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    Laura's First Family: The Pinckney's of Charleston, #3
    Laura's First Family: The Pinckney's of Charleston, #3
    Laura's First Family: The Pinckney's of Charleston, #3
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    Laura's First Family: The Pinckney's of Charleston, #3

    By Susan Leigh Carlton

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    An orphanage was the only home Laura Vickers had ever known. At the age of eighteen, she was at the maximum age for the orphanage and would have to leave. She had no place to go until a kindly teacher found her a position as a lady’s companion to Catherine Anderson, the spoiled daughter of a plantation owner.
    Brian Pinckney was wounded at the battle for Gettysburg and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war. Heavily burdened with guilt over his survival while most of his command died, he returned to Pinckney Hall, his family’s plantation.
    He purchased a ranch near his brother in Texas and sends for his fiancé. She hates the culture and Texas, and is determined to force him to return to South Carolina.
    Tired of her constant complaining, he discovers he does not really like her any more, but he’s adamant about honor-ing his commitment to marry her.
    Unable to convince him to return, she leaves with Laura left behind. He finds he enjoys Laura’s company and is be-comes increasingly attracted to her.
    Will the relationship develop? Will the Pinckney’s be-come Laura’s first family?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Leigh Carlton
    Release dateDec 11, 2014
    ISBN9781310597060
    Laura's First Family: The Pinckney's of Charleston, #3
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    Susan Leigh Carlton

    Susan Leigh Carlton lives just outside Tomball, Texas, a suburb twenty-six miles northwest of Houston. She began writing and publishing on Amazon in August of 2012. Susan observed the eighty-second anniversary of her birth on April 17th. Susan and her husband celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on April 16th, 2016, the day before her birthday.

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      Laura's First Family - Susan Leigh Carlton

      A Note from the Author

      Just a short note about the Pinckney’s from Charleston Romance series.

      Andrea and Maria Pinckney owned a large plantation in the low country near Charleston, South Carolina. This is the third of a planned ten book series, one book for each brother.

      Each book stands alone, so you don’t have to buy all ten to get the complete story. The characters will carry through from one book to the next, as they marry and have families of their own.

      The first two books are A Marriage of Convenience (The story of Ben and Emily) and Lily and the Texas Ranger (The story of Brent and Lily.)

      Please, let me hear from you. Would you like to see all ten books written? It is a big commitment of time and effort, and I would like to know if it’s worthwhile.

      Thank you for your support of my books. God bless you all!

      Susan

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      An orphanage was the only home Laura Vickers had ever known. At the age of eighteen, she was at the maximum age for the orphanage and would have to leave. She had no place to go until a kindly teacher found her a position as a lady’s companion to Catherine Anderson, the spoiled daughter of a plantation owner.

      Brian Pinckney was wounded at the battle for Gettysburg and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war. Heavily burdened with guilt over his survival while most of his command died, he returned to Pinckney Hall, his family’s plantation.

      He purchased a ranch near his brother in Texas and sends for his fiancé. She hates the culture and Texas, and is determined to force him to return to South Carolina.

      Tired of her constant complaining, he discovers he does not really like her any more, but he’s adamant about honoring his commitment to marry her.

      Unable to convince him to return, she leaves with Laura left behind. He finds he enjoys Laura’s company and is becomes increasingly attracted to her.

      Will the relationship develop? Will the Pinckney’s become Laura’s first family?

      Prologue

      There was a loud knock on the door. Maybe your Papa’s home, she told Thomas. No, it’s not him, he wouldn’t have knocked. She peeked through the living room window. There were four extremely handsome men, and a beautiful, elegantly dressed woman.

      She opened the door. Ma’am, one of the men drawled, is this where ‘at big ole Texas Ranger lives?

      From the back, She shore is purty. Old Brent knows how to pick them, all right.

      The most fashionably dressed woman Lily had ever seen, said in a cultured voice, "You must be Lily. I’m Emily. You must excuse these creatures. I married the only one with any manners. That would be Ben there, the one with the silly grin on his face.

      Please come in. I’m Lily. Thomas is taking his nap.. Brent is out on an assignment, but the sheriff sent word he would be back sometime today.

      I’m Bart, that’s Beau, and that one is Baxter. Be careful what you say, Bax is a preacher. As Emily said, the one with the silly grin is Ben, he’s a bit..., he pointed his finger to his head and twirled it in a circle.

      Bart, Emily said, "you promised to behave if we let you out of your cage.

      Lily shook her head in wonderment. She had never been around people such as these. He did warn me. He described you as the best brothers in the world.

      Yeah, well, he’s a little touched too, Bart said.

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