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The Bartered Bride Collection 9 Complete Stories
445 pages
A heartwarming collection of historical romances where faith and unexpected love bloom from marriages of convenience.
What it feels like
This collection of nine historical stories offers a steady, heartwarming journey through the American West, focusing on the tender evolution of marriages of convenience. The mood is gentle and uplifting, steeped in the wholesome nostalgia of the Oregon Trail and frontier life. Readers will find an earnest, faith-filled tone that explores the apprehension of sudden vows transforming into genuine, deep-rooted love. The prose is accessible and clean, prioritizing emotional sincerity and spiritual growth over high-stakes drama. It is a perfect fit for readers who delight in sweet, Christian historical romance and the enduring appeal of mail-order brides finding their happily-ever-afters through trust, courage, and shared faith.
- Mood
- heartwarming
- gentle
- uplifting
- nostalgic
- Tone
- earnest
- hopeful
- wholesome
- romantic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriages of convenience · faith and trust · frontier life · unexpected love
- The writing
- Accessible and wholesome, focusing on emotional sincerity and historical flavor without explicit content.
- The arc
- Moves from the uncertainty and apprehension of sudden vows to the warm security of faith-filled, genuine love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love sweet, faith-based historical romances and the mail-order bride trope.
Content notes
- arranged marriage
- parental pressure
About the book
Joie De Vivre by Lynette Sowell Button String Bride by Cathy Marie Hake The Wedding Wagon by Cathy Marie Hake From Halter to Alter by Cathy Marie Hake From Carriage to Marriage by Janelle Burnham Schneider From Pride to Bride by JoAnne A. Grote From Alarming to Charming by Pamela Kaye Tracy A Vow Unbroke by Amy Rognlie Finishing Touches by Kelly Eileen Hake
Entering into marriage without love is not the dream of most brides, but nine women from days gone by commit to saying I do before they barely know their grooms. Four sisters travel in answer to an ad before even corresponding with potential husbands. Two women bend to the will of their parents in taking husbands. A widow commits to a stranger in name only. And two women on the Oregon Trail hitch their lives to men they ve just met. Amid the angst brought on by conveniently arranged marriage, can love be found and firmed by faith?
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