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Charis Lovell's father handed over the deeds to the homestead and sailed away to China on another of his outlandish ventures. With Christmas looming Charis returned to her long abandoned childhood home, to discover her father had actually sold the property, and her hand in marriage, without her knowledge or consent. Ben Ferguson was the local deputy, he had escaped from his large ranching family with an idea of charting his own path. Miss Lovell had certainly not been part of those plans, but seeing her pushed into marriage with one of his unsuitable brothers made him think again. She needed him to rescue her, exactly how he could achieve that he didn't know!