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What's to say? I write a lot. I read often. I sleep little. Once in awhile, I've been known to clean the house. A number of kids live in my house and there's this guy they call dad and I call husband. All in all, it's a pretty good life. :-) ...more

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	The Earl's Inconvenient Wife (Marriage By Scandal, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 7,078 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bride for Tom (Nebraska Historicals #2) 3.64 avg rating — 3,663 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Husband for Margaret (Nebraska Historicals #3) 3.64 avg rating — 3,290 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eye of the Beholder (Nebraska Historicals, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 2,278 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Most Unsuitable Earl (Marriage By Scandal, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 2,080 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Chance In Time (Native American Romance, #0.5) 3.55 avg rating — 2,198 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Earl's Secret Bargain (Marriage by Deceit, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,844 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving Eliza (South Dakota, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,487 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Convenient Mail Order Bride (Chance at Love, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,511 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suddenly a Bride (Across the Stars, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 1,606 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If someone can handle you at your worst, they'll stick around for your best.”
― Ruth Ann Nordin, The Earl's Inconvenient Wife

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“The best friends are those you can argue with but love anyway.”
― Ruth Ann Nordin, The Earl's Inconvenient Wife

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“Her eyes grew wide. "You've been undressing me with your eyes for all those months?"
He offered a mischievous grin. "Oh, you have no idea what I've been doing with you in my mind.”
― Ruth Ann Nordin, With This Ring, I Thee Dread

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