03417cam a2200949 4500 2783435288 TxAuBib 20260617120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062046574 0062046578 B003V1WVDO Amazon 2f12fc06-cedc-47f5-b301-40201dfabe38 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 454638 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Heath, Lorraine. Parting Gifts [Bridges eBook]. HarperCollins e-books, 2010. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. chaste relationship. Historical Fiction. Historical Romance. stagecoach holdup. terminal illness. Western romance. hells half acre. Maddie Sherwood. companionship . Charles Lawson. 19th Century. Texas Ranger. parlor house. jesse Lawson. resilience . family life. matchmaking. loneliness. fort worth. small town. childbirth. attraction. proprietor. Impotence. innkeeper. Sacrifice. dying man. daughter. children. marriage. American. survival. brother. Fiction. bidding. Sadness. brothel. widower. mother. cowboy. secret. virgin. hunger. rescue. angst. guest. horse. grief. rural. madam. Texas. Wife. Son. HTML:The USA Today–bestselling author delivers a poignant historical romance of a desperate woman, a lonely cowboy, and the never-ending search for hope. RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Americana RITA Finalist for Best Short Historical Booklovers' Award for Bestselling Americana Marrying Maddie Sherwood, a woman who works in a brothel in order to survive, widower Charles Lawson hopes to provide his three children with a loving mother—until his terminal illness causes him to arrange a match between Maddie and his brother. Praise for Lorraine Heath "Lorraine Heath's books are always magic." —Cathy Maxwell, New York Times–bestselling author "Heath is known for her beautiful, deeply emotional romances." —The Washington Post "A powerful writer." —Atlanta Journal & Constitution. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Western. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-15 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2F12FC06-CEDC-47F5-B301-40201DFABE38&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2F12FC06-CEDC-47F5-B301-40201DFABE38&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)