by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 0.5
First published 2004
Big John Jacobs stands at the altar with his new bride, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate. He came to Texas seeking fortune, and this marriage promises to deliver it. But his wife proves more complex than he anticipated. She appears gentle and unassuming, yet something deeper stirs beneath her quiet exterior. As Big John builds the town that will become Jacobsville, he discovers that claiming his bride's heart requires more than the business arrangement that brought them together. Their union must survive the harsh demands of frontier life and the clash between his ambitious nature and her unexpected strength. This origin story reveals how the legendary Jacobs family dynasty began, when passion and pragmatism collided in the Texas wilderness.
Genres: romance, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, marriage-of-convenience
Setting: Texas, Jacobsville
Period: 19th-Century
144 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Press