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  • Published: 1 April 1992
  • ISBN: 9780440211297
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $16.99
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The Barefoot Bride

A Novel




From New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston, this Pure Gold selection features a gorgeous new cover and a classic mail-order bride story full of passion, secrecy, surprises, and a happily-ever-after for two unlikely people.

From genteel Boston to the wilds of Montana, she is searching for a safe haven for her family—and finds unexpected love.
 
Having lost her beloved husband, a whaling captain, to a watery grave, Molly Gallagher refuses to risk more heartbreak. Determined to keep her headstrong son from following in his father’s footsteps, she agrees to become the mail-order bride of a Montana country doctor. She tells her new husband that she can never give her love to another man; what she doesn’t tell him is that she has a young daughter and a rebellious teenage son.
 
Molly’s ruse might have worked, but Seth Kendrick has secrets of his own: a willful daughter determined to end the marriage before it even begins—and a double life keeping his neighbors safe from outlaws. In an untamed land of vigilante justice, Molly has no choice but to trust this gray-eyed stranger whose stubbornness matches her own, whose kisses unleash flash floods of desire—and who may be the one man in a million who could win her fiery, faithful heart.
 
“A book you will read and remember for a long, long time . . . Wonderful characters light up the pages.”—Rendezvous

  • Published: 1 April 1992
  • ISBN: 9780440211297
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $16.99
Categories:

About the author

Joan Johnston

Joan Johnston is the bestselling, award-winning author of 20 historical and contemporary romance novels. She received a Master of Arts degree in theatre from the University of Illinois and was graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law at Austin. She is currently a full-time writer who lives in South Florida.

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Praise for The Barefoot Bride

Praise for the novels of Joan Johnston:

  • "Johnston warms your heart and tickles your fancy." --New York Daily News
  • "Joan Johnston continually gives us everything we want...fabulous details and atmosphere, memorable characters, a story that you wish would never end, and lots of tension and sensuality." --Romantic Times
  • "[Joan Johnston's] talent brings everything to vivid life." --The Romance Reader
  • "Skillful storyteller Johnston makes what in lesser hands would be melodrama compellingly realistic." --Booklist
  • "Joan Johnston [creates] unforgettable subplots and characters who make every fine thread weave into a touching tapestry." --Affaire de Coeur
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