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    Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection: Nine Stories of Poverty and Opulence During the Gilded Age
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    Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection: Nine Stories of Poverty and Opulence During the Gilded Age

    By Susanne Dietze, Michelle Griep, Anne Love and

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    Love Flourishes during America’s Gilded Age
     
    Journey along in nine historical romances with those whose lives are transformed by the opulence, growth, and great changes taking place in America’s Gilded Age. Nine couples meet during these exhilarating times and work to build a future together through fighting for social reform, celebrating new opportunities for leisure activities, taking advantage of economic growth and new inventions, and more. Watch as these romances develop and legacies of faith and love are formed.
     
    Union Pacific Princess by Jennifer Uhlarik - Cheyenne, Dakota Territory, 1867
    In the hell-on-wheels rail town of Cheyenne, grieving Boston socialite Dara Forsythe must choose between her estranged father; Connor, a bigwig with the Union Pacific Railroad; and Gage Wells, a former Confederate sharpshooter bent on derailing the Transcontinental Railroad’s progress.
     
    The Right Pitch by Susanne Dietze - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876
    Guarded industrialist Beck Emerson agrees to sponsor his sister’s all-female baseball team. But when pretty pitcher Winnie Myles throws a curveball that makes him team manager, it challenges his plan to play it safe in life and love.
     
    A Gift in Secret by Kathleen Y’Barbo - New Orleans, Louisiana, 1871
    May Bolen offers Sam Austin a marriage of convenience. He will get to run the company that drove his into bankruptcy, and she will be free from her father’s rule to travel the world. But when Sam meets May, he knows the offer is too good to be true—or convenient—when hearts become tangled.
     
    For Richer or Poorer by Natalie Monk - Newark, New Jersey, 1885
    In order to bring her starving family to New Jersey, Polish immigrant Marcella Lipski must marry wealth. So she takes Americanization lessons from the poor-but-mysterious cart driver teaching her English—and loses her heart in the process.
     
    A House of Secrets by Michelle Griep - St. Paul, MN 1890
    Ladies Aide Chairman, Amanda Carston resolves to clean up St. Paul’s ramshackle housing, starting with the worst of the worst: a “haunted” house that’s secretly owned by her beau—a home that’s his only means of helping brothel girls escape from the hands of the city’s most infamous madam.
     
    Win, Place, or Show by Erica Vetsch - New York City, 1890
    Beryl Valentine, a socialite with a passion for horses, finds herself falling in love with her riding instructor, a man her parents will never accept. Will she follow her parents’ wishes, or let Gard Kennedy ride away with her heart? 
     
    The Fisherman’s Nymph by Jaime Jo Wright - Flambeau River, Wisconsin, 1890
    The reclusive daughter of a fly-fisherman guide must read the waters for a wealthy gentleman’s sport and send him back where he belongs before he hooks her heart and takes her away from the river she was born to love.
     
    The Gardener’s Daughter by Anne Love - Bay View, Michigan, 1895
    When the nephew of a prestigious Chautauqua resort founder sets his eye on the new library assistant believing her an academy student, it will take more than reciting poetry for love to bloom when he learns she’s the humble gardener’s daughter.
     
    A Tale of Two Hearts by Gabrielle Meyer - Little Falls, Minnesota, June 1899
    Reputations and jobs are on the line when lady’s maid, Lucy Taylor, and neighboring footman, Elijah Boyer, compete against each other for a place of honor during the annual community appreciation event hosted by their wealthy employers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarbour Publishing
    Release dateJul 1, 2017
    ISBN9781683222651
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    Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection: Nine Stories of Poverty and Opulence During the Gilded Age
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    Susanne Dietze

    Susanne Dietze began writing love stories in high school, casting her friends in the starring roles. Today, she's the award-winning author of over a dozen historical romances who's seen her work on the ECPA and Publisher's Weekly Bestseller Lists for Inspirational Fiction. Married to a pastor and the mom of two, Susanne lives in California and enjoys fancy-schmancy tea parties and curling up on the couch with a costume drama. www.susannedietze.com.

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    • 4/5
      I do not read novellas too often, but when I do, I usually enjoy them. Collections of novellas especially prove to be a lot of fun because I can quickly read one before picking up something else or just binge them all in one go. Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection had me binging, and I loved it.In Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection, nine authors share stories of the Gilded Age. It is a time when relations between the rich and the poor are fraught with complications, and as these stories delve into the possibility of romance amidst these complications, love and faith shine in the most heartwarming of ways.For the historical-romance reader struggling to actually read right now, I definitely recommend this collection. The novellas are short, but oh so engaging and fun reads.I received a complimentary copy of this book and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this collection of novellas. The were mostly well-written and well-researched - some of the language was too modern but I'll file that under artistic freedom.


      Thank you to the publishers for providing an ARC of this book.