Love
for a child brings them together, but is it enough to keep them together?
A Bride at Last is the third
book in the Unexpected Brides series. It
is about Silas Jonesey, a homesteader in the 1880s who was given up by his
mother, then abandoned by his wife Lucinda.
On her deathbed, Lucinda asks him to come to her, but he arrives after
her passing. That is when he learns that
he has a son, Anthony. Anthony is being
cared for by his teacher, Kate Dawson.
As they contend with each other for custody of Anthony, Richard
Fitzgerald shows up at Lucinda’s funeral, claiming that Anthony is his son.
Silas’
and Kate’s days are filled with time together because of Anthony. Each is attracted to the other, but their
troubled pasts and their commitments to their livelihoods threaten to keep them
apart.
This
book is filled with many plot twists, and I enjoyed it very much. I wish that I had read the previous books in
the series, because I didn’t know if references to their pasts were from
previous books, or part of the current story.
I
admired how the main characters were committed to doing what was right, first
for Anthony, then for each other. Near
the end of the book, Kate’s thoughts were, “If Silas was trying to be a better
man, she’d work to become a better woman.”
Those
who enjoy historical, especially “prairie” fiction will certainly enjoy this
book.
I
received a copy of this book from the publisher, Bethany House, in exchange for
my honest review, which I have given.
About the author:
Much
to her introverted self’s delight, Melissa Jagears hardly needs to leave her
home to be an elementary home school teacher, day-care provider, church
financial secretary, and historical romance novelist. She doesn’t have to leave her house to be a
housekeeper either, but she’s doubtful she meets the minimum qualifications to
claim to be one in her official bio. Her
passion is to help Christian believers mature in their faith and judge
rightly. Find her online at www.melissajagears.com, Facebook,
Pinterest, and Goodreads.