Amelia has been living in an unhappy marriage for a long time when she learns that she is finally pregnant. She hopes that her husband will be happy, but with the two of them living in a very poor area of town and just barely surviving, having another mouth to feed is going to make things even more difficult. But much to her horror, she soon learns that her husband has been killed. Now she has no husband, no money for rent, and no way to earn a living on her own. And in about seven months she’ll be having a baby. So she winds up doing the only thing she can… she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride to accompany a man looking to start a family on a wagon train to California.
If you have read any of Ms. Linnington’s other books, then you are likely aware of the pattern for her mail order bride stories, with a little variation in each of them here in there. This one follows much the same pattern, making it a quick and easy read. But it is still a nice, relaxing way to spend a stress free day, for we know that whatever difficulties that Amelia and Ben will face, in the end, everything will come together for them somehow.
Now you may think that my review is a bit short and light on the details, but that is deliberate. As I mentioned, it is likely that you are already familiar with the pattern that most mail-order bride stories follow. But I always enjoy reading them nonetheless. There is something comforting in knowing that no matter what trials and tribulations one might face, that everything will turn out okay in the end. And that is one of the things that I enjoy the most about Ms. Linnington’s books.
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