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An Uncommon Woman
Christian historical romance
An Uncommon Woman
In 1770 western Virginia, plainspoken Tessa Swan keeps her family and frontier ferry functioning while privately longing for beauty and a less precarious future. Fort commander Clay Tygart, a veteran raised for years among the Lenape, returns with Tessa's long-missing friend and a determination to avoid marriage. Threats along the border and unresolved captivity histories force the settlement to reckon with loyalties more complicated than simple divisions between settlers and Native peoples. Evocative and romantic, this novel suits readers who enjoy Appalachian frontier settings, hardworking heroines, forts and ferries, cross-cultural histories, and slow-burn relationships tested by public danger and private responsibility.
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Romantic attraction and intimacy
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