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Always Dakota by Debbie Macomber

Always Dakota

A Novel

Debbie Macomber

MIRA Books · Print & ebook · June 27, 2023

A few years ago, this was a dying town.

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Who it’s for
Two love stories unfold amid Buffalo Valley’s renewed hopes and close-knit ties.
Genres
Western Romance, Small-Town Romance, Contemporary Romance
Published
MIRA Books, June 27, 2023

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About this book

A few years ago, this was a dying town. Now it’s come back to life! Always Dakota People are feeling good about living in Buffalo Valley again—the way they used to. They’re confident about the future. Stalled lives are moving forward. People like Margaret Clemens are taking risks on new ventures and on lifelong dreams. On happiness. Margaret is a local rancher who’s finally getting what she wants most—marriage to cowboy Matt Eilers.

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Her friends don’t think Matt’s such a bargain; neither did her father. But Margaret is aware of Matt’s reputation and his flaws. She wants him anyway. And she wants his baby… Buffalo Valley Just out of the army, Vaughn Kyle’s looking for a life to live—and waiting for his reluctant fiancée to make up her mind. Vaughn decides to visit Buffalo Valley and Hassie Knight. He was named after Hassie’s son who died in Vietnam, and she thinks of Vaughn as a surrogate son. He arrives at her store one snowy day and finds not Hassie but a young woman named Carrie Hendrickson. As he begins to love Carrie, Vaughn questions his feelings for the woman he thought he loved. He wants to stay in Buffalo Valley and fight for its way of life. A life that’s all about friends and family… The Dakota Series Book 1: Dakota Born Book 2: DAKOTA HOME Book 3: Always Dakota Book 4: Buffalo Valley

Love Takes Root

Two love stories unfold amid Buffalo Valley’s renewed hopes and close-knit ties.

Come here for

  • Romance shaped by second thoughts, stubborn affection, and a town finding its footing
  • A western small-town world where friends and family matter

Expect

  • A rancher choosing the man she wants, flaws and all
  • A newcomer rethinking love as he finds a place to belong

Where it sits

Small-Town Romance61%
Western Romance55%
Contemporary Romance43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Workplace Romance
  • Second-Chance Romance
  • Coming-of-Age
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  • Women's Fiction
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Multigenerational Family Stories
  • Parenting & Family
Authors
Debbie Macomber
Publisher
MIRA Books
Published
June 27, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary Romance