The Paradise Bargain is an historical

Historical novel

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...

, romance novel

Romance novel

The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...

 by the American

United States

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 writer Betina Krahn

Betina Krahn

Betina Krahn is a RITA Award winning and New York Times best-selling author of historical romance novels.-Early years:...

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It is set in 1790s Western Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center. Erie, Altoona, and Johnstown are its...

 near Pittsburgh against the backdrop of the Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion, or Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States in the 1790s, during the presidency of George Washington. Farmers who sold their corn in the form of whiskey had to pay a new tax which they strongly resented...

. Whitney Daniels prefers buckskin to lace, moccasins to proper shoes, and independence to being hogtied into wedlock. Moreover, the new federal government has sent men to shut down her family's distillery in the fictional Rapture Valley, Pennsylvania. Major Garner Townsend, of the famous Boston Townsends, leads the effort to crush the rebellion, but the frontier lass Whitney captures his heart.

This novel was also re-released under the title Love's Brazen Fire.