title: Protecting Her Heart (Men of Maine Series) (Volume 4)
author:  Diana Tobin 
description: Ive always loved to read, devouring books the way some might a box of chocolates. Soon, visions of writing my own books danced in my headsomeday. The sudden death of my mother showed me you cant wait for the elusive someday. Someday is now. So began my learning years. I wrote, met other writers, wrote, joined writing groups, wrote, attended writing seminars and conferences, and wrote. The bumps in lifes road derailed me for some years and my creativity took other outlets. I dug out the knitting needles and crochet hooks, and as my grandmother had done, passed this knowledge along to my own granddaughter. My daughter and I learned to scrapbook and set aside days to enjoy this craft together. Perhaps the generations of farmers before me inspire me to see what I plant grow and flourish. However, books and reading remain a passion and the need to write came back to me. If nothing else, I would write and leave my stories for my grandchildren who would have an insight into me they might not have learned. I have the good fortune to have gained a readership asking for more, and have made my family proud. More than half my life has been lived in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon, but I recently moved back to the state of my birth, Maine. My brightest stars are my beloved grandchildren. I eagerly look forward to the next adventure, whether it is in the pages of the next book I read, or the next I write.
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  # Mary: To Protect Her Heart
  
  
  ## Mansfield Park Continuation, Episode 3
  
  
  ### Leenie Brown
  
  
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  #### Leenie B Books
  
  
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  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, except in the case of
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  This book is a work of fiction. All names, events, and places are a product of
  this author’s imagination. If any name, event and/or place did or does exist,
  it is purely by coincidence that it appears in this book.
  
  
  Cover design by Leenie B Books. Images sourced from Deposit Photos and Period
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  _Mary: To Protect Her Heart_ ©2018 Leenie Brown. All Rights Reserved, except
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  # Contents
  
    * [Dear Reader,](part0003.html)
  
  
  * [Chapter 1](part0004.html)
  
  
  * [Chapter 2](part0005.html)
  
  
  * [Chapter 3](part0006.html)
  
  
  * [Chapter 4](part0007.html)
  
  
  * [Chapter 5](part0008.html)
  
  
  * [Chapter 6](