{"product_id":"a-bride-in-the-bargain","title":"A Bride in the Bargain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1860s Seattle, redwoods were plentiful but women scarce. Yet a man with a wife could secure himself 640 acres of timberland for free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Denton doesn't have a wife, though. His died before she could follow him to Seattle and now the local judge is threatening to take away his claim. In desperation, he buys himself a Mercer bride -- eastern widows and orphans brought to the Territory by entrepreneur Asa Mercer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Ivey's journey west with Asa Mercer's girls is an escape from the aftermath of the Civil War. She signed on to become a cook -- not a bride. When she's handed over to Denton, her stubborn refusal to wed jeopardizes his land. With only a few months before he loses all he holds dear, can he convince this provoking, but beguiling, easterner to be his lawfully wedded wife?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deeanne Gist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47089833246952,"sku":"9781615230983","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8160\/6888\/files\/9781615230983.jpg?v=1743602165","url":"https:\/\/book-wyrm.net\/products\/a-bride-in-the-bargain","provider":"The Book Wyrm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}