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Broken Country

by Clare Leslie Hall
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"The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him."

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. When Beth's brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, the gunshot sets off a chain of events that will alter their lives forever. The dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe-the man Beth loved and lost in her youth. Now Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who painfully reminds Beth of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.

As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel's world, tensions in the village rise. Old secrets, jealousies, and betrayals resurface with deadly consequences. Beth must choose between the woman she once was and the woman she has become-between a past filled with passion and a future she never imagined.

Broken Country is a sweeping love story with the pace and suspense of a thriller. With emotionally rich characters and a haunting atmosphere, it explores how first love shapes us-and how the past can return when we least expect it. A story of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences, this novel will leave readers breathless and deeply moved.

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