01795cam a2200337 4500 91586414 TxAuBib 20070510120000.0 021023s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780739429501 0739429507 (OCoLC)762136742 TxAuBib Thomas, Jodi. The Texan's wager [Print] / Jodi Thomas. New York : Jove Books, 2002. 329 p. ; 18 cm. Wife Lottery ; 1 Thrown off a wagon train with two other women and trying to avoid jail for a murder they committed, Bailee Moore agrees to enter a "wife lottery"--a ploy concocted by the Cedar Point sheriff to secure wives for the men in the small Texas town. For the sensible Bailee, however, marrying Carter McKoy is like exchanging one life sentence for another--especially since her new husband hasn't even seen fit to utter a single word in her presence. But still, she can't help thinking that something about this strong, silent farmer could be the key to leaving her troubled past behind...and making a worthy wager with her heart. 20070510. Women pioneers Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Texas Fiction. Western stories. Love stories. Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress). Wife Lottery ; 1. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004563623-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004563623-d.html Publisher description TXTLL