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A Once and Future Love
Anne Kelleher
A grieving widower falls through time and wakes in his ancestor's body — falling for a wife who isn't truly his.
Description
England, 2014. When Richard Lambert’s beloved wife dies, he thinks he will never find love again. Until, while exploring a medieval tower, he falls from the steps—and into another time... England, 1214. When Richard wakes, he’s in the body of his ancestor, who is near death from battle. As his wife nurses him back to health, she finds he is not the cruel man she knew. And he discovers a second chance—with his one and only love.
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