num_pages: 336
description: Todd Valmer should have known better. A farmer who's been through several disasters he travels to Virginia to fetch his widowed mother to cook and help him around his Texas farm. . .or that was the plan until she keels over on the train and they get kicked off. Maggie Rose barters for a living and also makes soaps lotions and perfumes with a special rose recipe passed down from mother to daughter for generations. She hasn't wanted to marry. . .until that handsome Texan shows up. Her heart skips a beat and when he proposes a hasty marriage follows. What ensues however is a clash of culture and a battle of wills and it's clear they both mistook instant attraction and infatuation for love. As their marriage loses its sparkle and fills with disillusionment Todd and Maggie must determine what is worth fighting for. He dreams of a farm. Maggie wants to fulfill the family tradition with her rose perfumes. Todd's mother however has entirely different plans for her son that do not include Maggie. In light of their hasty marriage and mistaken dreams is there any hope of recapturing their love and building a future together?
language: English
title: Serendipity
publisher: Baker Publishing Group