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English heiress Dianna Marshall wants for nothing-except the right to choose her future...Two hearts...No one defies the Earl of Ansmall. And no one knows that better than his eldest daughter Dianna. Shes spent nineteen years learning well the value of grudging obedience. But when the earl arranges her marriage to an elderly duke of questionable morals she can no longer sacrifice her heart on the altar of her fathers pride. She pays a heavy price for her rebellion.Three lives...Widowed Texas cattle rancher Jake Douglas understands sacrifice. And loss. He has the scars on his heart and a lingering regret to prove it. Which is why hell never remarry. But when his cousins penniless widow washes up in New York harbouring a pregnant runaway he does the only thing his conscience will allow.One future...Compelled into a marriage of convenience Dianna and Jake soon realise they have more in common than not. So when long-held secrets surface close to home and longer-held traditions reach out from across the Atlantic they discover that the only thing more heart-wrenching than wedding someone you dont love is being married to someone you do... From the lush green English countryside to the windswept Texas panhandle and gritty streets of turn-of-the-20th-century New York My Dear One is a novel about family... their secrets their lies... their unbreakable bonds and power to shape an individuals future... and the individuals power to break free and reshape a family when unexpected love blossoms in defiance of all expectation...Deborah Smalls 5-star debut takes readers on a heartfelt journey to love and independence praised by readers: