What is a woman of the 1800s to do when she feels powerless to choose her own spouse and marry for love–run! Amy’s home is at stake if she doesn’t marry her neighbor. Delia’s father wants her to marry into a political family. Georgiana is posing as a wealthy man’s wife in order to hide from her groom. Callie is fleeing one wedding and racing to marry a stranger. Emily flees her wedding with the … flees her wedding with the help of a mysterious coachman. Josey’s best friend leaves a letter proposing marriage unanswered in order to elope. Bernadine becomes the ward and pawn of her evil uncle. Where will each turn when they have only God to trust?
Seven women facing the marriage altar make the decision to flee, but who can they now trust?
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This was a very unique set of stories filled with lots of different twists and turns. A very diverse group of characters, that give everyone someone they can relate to. All of the books were fun stories, I do wish they were longer so we could get to know the characters more but they were still good 🙂 Plus I found a couple new authors I like.
I volunteered to read this book from Barbour Publishing in exchange for my honest feedback, the thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own,
Seven Short Stories 4.6* – These are not full length novels but are complete in themselves, they are very clean (not even a kiss is allowed in two of the stories).
From This Day Forward by Rita Gerlach 4* – set just after the end of the Civil War. Amy unexpectedly meets again the only man to have peaked her interest from before the War but he didn’t fight on the side she expected. Can they have a future?
Legacy of Love by Terri J. Haynes 4* – It is not until the day of her wedding to another man that Delia realises she is in love with her friend Josiah. Talk about leaving things to the last minute!
The Elusive Heiress by Noelle Marchand 4.5* – Georgiana goes on the run rather than be married for her dowry, she hopes if she can stay ahead of her father for seven months when she will become 21, she can then live on the inheritance from her grandmother. Whilst in the city of Denver she discovers God and that a business acquaintance of her father is more interesting than he had seemed in the past. A good read.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Vickie McDonough 4.5* – To escape an arranged marriage, Callie chooses to be a mail order bride however on arrival in Texas she finds her bridegroom has up and married another woman. So instead she agrees to look after a mute 5 year old girl, with a view to marrying the girl’s father after a two week period. Then her original bridegroom returns and wants her back!
The Groom She Thought She’d Left Behind by Darlene Panzera 5* – Emily has second thoughts about marrying a man she has never met and flees from her wedding – only she doesn’t realise that the man who helps her escape is actually her bridegroom. A lovely sweet and romantic story. My favourite in this collection.
The Flyaway Bride by Jenness Walker 5* – A series of missed meetings and misunderstandings dog the romance of Josey and Everett. A highly entertaining story.
The Irish Bride by Renee Yancy 5* – Fleeing from the horrors of the potato famine, and the injustices committed by her dead father; Deanie travels to Boston where her uncle plots to steal her inheritance. Loved the inclusion into the story of P.T. Barnum and General Tom Thumb.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.