A reluctant bride / Jody Hedlund.
Material type: TextSeries: The bride ships ; #1 | Hedlund, Jody. Bride ships ; 1.Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Large print editionDescription: 521 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781432864873
- 1432864874
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Large Print Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Large Print Fiction | Hedlund, Jody | BR 1 | Available | 33111009370046 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A CBA Bestselling AuthorA Christy Award-Winning AuthorThe Bride ShipsMercy Wilkins lives in London's poorest slum, so when she's offered the opportunity to join a bride ship sailing to British Columbia, she agrees. The journey abroad -- and marriage to an unknown man -- is her only prospect for escaping a bleak future. Wealthy and titled Joseph Colville joins the ship's crew to escape the pain of losing his family. As the ship's surgeon, he's in charge of the passengers' welfare, including sixty brides-to-be. When Mercy becomes his assistant, the two fight against a forbidden love. Will they miss their chance at true love, or can they overcome the obstacles that threaten to keep them apart?
In 1862, Mercy escapes a bleak future in London and joins a bride ship. Wealthy and titled, Joseph becomes the ship's surgeon to avoid the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, they must fight against a forbidden love.
1862. After facing desperate heartache and loss in the London slums, Mercy agrees to join a bride ship, the Tynemouth. Wealthy and titled, Joseph takes to the sea as the ship's surgeon, hoping to escape the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant they must fight against a forbidden love. As hundreds of single men congregate along the shore of Vancouver Island, eager to claim a bride from the ship, will Mercy and Joseph miss their chance at love? -- adapted from back cover