approved is to marry the banker's daughter. But part of him would rather die than give the man the satisfaction. He doesn't understand how anyone could be so very self-serving during the holidays like this. He's at the end of his rope until someone gives him a way out - but that way out includes taking on another bride...
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- Dawn Y
- 01-09-24
Virtual Voice??
So, the book was a cute and easy listen. It would have been better if narrated by a person. The virtual narrator would be better for a textbook. It made it much harder for me to visualize the characters in the story. It's like a cheap pizza, it will fill you up when you are hungry. Which works well for a kid's birthday party; however, if you want to really enjoy a good pizza you'll pass up the cheap one.
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- Laurel Frye
- 12-07-23
Not a fan of the virtual voice. I prefer the accents and more feeling in the reading.
Again I did not care for the virtual reading at all made it hard to get into it at first. The story was excellent however. Kept you interested the whole time. It was a nice quick listen!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-26-23
Lovely holiday romance
It had me praying things would work out for both of them when it did it made me smile with joy
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- Rhonda
- 01-27-24
Fabulous
i really like more stores with Southern bells. Because I'm from the South. I really appreciated their narration and the story line
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