TY - BOOK AU - Wingate,Lisa TI - Firefly island: a novel SN - 0764208233 (pbk.) PY - 2013/// CY - Minneapolis, Minn. PB - Bethany House KW - Land use KW - Fiction KW - Life change events KW - Political corruption KW - Ranch life KW - Texas KW - Women professional employees KW - Washington (D.C.) KW - Domestic fiction N1 - Includes discussion questions (p. [377]-379) N2 - "A whirlwind romance--and a leap of faith--has made Mallory Hale a mother and a rancher's wife in small-town Texas. Can she survive the wild adventure?"--Provided by publisher; Congressional staffer Mallory Hale is about to embark on an adventure completely off the map. After a whirlwind romance, she is hopelessly in love with two men-- fortunately, they're related. Daniel Everson and his little boy, Nick, are a package deal. When Daniel asks her to marry him, move to Texas, and form a family, Mallory takes a leap of faith and begins a sweet, mishap-filled journey into ranch living, Moses Lake society, and a marriage that at times reminds her of the mail-order-bride stories ER -