{"product_id":"a-contradiction-to-his-pride-9780692125793","title":"A Contradiction to His Pride","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment James met Corrine as they traveled the \u003cstrong\u003eOregon Trai\u003c\/strong\u003el, in \u003cstrong\u003eSmith's best-selling debut novel \u003cem\u003eLeaving Independence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, he couldn't resist trying to win the sharp-mouthed beauty's affections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as the core group of \u003cstrong\u003epioneers\u003c\/strong\u003e in Colonel Dotson's wagon train begins to settle in \u003cstrong\u003eBaker City, Oregon\u003c\/strong\u003e and build homesteads, James is restless to make his fortune so he can stake his own claim and win Corrine's hand with honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when James takes Corrine on an outing designed to impress her, things go tragically wrong. James foils a \u003cstrong\u003ebank robbery \u003c\/strong\u003eand unwittingly sets a series of events into motion that shatter Corrine's heart and now threaten her life, along with his and her older brother Charlie's. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon there are several folks heading back down \u003cstrong\u003ethe trail\u003c\/strong\u003e--James, Charlie, Corrine, Harry and Tam Sims, the Baker City Sheriff, a newspaperman, a notorious criminal family, and Hoke Mathews--all set to collide in a final showdown in a \u003cstrong\u003eColorado mining town\u003c\/strong\u003e as outlaw Duke Walden seeks to make James pay for his heroic actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Leanne W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A Contradiction to His Pride is Leanne W. Smith's exciting follow-up story to the Amazon bestseller, Leaving Independence. In addition to writing, Smith teaches for a university in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and son-in-law. Visit her website at www.leannewsmith.com for information about her books, and for inspiration in pursuing personal and career-related dreams.","brand":"Leanne W. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460737667346,"sku":"9780692125793","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b6884ae-0e31-4ebf-954e-3b4dc385de8c.jpg?v=1730047041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-contradiction-to-his-pride-9780692125793","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}