A Reluctant Bride The Bride Ships Book 1

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493418688

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A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships Book #1) by Jody Hedlund Pdf

Living in London's poorest slum, Mercy Wilkins has little hope of a better life. When she's offered an opportunity to join a bride ship sailing to British Columbia, she agrees. After witnessing so much painful heartache and loss in the slums, the bride ship is her only prospect to escape a bleak future, not only for herself but, she hopes, someday for her sister. Wealthy and titled Joseph Colville leaves home and takes to the sea in order to escape the pain of losing his family. As ship's surgeon, he's in charge of the passengers' welfare aboard the Tynemouth, including sixty brides-to-be. He has no immediate intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, the two must fight against a forbidden love. With hundreds of single men congregating on the shore eager to claim a bride from the Tynemouth, will Mercy and Joseph lose their chance at true love, or will they be able to overcome the obstacles that threaten to keep them apart?

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Sunrise Publishing
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781953783783

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Finally His Bride by Jody Hedlund Pdf

A new world. A new hope. An unexpected love. What life awaits these brides? With the cotton mills closed and hunger rampant in Manchester, England, Willow Rhodes’s family encourages her to join the bride ship bound for the Pacific Northwest, where she is assured of employment. Willow agrees to go with the hope that eventually she can save enough money for her family to join her. Rebellious knuckle-boxing champion Caleb Edwards loves Willow more than life itself. But Willow has been adamant that she sees him as a friend and nothing more. Unable to watch her sail away, Caleb uses his prize money to pay for passage to Vancouver Island to be with Willow. After arriving, Willow finds work as a maid and Caleb is a farmhand on the same property. As Caleb struggles to keep his feelings for Willow from growing, he’ll do anything for her, even take the blame for a theft to keep her safe. As the crime catches up to them, they’re forced to make choices that could finally rip them apart forever. Bride Ships: New Voyages Book 1: Finally His Bride Book 2: His Treasured Bride

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493422845

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The Runaway Bride (The Bride Ships Book #2) by Jody Hedlund Pdf

Wealthy Arabella Lawrence flees to British Columbia on a bride ship still wearing the scars of past mistakes. One of the few single women in the boomtown, she immediately has suitors, but she is determined not to find herself trapped again by a poor choice. Vying for her hand are two very different men. Lieutenant Richard Drummond is a gentleman in the Navy and is held in high esteem. Peter Kelly is the town's baker and has worked hard to build a thriving business. He and Drummond not only compete for Arabella's affections, but clash over their views of how the natives should be treated in the midst of a smallpox outbreak. As Arabella begins to overcome her fears, she discovers someone in dire need--a starving girl abandoned by her tribe. Intent on helping the girl, Arabella leans on Peter's advice and guidance. Will she have the wisdom to make the right decision or will seeking what's right cost both her and Peter everything?

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493425211

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A Bride of Convenience (The Bride Ships Book #3) by Jody Hedlund Pdf

Unemployed mill worker Zoe Hart jumps at the opportunity to emigrate to British Columbia in 1863 to find a better life and be reunited with her brother, who fled from home after being accused of a crime. Pastor to miners in the mountains, Abe Merivale discovers an abandoned baby during a routine visit to Victoria and joins efforts with Zoe, one of the newly arrived bride-ship women, to care for the infant. While there, he's devastated by the news from his fiancee in England that she's marrying another man. With mounting pressure to find the baby a home, Zoe accepts a proposal from a miner of questionable character after he promises to help her locate her brother. Intent on protecting Zoe and frustrated by his failed engagement, Abe offers his own hand as groom. After a hasty wedding, they soon realize their marriage of convenience is not so convenient after all.

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493418688

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A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships Book #1) by Jody Hedlund Pdf

Living in London's poorest slum, Mercy Wilkins has little hope of a better life. When she's offered an opportunity to join a bride ship sailing to British Columbia, she agrees. After witnessing so much painful heartache and loss in the slums, the bride ship is her only prospect to escape a bleak future, not only for herself but, she hopes, someday for her sister. Wealthy and titled Joseph Colville leaves home and takes to the sea in order to escape the pain of losing his family. As ship's surgeon, he's in charge of the passengers' welfare aboard the Tynemouth, including sixty brides-to-be. He has no immediate intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, the two must fight against a forbidden love. With hundreds of single men congregating on the shore eager to claim a bride from the Tynemouth, will Mercy and Joseph lose their chance at true love, or will they be able to overcome the obstacles that threaten to keep them apart?

Author : Jody Hedlund,Patti Stockdale
Publisher : Sunrise Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781953783837

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His Treasured Bride by Jody Hedlund,Patti Stockdale Pdf

In twenty-four hours, marriage, mystery, and mayhem. After recently arriving in Vancouver Island on a bride ship, aspiring seamstress Daisy Harper is determined not to rush into a hasty and quarrelsome marriage, a mistake her parents made. To avoid choosing the wrong man, she creates a rigorous list of ten requirements for a potential husband. Mapmaker Seth Ryann moved to the colony to assist his partially blind brother, a local missionary. They’ll soon return to Ireland, but first, Seth is tasked by a friend to find a treasure of gold hidden in the mountains. Seth has the map to the treasure, but he’s missing the key. When he discovers Daisy somehow has the key, the two agree to search for the treasure together. They’re left with little choice but to quickly enter a marriage of convenience. As they venture into the wilderness and work together to overcome danger, an undeniable attraction grows. But will they find the treasure only to lose what matters most? Bride Ships: New Voyages Book 1: Finally His Bride Book 2: His Treasured Bride Bride Ships by Jody Hedlund Book 1: A Reluctant Bride Book 2: The Runaway Bride Book 3: A Bride of Convenience Book 4: Almost a Bride

Author : Janis Flores
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0733508782

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The Reluctant Bride by Janis Flores Pdf

Author : Leigh Greenwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Historical fiction
ISBN : 0843952369

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The Reluctant Bride by Leigh Greenwood Pdf

CA a mail order bride find love with her future husband, even if he seems to be a dangerous rogue?

Author : Barbara Bretton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0263786315

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The Reluctant Bride by Barbara Bretton Pdf

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Revell
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493430444

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Come Back to Me (Waters of Time Book #1) by Jody Hedlund Pdf

The ultimate cure that could heal any disease? Crazy. That's exactly what research scientist Marian Creighton has always believed about her father's quest, even if it does stem from a desire to save her sister Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them. But when her father falls into a coma after drinking a vial of holy water believed to contain traces of residue from the Tree of Life, Marian must question all of her assumptions. He's left behind tantalizing clues that suggest he's crossed back in time. Insane. Until Marian tests his theories and finds herself in the Middle Ages during a dangerous peasant uprising. William Durham, a valiant knight comes to Marian's rescue and offers her protection . . . as his wife. The longer Marian stays in the past, the more she cares about William. Can she ever find her father and make it back to the present to heal her sister? And when the time comes to leave, will she want to? Bestselling author Jody Hedlund is your guide down the twisting waters of time to a volatile era of superstition, revolts, and chivalry in this suspenseful story.

Author : Shirlee Busbee
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614179207

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A Heart for the Taking (The Reluctant Brides Series, Book 1) by Shirlee Busbee Pdf

In Colonial Virginia, Chance Walker still blames his cousin Jonathan for his own wife's untimely death. So when Jonathan returns from England with the widowed Lady Fancy Merrivale, Chance sees an opportunity to strike back: he'll woo the beautiful Lady. But revenge turns bittersweet as Chance falls hopelessly in love with Fancy, and she with him, while a shadowy enemy intent on claiming Chance's family inheritance puts Fancy in his sights. REVIEWS: "One of the best romance writers of our time." ~Affaire de Coeur THE RELUCTANT BRIDES, in series order A Heart for the Taking Swear by Moonlight While Passion Sleeps THE SOUTHERN WOMEN, in series order The Tiger Lily Each Time We Love At Long Last Love a Dark Rider THE LOUISIANA LADIES, in series order Deceive Not My Heart Midnight Masquerade Love Be Mine

Author : Beverley Oakley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0645345164

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The Reluctant Bride by Beverley Oakley Pdf

Forced into marriage to legitimise her dead fiance's unborn child, Emily feels only resentment towards the noble soldier whose marriage proposal has saved her from destitution.She regards Major Angus McCartney's actions as opportunistic as she mourns her one true love, Jack.But Jack led a secret, double life, as Angus well knows.And Angus is not an opportunist. Too shy to declare himself, he has loved Emily from afar for five long years.With the loss of Jack's child cementing Emily's anger towards Angus, the quiet soldier longs to win her with action and honour - rather than by revealing Jack's secret.However, it's an explosive revelation from Emily's past that threatens to destroy the burgeoning feeling between noble Angus and his reluctant bride.A revelation that threatens their very lives.An intrigue-filled romance with espionage and action for readers who love marriage of convenience stories, and second chance love.

Author : Vanessa Vale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1795949058

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Their Reluctant Bride by Vanessa Vale Pdf

Emily Woodhouse is a penniless, homeless widow thanks to her recently deceased husband. His gambling ways have placed her in a desperate situation. Faced with working off his debt in the basest of ways, she chooses instead to accept Tyler and Xander's unconventional marriage proposal. She won't be marrying one man, but two. Tyler and Xander know instantly that Emily is the one for them. Not only does the widowed young woman rouse their protective natures, she knows of their customs regarding a two husband marriage. Despite the fact that Emily needs the safety they can offer, she isn't eager to remarry. She might be reluctant, but they will show her what it will be like with two men to cherish, protect and possess her. But the past catches up with them in the most dangerous of ways. Only in facing the past can they forge a future together. Bridgewater: Where ménage meets marriage. Book .5: Their Runaway Bride Book 1: Their Kidnapped Bride Book 2: Their Wayward Bride Book 3: Their Captivated Bride Book 4: Their Treasured Bride Book 5: Their Christmas Bride Book 6: Their Reluctant Bride Book 7: Their Stolen Bride Book 8: Their Brazen Bride Plus... Their Conquered Bride by Grace Goodwin and Vanessa Vale

Author : Jody Hedlund
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493429998

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A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys Book #1) by Jody Hedlund Pdf

Greta Nilsson's trip west to save her ailing little sister, Astrid, could not have gone more wrong. First, bandits hold up her stagecoach, stealing all her money. Then, upon arriving in Fairplay, Colorado, she learns the man she was betrothed to as a mail-order bride has died. Homeless, penniless, and jobless, Greta and her sister are worse off than when they started. Wyatt McQuaid is struggling to get his new ranch up and running and is in town to purchase cattle when the mayor proposes the most unlikely of bargains. He'll invest in a herd of cattle for Wyatt's ranch if Wyatt agrees to help the town become more respectable by marrying and starting a family. And the mayor, who has promised to try to help Greta, has just the candidate in mind for Wyatt to marry.

Author : Roseanna M. White
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493418619

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The Number of Love (The Codebreakers Book #1) by Roseanna M. White Pdf

Three years into the Great War, England's greatest asset is their intelligence network--field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren't enough. Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy who just won't give up. He's smitten quickly by the intelligent Margot, but how can he convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life's answers lie in the heart? Amid biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them but others they love, Margot and Drake will have to work together to save themselves from the very secrets that brought them together.