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  • The Barred Bride

  • By: Eliza Hutchins
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

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The Barred Bride

By: Eliza Hutchins
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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When Eleanor Abbott is released from prison after serving time for a crime she didn’t commit, there doesn’t seem to be a place for her in New York anymore.

Her family treats her like an embarrassment, and the neighbors shun her. Longing for a new start, she writes to a rancher in California through correspondence courtship, using an assumed name to cover her tracks.

When Sam Strong responds, the connection seems promising. She travels west to meet him, and he and his town of Eden Spring provide the refuge she seeks.

But Eleanor (now Ellen) can’t shake the past and remains haunted by fears that her true identity might surface.

Things get worse when Sam reveals his ambitions to run for office and wants her to campaign with him. Ellen’s very real fears that her past might catch up with her escalate, creating tension in her marriage.

It all comes to a head when an old acquaintance recognizes her and threatens to expose her at the worst possible moment for this ranch couple on the ascendant.

If you enjoy the twists and turns of mail-order matches played out against the backdrop of the Old West, then you’ll love this sweet, clean romance by Eliza Hutchins, tracing one woman’s journey from disgrace to truth and freedom — and the loving man who joins her.

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