02441cam a2200373 i 4500 380246205 TxAuBib 20190409120000.0 180629s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018029046 9780735290129 0735290121 TxAuBib rda Sawyer, Kim Vogel. A silken thread : a novel / Kim Vogel Sawyer. First edition. New York : Waterbrook, 2019. 336 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes readers guide. "Eighteen-year-old Laurel Millard, youngest of seven children, is expected to stay home and "take care of Mama" by her older siblings, but Laurel has dreams of starting her own family. Operating a silk loom at the Atlanta Exposition will give her the chance to capture the heart of a man wealthy enough to take care of Laurel and any children she might bear, as well as her mother. Langdon Rochester's parents have given him an ultimatum: settle down with a wife or lose his family inheritance. At the Exposition, Langdon meets Laurel. Marrying her would satisfy his parents's command, she would look lovely on his arm for social events, and in her besotted state, he believes she would overlook him continuing pursuing rowdy adventures with his unmarried buddies. Langdon decides to woo Laurel. Willie Sharp is not well-off and must take on an extra job at the Atlanta Exposition as a security guard. When mischief-makers cause trouble in the Women's Building, Willie is put in charge of keeping the building secure. He enjoys visiting with Laurel, who seems like the little sister he never had, but his feelings for Laurel change to something much deeper. Can Willie convince Laurel that he can give her better life--even with so little to offer?"-- Provided by publisher. 20190409. Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Silk weaving Fiction. Police, Private Fiction. Heirs Fiction. Social classes Fiction. Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Atlanta (Ga) Social life and customs 19th century Fiction.