The Rancher Takes A Bride Author:Brenda Minton Duke Martin is a Father! The Former army medic is stunned when old love Oregon Jeffries tells him the news. Given his troubled past, the rancher understands why she kept it from him for 12 yrs. Duke wants desparately to make up for lost time. When Oregon's health falters, he's ready to care for her and prove he's worthy of her love.