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The Runaway bride / Jody Hedlund.

Hedlund, Jody, (author.).

Summary:

Wealthy Arabella Lawrence flees to British Columbia on a bride ship still wearing the scars of past mistakes. One of the few single women in the boomtown, she immediately has suitors, but she is determined not to find herself trapped again by a poor choice. Vying for her hand are two very different men. Lieutenant Richard Drummond is a gentleman in the Navy and is held in high esteem. Peter Kelly is the town's baker and has worked hard to build a thriving business. He and Drummond not only compete for Arabella's affections, but clash over their views of how the natives should be treated in the midst of a smallpox outbreak. As Arabella begins to overcome her fears, she discovers someone in dire need--a starving girl abandoned by her tribe. Intent on helping the girl, Arabella leans on Peter's advice and guidance. Will she have the wisdom to make the right decision or will seeking what's right cost both her and Peter everything?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780764232961
  • ISBN: 0764232967
  • ISBN: 9780764235535
  • ISBN: 0764235532
  • Physical Description: 371 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Bloomington, Minnesota : Bethany House Publishers, 2020.
Subject: Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Mail order brides > Fiction.
British > Canada > Fiction.
Bakers > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Vancouver Island (B.C.) > Fiction.
Canada > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Religious fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 29 of 33 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Polk County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 33 total copies.
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Summary: Wealthy Arabella Lawrence flees to British Columbia on a bride ship still wearing the scars of past mistakes. One of the few single women in the boomtown, she immediately has suitors, but she is determined not to find herself trapped again by a poor choice. Vying for her hand are two very different men. Lieutenant Richard Drummond is a gentleman in the Navy and is held in high esteem. Peter Kelly is the town's baker and has worked hard to build a thriving business. He and Drummond not only compete for Arabella's affections, but clash over their views of how the natives should be treated in the midst of a smallpox outbreak. As Arabella begins to overcome her fears, she discovers someone in dire need--a starving girl abandoned by her tribe. Intent on helping the girl, Arabella leans on Peter's advice and guidance. Will she have the wisdom to make the right decision or will seeking what's right cost both her and Peter everything?

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