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Author | Jude Watson |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Brides of Wildcat County, Book 2 & Book 3 |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Publisher | Alladin Paperbacks |
Publication date | September 1995 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 178 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 0-689-80326-5 (prefer 1st edition) |
Followed by | Scandalous: Eden's Story (Brides of Wildcat County, No. 2) |
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