The Reluctant Bridegroom

Posted on 23 April 2018 by Shannon Farrington

Conveniently Wed Marriage for any reason but love was once unthinkable to Maryland councilman Henry Nash But when an innocent encounter with a criminal puts Henry s reputation in jeopardy, he ll make any sacrifice to maintain custody of his orphaned nieces And an alliance with a powerful politician s daughter could secure the little girls futures As long as gentle Rebekah Van der Geld never hears the rumors surrounding her new groom.Refusing her father s choice of husband wasn t an option for dutiful Rebekah But Henry s kindness is a happy revelation, and she s quickly falling for his adorable nieces so she allows herself to hope this unconventional arrangement could become much But can it survive a shattering revelation that puts their new family in danger Download The Reluctant Bridegroom – kino-fada.fr Also posted HERE Not sure what is going on with this cover The book is set in the middle of the political world of Balti, not on a ranch This is the most original book I ve read in the Love Inspired Historical line One of the few to not be set in a colonial town out in the US west, I was really, happily surprised.Set in Balti, with the conflict revolving around the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, I really liked this take on divided loyalties and t Also posted HERE Not sure what is going on with this cover The book is set in the middle of the political world of Balti, not on a ranch This is the most original book I ve read in the Love Inspired Historical line One of the few to not be set in a colonial town out in the US west, I was really, happily surprised.Set in Balti, with the conflict revolving around the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, I really liked this take on divided loyalties and the upheaval of the war We have a heroine forced into marriage and a hero who comes from a family with conflicting allegiances.Author Shannon Farrington shows that there CAN be a lotvariety in these books.As it goes on, there re two things that didn t work so well for me One is to be expected the religion I thought the religious aspects were easy enough to skip over earlier on, but the way the characters faith is presented in the story becomes stronger and stronger as the bo...Love itThe Reluctant Bridegroom by Shannon Farrington is a Historical romance book Takes place in 1865 in Maryland Henry Nash is a councilman raising his sisters two orphaned girls Ages 4 and 3 months He gave a man a ride to the train station, not knowing later he would be the man that killed a president They were arresting anyone who had contact with this man Henry was afraid they would not believe him He then asked Rebekah Van der Geld to marry him Her father was running for Governor and he w The Reluctant Bridegroom by Shannon Farring...This book really touched me, since it was about two people who had been abused emotionally and in Rebekah s case physically too, by their parents, yet who manage to come together and learn how to be true partners and love each other despite the scars of the past.It also brings up a period in history where things were uncertain and chaotic in America and Lincoln had been shot and people were under suspicion for his death by association with Booth The history as well as the characters and story w This book really touched me, since it was about two people who had been abused emotionally and in Rebekah s case physically too, by their parents, yet who manage to come together and learn how to be true partners and love ...I knew I wouldn t be able to put this book down after only the first few pages A beautiful and intriguing story about learning to find love and trust and putting your past behind you I will be reading it again3.5Rebekah has spent her life trying to please her father, but failing miserably every time She s learned to not speak, not express her opinions, and obey immediately Now her father is aligning himself with a opposing politician by forcing her to marry the man s son Rebekah knows she has no choice, but prays for a good man Henry has no intention of following his father s orders to marry this unknown woman But when an innocent act puts him and the nieces in his care into jeopardy, he realizes t Rebekah has spent her life trying to please her father, but failing miserably every time She s learned to not speak, not express her opinions, and obey immediately Now her father is aligning himself with a opposing politician by forcing her to marry the man s son Rebekah knows she has no choice, but prays for a good man Henry has no intention of following his father s orders to marry this unknown woman But when an innocent act puts him and the nieces in his care into jeopardy, he realizes that by marrying Rebekah he might have a chance of keeping everyone safe Both realize that this isn t a loving union, but have hopes of a decent marriage There were several pros and a couple of cons I ll get the negatives out of the way first The background of the cover, while pretty, has nothing to do with the book Clearly an oversight of the publishing company The female...Can an arranged, political marriage turn out to be a blessing from God In war torn Balti, the emotions are high, everyone still in the survival mode, even though the war had declared ended, the battles are ongoing on the emotional and political level Rebekah has grown up in a loveless home, with no affection, but harsh punishments She is struggling not to see her husband the same as her father It seems that the events make it impossible for her to trust Henry, fear and resentment uppermos Can an arranged, political marriage turn out to be a blessing from God In war torn Balti, the emotions are high, everyone still in the survival mode, even though the war had declared ended, the battles are ongoing on the emotional and political level Rebekah has grown up in a loveless home, with no affection, but harsh punishments She is struggling not to see her husband the same as her father It seems that the events make it impossible for her to trust Henry, fear and resentment uppermost in her mind Henry admires his new wife, even finds her attractive But it does take drastic measures, before Henry and Rebekah learn to communicate, to hear each other, instead of fear the possible consequ...I feel like this is a poor title for the book, because the bride seemedreluctant than the bridegroom The cover is also misleading, seeing as the whole thing takes place in Balti during Lincoln s presidency, and Balti was definitely not a prairie.This whole story FASCINATED me The attention to the hist...I thought it was clever how fictional Henry s small brush with real life history pushed him into an arranged marriage, it made the standard arranged marriage plot just a little bit different and a little bit suspenseful, too, since you can t be sure if he ll be believed if the truth comes out or if he ll struggle to prove his innocence.Someone Henry definitely has to prove himself to is his bride, Rebekah Her self esteem and her trust are in ruins thanks to her father, she s tremendously...

23 April 2018

Shannon Farrington