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    The Second Chance Brides Collection: Nine Historical Romances Offer New Hope for Love

    By Lauralee Bliss, Angela Breidenbach, Ramona K. Cecil and

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    Hope for Happy Endings Is Renewed in Nine Historical Romances
     
    Meet nine women from history spanning from 1776 to 1944 feel the sting of having lost out on love. Can their hope for experiencing romance again be renewed?

    Love in the Crossfire by Lauralee Bliss - Trenton, New Jersey, 1776
    Gretchen Hanson watched her beau go off to war and never return. She soon falls for an enemy scout who stumbles upon her farm. If Jake is discovered, it could mean death for them all. Will Gretchen let go of love or stand strong?
     
    Daughter of Orion by Ramona K. Cecil - New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1859
    Whaling widow, Matilda Daggett, vows to never again give her heart to a seaman. But when debt drives her to masquerade as a cabin boy on a whaling ship, a young harpooner threatens both her vow and her heart.
     
    The Substitute Husband and the Unexpected Bride by Pamela Griffin - Washington Territory, 1864
    Cecily McGiver, a mail-order bride, arrives in the rugged Washington Territory shocked to find herself without a husband—that is until Garrett, a widower, offers to take the position. Can the challenges that face them lead to love?
     
    The Prickly Pear Bride by Pam Hillman - Little Prickly Pear Creek, Montana Territory, 1884
    Shepherdess Evelyn Arnold left her intended at the altar so he could marry the woman he really loved. Dubbed Miss Prickly Pear, Evelyn is resigned to a loveless life and the ridicule of her neighbors. When Cole Rawlins sweeps her out of a raging river, she realizes even a prickly pear can find love.
     
    The Widow of St. Charles Avenue by Grace Hitchcock - New Orleans, 1895
    Colette Olivier, a young widow who married out of obligation, finds herself at the end of her mourning period and besieged with suitors out for her inheritance. With her pick of any man, she is drawn to an unlikely choice.
     
    Married by Mistake by Laura V. Hilton - Mackinac Island, 1902
    When a plan to pose for advertising goes awry, Thomas Hale and Bessie O’Hara find themselves legally married. Now Bessie and Thomas must decide whether to continue the charade or walk away. Either choice could ruin them if the truth gets out. 
     
    Fanned Embers by Angela Breidenbach - Bitterroot Mountains, Montana/Idaho border, 1910
    Stranded in the treacherous railroad camp after her husband’s murder, Juliana Hayes has no desire to marry a ruffian like Lukas Filips. Can she release prejudice to love again? Or will they even survive the fiery Pacific Northwest disaster to find out?
     
    From a Distance by Amber Stockton - Breckenridge, Colorado, 1925
    Financial Manager Trevor Fox sets out to find a lady to love him and not his money, then meets and falls for an average girl only to discover she’d deceived him to protect her heart after he unknowingly rejects her.
     
    What the Heart Sees by Liz Tolsma - Hartford, Wisconsin, 1944
    American Miriam Bradford is shocked to see Paul Albrecht, her summer fling from Germany in 1939, escorted into church as a POW. Can they rekindle their romance amid the overwhelming objections of almost everyone in town–including her father? 
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarbour Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781683222484
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    Lauralee Bliss

    Lauralee Bliss has published over twenty romance novels. She spent many happy summers on North Carolina’s Outer Banks where this series is set. It is an honor to bring to life the heroic deeds of the lifesaving stations' surfmen, who saved many from the dangerous seas. Lauralee makes her home in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband, Steve, and dogs Katie and Eve. Website: http://www.lauraleebliss.com

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    • 5/5
      Second Chance Brides is a delightful collection of nine historical romance stories, and they will be keeping you reading long into the night.Whether you have just a few minutes, or several hours to read, this book should fit the bill, you can quickly read one, or continue on to the next.These stories span decades, and not only do they provide a great time to get lost in; they offer many historical facts, which I loved. From on to the next they varied as to the time period, and kept my interest right to the end.I also found myself with a few chuckles, watch for the names of some of the characters.I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Barbour, and was not required to give a positive review.