Parting Gifts
Lorraine Heath
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
4.12
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· 22 ratings · 100 pages · Published: 01 Dec 1994

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
Tagged as:
- historical 9
- western 9
- marriage of convenience 9
- forbidden love 9
- tortured hero 9
- western frontier 9
- cowboy hero 8
- love triangle 7
- sweet/gentle hero 5
- enemies to lovers 5
- alpha male 5
- virgin heroine 4
- poor heroine 4
- bad boys 4
- other man/woman 3
- class difference 3
- hurt/comfort 3
- forced proximity 2
- friends to lovers 2
- slow burn 2
- caretaking 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- m-f romance 2
- criminal heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- terminal illness 2
- death / grief 2
- geography
- texas 3
- usa 3
- north america 3
- Format
- male pov 1
- dual pov 1
- third person pov 1