num_pages: 75
description: Mary Baccus has lived her entire life in Chicago. To Mary her days in the city all seem to be boring. She desperately wants more to her life. Making a quick decision she decides that becoming a mail-order bride will be her ticket out of Chicago and enable her to see places of the country she only has read about. Peter Collins has already been basically left at the altar by one mail-order bride. Since he wants a family he decides to place an ad in The Matrimonial Times one more time. Mary and Peter write to each other for a number of months using the time to get to know each other. When Peter finally sends a proposal letter Mary is thrilled and immediately leaves for San Antonio. But when she arrives expecting to marry immediately Peter decides it would be wise to take some more time to get to know each other better. As the days pass and she hardly sees him she wonders if she has made a mistake. Can Mary and Peter find the strength and desire to be honest with each other and share what is in their hearts? Will Mary and Peter spend Christmas together as husband and wife or will they go their separate ways? Read 'The Christmas Gift' now to find out...
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title: The Christmas Gift
publisher: None