{"product_id":"2940044729858","title":"Iron Horse King","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was a journey of epic proportions. It was an impossible...\u003cbr\u003emonumental task. A story that is almost too amazing to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it is true... at least the facts on the epic part anyway....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe romance is filled with hair like chocolate cherry cake, girls with big dreams...\u003cbr\u003einvolving dress shops in Paris, being a suffragette.. and avoiding just the\u003cbr\u003ekind of overblown, oversized, overpowering man like Ramsey. One who believes he\u003cbr\u003ecan conquer the west by plowing an iron horse through the Sierra Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the story gets a little steamy and completely off track... historically speaking!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical and smart girl like Mary Rose would never fall for the man that sends\u003cbr\u003eall the girls along the railroad line swooning like ninnies. Even if he does\u003cbr\u003erumble into town, literally, in his iron horse carrying his oversized frame,\u003cbr\u003ebooming laugh and an ego bigger than the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Mary Rose confronts the man... a man by the way... that represents everything\u003cbr\u003eshe hates about men...so she can find out where her brother has gotten off to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold left to help build tracks and never returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, Mary Rose is dismissed by the lout Jacob Ramsey, not just out of hand, but with\u003cbr\u003edemeaning laughter and an arrogant discharge. Even her French didn't work!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a practical suffragette to do to get out to the end of the railroad line....?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat girls always do to dive into a man's world.... become a man... a very small man, of\u003cbr\u003ecourse, with baggy clothing and a big hat.But how to drive spikes?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake the journey of epic proportions... ride the rails of history with Mary Rose and\u003cbr\u003efind out what happens when a sassy young lady decides to take on The Iron Horse\u003cbr\u003eKing.\u003cbr\u003eThis epic journey of love and adventure is a romantic interpretation based on the facts surrounding the building of the transcontinental railroad in the U.S. This book is inspired by Charles Crocker, the real Iron Horse King and his amazing story. Rebecca Mance is inspired in her writing by the giants in romance...Johanna Lindsey, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Julia Quinn, Jo Beverly, Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux, Rebecca Brandewyne, Shannon Drake, Stephanie Laurens and so many others ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Bernadette Mance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081800728816,"sku":"2940044729858","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044729858_p0.jpg?v=1763667283","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044729858","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}