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A Reluctant Bride

Bride Ships, Book 1

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A Reluctant Bride

By: Jody Hedlund
Narrated by: Esther Wane
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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 60 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?

©2019 Jody Hedlund (P)2019 Tantor Christian Fiction Clean & Wholesome Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Heartfelt
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I enjoyed both the story (the main characters and secondary characters, and arc) and the performance of the narrator.

Enjoyable story

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This starts slow but warms up, is very romantic and has the push and pull they historical romances often do. It’s a throughly enjoyable listen for a light, predictable romance to warm the spirit.

A sweet love story

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it was enjoyable to listen too, a good book with a good storyline. I recommend this

Enjoyable

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I enjoyed listening to this book. It has an awesome storyline. I enjoyed the way it was written. I thought I was there I look forward to the next book in the series

Brilliant

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Very sappy, drawn out and predictable. I finished the book certainly it the worst but not gripping.

Predictable

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