
"This excellent series launch will leave fans eager for the next entry." -Publishers Weekly starred review The Bride Ships Series Book 1: A Reluctant Bride Book 2: The Runaway Bride Book 3: A Bride of Convenience Book 4: Almost a Bride Other books by Jody Hedlund: The Orphan Train Series Prequel Novella: An Awakened Heart Book 1: With You Always Book 2: Together Forever Book 3: Searching for You The Beacons of Hope Series Prequel Novella: Out of the Storm Book 1: Love Unexpected Book 2: Hearts Made Whole Book 3: Undaunted Hope Book 4: Forever Safe Book 5: Never Forget The Michigan Brides Collection Unending Devotion A Noble Groom Captured by Love The Hearts of Faith Collection The Preacher’s Bride The Doctor’s Lady Rebellious Heart Historical Luther and Katharina Newton and Polly For a complete list of Jody's novels, visit her Amazon page or website - jodyhedlund. A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships, 1), The Runaway Bride (The Bride Ships, 2), A Bride of Convenience (The Bride Ships, 3), and Almost a Bride (The. In the midst of peril, the past rises up to haunt them both, and Zeke realizes the fight for Kate’s affection may be his biggest challenge yet. When Zeke begins receiving anonymous threats, he unwittingly puts them both in grave danger.

But as much as Kate admires Zeke, she’s resolved not to marry someone who doesn’t share her faith.

The more he renews her friendship, the more he wants to win her for himself. At Kate’s arrival, he takes it upon himself to protect his childhood friend from the men clamoring to court her. As the prosperous owner of a gold mine, Zeke Hart has everything he’s ever wanted except for a wife. After traveling to the remote mining town of Williamsville to marry her newest fiancé, she finds herself single again. With countless men waiting to snag a bride, Kate has no trouble getting engaged. Longing to find true love, Kate Millington arrives in British Columbia on a bride ship. She now finds herself trapped by the circumstances of war and poverty and the cruelty of her guardian, Ebenezer Whiley.Īs tensions mount and the violence rages on, Pierre and Angelique must decide where their loyalties rest and how much they'll risk for love.**NOTE: Almost a Bride is Book 4 in the Bride Ships series but can be read as a standalone novel. Torn between the adventurous life of fur trading and guilt over neglecting his defenseless mother, Pierre is drawn deeper into the fight against the British - and into a relationship with Angelique MacKenzie, a childhood friend who's grown into a beautiful woman. Pierre Durant is a fur trader who returns after being away from the island for years, only to find the family farm a shambles and those he cares about starving and at the mercy of British invaders. The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island and its fort, forcing the Americans to swear an oath of loyalty to the crown in order to retain their land.

A voyageur and a young woman swept up in a time of upheaval and danger discover firsthand the high price of freedom.
