{"product_id":"the-school-mistress-emerson-pass-historicals","title":"The School Mistress (Emerson Pass Historicals)","description":"An impoverished young woman. A lonely father of five. Will they be able to resist when a cadre of optimistic children start matchmaking?\n\n1910\nI arrived in Emerson Pass Colorado with my entire life in one small suitcase.\n\nCompared to Boston, life wouldn’t be easy in this tiny frontier town.\n\nEveryone was counting on me.\n\nMy family…to provide for them back home.\n\nThe mayor…to teach all the children living here.\n\nI was determined to make it work and succeed in the unruly West.\n\nBut things didn’t start off well.\n\nA stray gunshot spooked the horses, and I ended up face-first in the snow.\n\nUntil rescue came in the strong, capable hands of a handsome stranger…\n\nWidower and single father Lord Alexander Barnes.\n\nEnglish royalty.\n\nOlder.\n\nAffluent.\n\nDespite our easy rapport and my instant connection with his children any courtship was out of the question.\n\nOn top of our age difference, we were from different worlds and classes.\n\nYet the wild, untamed nature of this town kept thrusting us together.\n\nAlmost as if by fate.\n\nOur chance at happiness was within reach.\n\nUnless the realities of the unsettled mountain territory tear us apart…\n\nOne-click The School Mistress, the delightful, heartwarming first book in the Emerson Pass Historicals sweet romance series. If you like rags-to-riches tales with resilient heroines and hints of mystery, then you’ll adore Tess Thompson’s Edwardian adventure in the Old West.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1951621042\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1951621042.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Thompson, Tess\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43400633122877,"sku":"BVV.1951621042.G","price":5.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1951621042-0.jpg?v=1785101981","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-school-mistress-emerson-pass-historicals","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}