A Bride of Convenience

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HEDLUND, JODY
A BRIDE OF CONVENIENCE

There is nothing left to keep Zoe Hart in England. Unemployed and struggling with grief, she decides to leave her bleak life behind her and emigrate on a bride ship to British Columbia -- the place her brother fled to when falsely accused of a drastic crime.

Pastor to miners in the mountains, Abe Merivale discovers an abandoned native baby during a routine visit to Victoria and joins efforts with Zoe -- one of the newly arrived bride ship women -- to care for the orphan. When Abe is forced to choose between following the strict rules laid down by his bishop and listening to God's nudges to care for his people, he is left at a crossroads.

Determined to find her brother and to give the baby a home, Zoe rashly accepts a marriage proposal from a man who promises both. But Abe knows the man's unsavory reputation. Intent on protecting Zoe and wounded by his own failed engagement, Abe impulsively offers his own hand instead. They hastily marry, but both soon realize the marriage of convenience they imagined is not so convenient after all.

My Review:

I have a serious fascination for the marriage of convenience trope even though I know our pioneering sisters fought for equality and the right for a woman to not need a man to survive so I feel kinda guilty about this not-so-secret obsession. :-) But I still happily immersed myself in Zoe's story anyway. Especially since I listened to the audible version narrated by Esther Wane which enhanced my enjoyment all the more.

So, gentle readers, clear off your fainting couches and grab your smelling salts and a fan or two before settling in for a toe-curling romantical journey. It's fraught with turmoil and even some danger, so you might want to add some comfort chocolate to your stockpile. Zoe and Abe have a lot to get through before they can enjoy their happily ever after. And it's all page-turning stuff.  From their sizzling chemistry to the plight of an orphaned baby and the dastardly deeds of a nefarious villain -- Hedlund delivers a captivating tale full of heart and hope and second chances.

This is the third book in her Bride Ships series and -- eeeeepppp -- there's one more to go, Almost a Bride, which comes out in August. These books can be read as standalones even though some of the characters carry over from book to book. I was thrilled to be given a glimpse of Pete and Arabella's wedded bliss in this one, for instance. And a character who is introduced in this book gets top billing in this next one which has me super excited!

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