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A Bride Most Begrudging

by Deeanne Gist (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 5,510 ratings · 588 reviews

Any ship arriving from England means, good news for Virginia colony farmers. The "tobacco brides" would be on board—eligible women seeking a better life in America, bartered for with barrels of tobacco from the fields.

Drew O'Connor isn't stirred by news of a ship full of brides. Still broken-hearted from the loss of his beloved, he only wants a maid to tend his house and c...more

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Published July 1st 2005 by Bethany House Publishers (first published January 1st 2005)

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Jan 25, 2013 Kathleen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, christian-historical-fiction

This book intrigued me because it sounds a lot like To Have and to Hold: A Tale of Providence and Perseverance in Colonial Jamestown. The basic plot does has a lot of similarities, but they are still very different.

I tried to like this book, but it was hard to take it seriously. 2 1/2 stars.

Here are some of my thoughts while reading:

Lady Constance calls herself "Lady Morrow" at one point. Why can't Christian historical fiction authors do basic research on proper titles and forms of address!

"Lift...more

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Jan 03, 2009 Kristin rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a book club selection...a book that I had heard about over and over again. In a few words it is clean historical romantic fiction. A gripper and a page turner it is not. Just a nice easy read.

The story is about Lady Constance Morrow who has gone to say farewell to her uncle who has been accused of a crime and is being sent to the colonies from England as an indentured servant as his punishment. Lady Constance is kidnapped, sent to the colonies, and sold to a tobacco farmer wanting to pu...more

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Aug 07, 2008 Pam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, virgina

08/05/08
TITLE/AUTHOR: A BRIDE MOST BEGRUDGING by Deeanne Gist
RATING: currently reading
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Inspirational Fiction/2005/347 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand Alone
TIME/PLACE: 1643/UK & Virginia
CHARACTERS: Lady Constance Morrow/daughter of an Earl; Drew O'Connor/tobacco farmer
FIRST LINES: "Saints above, girl. what are you Doing here?" the shackled man hissed.

COMMENTS: 07/29/08 rec via bookmooch. In the mid 1600's men were spared imprisonment in the UK and given 7 yaeas indentu...more

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Feb 09, 2009 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a great romance. The whole book makes your even your toes tickle, but it is completely clean! The romance is the best kind, it is in the conversation and in their actions.

I have read other Christian romances that laid the whole religion thing on way to thick, but this was just about the way they lived and what they thought--no preaching.

I didn't really like the first chapter--it was too fast and the second (or third?) was too slow (the marriage scene) but the rest was paced very nicely...more

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Apr 06, 2009 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book has you hooked at the beginning, slows down a little in the middle, but the end is exciting. Definately worth the read. In fact I find myself thinking about what life would have been like in early Jamestown...

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Jun 29, 2010 Inspired Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

I picked this up not realizing it was a Christian Romance novel. Not that that is a bad thing - I've read many good Christian books, I just wasn't expecting it.
As far as Christian Romance goes this is among the better ones. Not too preachy, a great story, lots of fun exchanges between characters. Overall it was a good clean historical fiction romance novel that I would recommend. I will read more by Deeanne Gist.
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Oct 19, 2012 Kacey rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's been a while since I've read Christian fiction. However, I found this book at a good price and decided to get into it again.

The historical aspect of this novel was very good. I love history and love reading about it, so I appreciate the author giving me a feel for the time period. Some of the historical details are a struggle for a modern woman to read about, but I continued to remind myself that the author was staying true to the period.

I also enjoyed the romantic aspect of the story. The...more

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Oct 18, 2012 Etty rated it 3 of 5 stars

Tipikal novel HR kristen yang pastinya diselipin ayat alkitab dan ceritanya "aman" tidak ada kegiatan yang eksplisit diungkapkan sama sekali.
Cerita DG kali ini unik soalnya kedua tokoh utamanya sama2 pinter matematika jadi masing2 saling adu puzzle matematika disaat2 tertentu. Adegan yang paling aku inget adalah Constance yang seorang putri Earl yang tidak pernah bekerja lucu sekali saat dia harus disuruh mengambil telur di kandang oleh Drew, mungkin saking sopannya seorang bangsawan, Connie mal...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Christopher rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review was originally posted on The Historical Romance Critic.

A Bride Most Begrudging is both a Christian romance (which I was expecting) and a fairly dark read (which I was not expecting). It was rather fun to see a noblewoman trying to adapt to working as a common colonial woman, but the writer definitely wanted to illustrate the harsh conditions of those times. The heroine foolishly gets on the ship to say goodbye to her uncle, and is locked up in shackles like the other prisoners. She s...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've been having a good run of luck with Christian Fiction lately, which makes me glad that I didn't give up on the genre entirely as I had been thinking of doing. Gist's debut novel is entertaining and fast-paced, in short, I couldn't put it down.

Being a debut novel, it is certainly not without flaws, but they did not detract from the story too much. While generally a well-written book, there were times when the language felt forced--as if Gist realized she needed to make sure the characters we...more

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May 21, 2012 Mandi Ellsworth added it

I understand this was Ms. Gist's first book and for that, it's impressive. I enjoyed her way of keeping the sexual tension without getting too intimate. I enjoyed the story. Several things included in this book were new to me about American History and I always like learning something new when I read novels. It makes it feel like fun, instead of learning. (Not that learning isn't fun, of course.)

In this story, a 15th century Earl's daughter is kidnapped and taken to the new colony in America, Vi...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Andrew Hildreth rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is an awesome book! I must be reading these in the right order, because this is my 3rd Gist book, and they have all gotten progressively better. It took me a while to get used to the terminology, the way the characters spoke, and especially they way they treated certain people. But once I saw the true personalities of certain characters, I adapted easily. It also took me a while to get into the story, but once I got about 1/3 of the way through, it was very hard to put down (I lost many hou...more

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May 27, 2011 Helen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'd call this a very mediocre book. The premise is quite intriguing by itself. I had never heard of "tobacco brides," the minor female felons of England sent to colonial America for purchase as wives, at the champion price of 120 pounds of tobacco. The dialog was quite entertaining, probably the book's greatest strength. It was rife with snappy comebacks and double meanings. I also enjoyed making the acquaintance of the central character, Constance. A freckled redhead with attitude and a head fo...more I'd call this a very mediocre book. The premise is quite intriguing by itself. I had never heard of "tobacco brides," the minor female felons of England sent to colonial America for purchase as wives, at the champion price of 120 pounds of tobacco. The dialog was quite entertaining, probably the book's greatest strength. It was rife with snappy comebacks and double meanings. I also enjoyed making the acquaintance of the central character, Constance. A freckled redhead with attitude and a head for figures, she kept things interesting when the plot was flagging.

And now we come to the myriad negatives. The plot was uninspired, driven solely by the main character's refusal to admit their own feelings for each other. I understand this is expected in romance novels, and certainly 'twould be forgivable, save that the feelings developed preternaturally quickly. Drew (the male lead) and Constance were mooning over each other by the end of the first chapter, and continued thus for six months (though, due to unpleasant circumstances, they were married this entire time) before admitting this. Then, of course, within days they were back to mistrusting themselves and each other. They say love is blind, but I do not think it is so entirely idiotic as the romance novelists would make it out to be. Once more, this is expected from this genre. It would be so pleasant if for once an author did not go with convention, and did something entirely different, but this was not to be. The plot was entirely formulaic, and thus less than gripping. Even when characters were in mortal peril, it was so predictable one could scarcely care. As such, the "plot twists" promised are hardly twists, and thus the story plods heavily, slogging through a sea of treacle, rooster feathers, and tobacco leaves. My other objection is the careless treatment of minor characters. Gist introduces a number of lesser characters, all of whom could add greatly to the plot and overall worth of the book, gives them a scant background, and then lets them fall, shriveled and underdeveloped, by the wayside. **SPOILER ALERT (if you can all it that, when the plot is so predictable)** The servant girl whose abusive husband killed her two children before being press-ganged into naval service? The fellow (Josh, Drew's brother) who falls in love with her, though he is already betrothed to another, a wretched snake of a woman who sleeps around without his knowledge? We get nary a peek into either of their minds. The fellow spends nearly the entire book absent in England, doing all sorts of interesting things, I'm sure, but we never spend so much as a chapter at his side. The servant remains in the background, as the shadow doing all the real housework whilst Constance stumbles around being incompetent. For a brief few pages towards the end of the book, there is a promising moment of tension between she and Josh, but their romance remains undeveloped and her own feelings unexplained. It seems that the author could think of nothing to do with her, for she abruptly kills her off in the penultimate chapter, I believe. **SPOILER ALERT ENDS** There are quite a few more examples I could cite here; these two were just the most irksome.

As a side note, this is supposed to be a Christian romance. All the main characters are indeed Christians, and there are plenty of short prayers offered, but it rarely has that preachy feel that most non-Christians (and Christians) dislike.

So, taking into account the above, what do you have? A shallow novel with little to hold one's interest; a book suitable for a single reading when one desires something light and short; a story with the requisite tingling kisses and eyes "darkened with desire"; and little more. (less)

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Dec 28, 2010 Elise Wilson rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is my first book by Deeanne Gist, and if others are as good, I certainly look forward to reading them. You no doubt have already read the synopsis, so I will just share with you what I most liked about this book. First, it is well-written, with a tone that is both serious and humorous at times. I love the combination of colonial history, inspiration and romance that is told through the developing relationship (and love story) between Drew and Constance.

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Mar 05, 2010 Leslie Grady rated it 4 of 5 stars

In the days of Colonial America in Jamestown, Virginia women were a rarity. With rampant disease, an unforgiving land, and natives on the verge of attack, courtship and love take a backseat to simply surviving. Enter Lady Constance Morrow, the daughter of an Earl who has been kidnapped and transported to the colonies to be sold to the highest bidder as a tobacco bride. Won in a hand of cards on the day of her arrival in the New World, Constance is quickly married to the handsome Drew who promise...more

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Feb 25, 2010 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Lady Constance Morrow is a feisty redhead who is brought to America against her will. She is educated with above-average mathematical skills, rare even for London society, but unheard of in the Virginia Colonies. Soon after she arrives, she is forced into marriage with a tobacco farmer, Drew O’Connor, who bought her to be a household maid and not a wife.

The premise of the story is very interesting and caught my attention, however, I had some difficulty with the first half of the book. The main...more Lady Constance Morrow is a feisty redhead who is brought to America against her will. She is educated with above-average mathematical skills, rare even for London society, but unheard of in the Virginia Colonies. Soon after she arrives, she is forced into marriage with a tobacco farmer, Drew O’Connor, who bought her to be a household maid and not a wife.

The premise of the story is very interesting and caught my attention, however, I had some difficulty with the first half of the book. The main character’s reaction to her whole bleak situation seems a little unrealistic and her adjustment too quick. After all, she is the daughter of an earl who is kidnapped as a felon and sold as a tobacco bride. She is humiliated and starved for 2 months at sea (while her beloved uncle dies on the same ship), and then married off to a farmer who lives together with his brother, sister and grandmother in a one-room isolated cottage with a dirt floor, no privy, and no privacy. She must now learn to cook, milk the goat, lug and wash the dishes at the creek, weed the garden, etc. It was hard for me to believe she would accept her situation so readily, when not a few months earlier she was living in luxury with servants at her beck and call.

What’s more, her behavior is at times childish and unladylike and more reflective of a young adult in the 21st century than a noble lady of the 17th. I enjoyed the second half better as the action picked up, romantic tension built up and both hers and Drew’s past is revealed, and I was able to feel closer to the characters, to understand them better. It’s strange but the second half of the book read differently from the first. The characters were more vivid, their speech and expressions different.

Mary proved to be a remarkable character but I couldn’t quite figure out the inappropriate behavior of Josh (Drew’s brother) toward her. I also couldn’t figure out the status of Drew’s family. When something is revealed about his grandmother at the end of the book, I wondered why the author did not develop the relationship between Constance and the grandmother better.

From a writer’s perspective, the author did an excellent job of portraying life in the Colonies and blending fiction with actual historical events. The story also came to a satisfying conclusion. This book is a Christian fiction with many references to Biblical passages. I did not mind this except when reference was made that it was God’s will to take children who died, which was a stark reality in the Colonies. I do not believe God takes children away from their parents.

All in all, this was an entertaining clean read, and fans of historical romance will not be disappointed.

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Aug 24, 2009 Kathryn rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. fabulous book! Had just the right amount of humor, love, excitment and history rolling into one. Constance is the daughter of an Earl, but when she goes to bid her felon uncle farewell to the America's, she's kidnapped and taken too as one of the tobacco brides, but for a higher price.She is sold, bought and paid for by one dispicable man and then won again by another in a card game. The problem is that Drew can only have one wife and he has two and doesn't want to marry either. He's had love an...more

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Apr 27, 2009 Demere rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm almost ashamed to admit that I read this entire book. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I really kind of enjoyed it. (Did I admit to that?) It is a "historical fiction/christian romance" (which I did not even know had its own genre) about a noble lady that ends up as a "tobacco bride" in colonial Virginia. She is married to a tobacco farmer against her will, but it is a "marriage" in name only until they fall in and out of love repeatedly. It is "clean" I suppose, but I really can't...more

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Jan 18, 2010 Misty Alger rated it 2 of 5 stars

Where to start?

I was so annoyed by this book. It's touted as a historical Christian Romance. I heard many times how "clean" it was. Eh? Sure the nitty gritty details were skipped but the theme of the entire first half of the book was sex. They both wanted it and it was all leading up to their "wedding night" which happened 6 months after they were married. They finally get around to it and then everyone gets all angsty again because they end up abstaining for another 5 or 6 months while they mak...more Where to start?

I was so annoyed by this book. It's touted as a historical Christian Romance. I heard many times how "clean" it was. Eh? Sure the nitty gritty details were skipped but the theme of the entire first half of the book was sex. They both wanted it and it was all leading up to their "wedding night" which happened 6 months after they were married. They finally get around to it and then everyone gets all angsty again because they end up abstaining for another 5 or 6 months while they make assumptions about each others feelings and avoid each other and don't communicate.

Drew is a total jerk. But then he transitions to this nice guy on occasion. But not in a natural way. Total personality disorder going on. lol. Josh isn't much better. They don't seem to know how to examine and express their feelings in a healthy way.

The LANGUAGE. Holy cow. I don't mean bad words. It was just annoying. The author was going back and forth between using current American English full of contractions and common phrases of today with the language of early American colonists. I would just get used to talking like an early colonist in my head when she'd switch back to "normal" writing. I suppose I could excuse it a little if the narration was one way and the communication between characters another way but she just randomly switched it up. I got so annoyed that I googled the history of contractions and found out that only the "not" contraction was speculated to be used then and very rarely at that. It wasn't present in written word of the time until about 30 years after the book was set.

She didn't use the King James Version of the Bible for her biblical quotes. She apologizes for that in the authors notes but that doesn't change the fact that it messes up the authenticity of the book. Who cares if the author likes the modern language version better. It's wrong for the times and doesn't fit with her book.

The math. I skipped all that. It didn't have anything to do with the story and it didn't make Constance appear intelligent to me. I get that it's her passion and that's fine but making it an integral part of the book and the interaction between Drew and Constance was annoying to me.

ok...good things. I was interested in the whole tobacco bride thing and would have liked more information on that. I also liked learning about life for the early colonists. In the end I was invested enough to finish the book, even through my annoyances and eye rolls so it earns a star for that.

I won't read any more of her books though.(less)

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Jan 24, 2012 Luckngrace rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, seafaring, adventure

American pioneer stories are some of my favorites. We see the English lady being shanghaied to the colonies to provide a wife for a backwoodsman who, himself, is forced by puritanical rules to settle the land and multiply. Life expectancy was extremely short in 1644 no matter where one lived, but especially in the wilds of Indian country.

There were a few Bible verses to help support the characters and move the story along. I wasn't bored once with the 347 pages, but did find it incredible that a...more

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Jul 05, 2011 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-and-reviewed

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May 20, 2010 Treasa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fiction, chick-lit, christian, historical-fiction, romance

For some reason I am a complete sucker for the basic plot line that is used in this book. I have read other books with the same plot, and I always enjoy them even when they are really nothing extraordinary. Basic plot: man and woman are forced to marry; eventually they fall in love. Simple plot, really. But I never get tired of reading it in all its variations. And this book was no exception.

In this book the woman is Constance, a high-born lady from England who unwillingly ends up on a boat that...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Karoline rated it 2 of 5 stars

Where do I start with this book?? The plot was OK, but I don't think this author has ever written a historical fiction novel ever before. The dialogue was inconsistent (going back and forth between modern-day English and an attempt at sounding like the characters are from the 17th century). Her word choices were silly ("cleanse the dishes, haste, posthaste!"). She also obviously didn't have a full understanding of the culture of the time (claiming the main character doesn't partake in "spirits"...more

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Jun 17, 2012 ChrisGA rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lots of angst and miscommunication wrapped around a sweet love story-(those leaf letters were endearing). A kidnapped aristocratic woman forced into a farce of a marriage as a tobacco bride to a surly though honorable tobacco farmer. Much humor in her attempts to learn to do colonial woman’s chores and the banter between Constance and Drew.

I found Drew hard to understand sometimes- like when he blew up about Connie teaching Sally and refused to allow her to be educated yet played math games wit...more

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Jan 19, 2009 Helen Fagerburg rated it 4 of 5 stars

I first read "The Measure of a Lady" by the same author and enjoyed it, so I decided to read this one also. It was the first book written by the author, though the two books are unrelated other than both being historical romances. I thought this one flowed a bit better than her second book. She did mention in the intro to the second one that she had only a year to write it, after having spent three years on her first book ("A Bride Most Begrudging"), so perhaps that's why. Besides being enjoyabl...more

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May 21, 2010 Jen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Marketed as a christian historical fiction book. I'm thinking this should be interesting because a lot of the historical fiction I end up seeing gets so crazy-racy that my friends and I all tease each other for the books we're embarrassed to admit we enjoyed ... So I figure I'll give this one a 'go'.

The premise is really interesting about tobacco brides and the 'shortage' of women at that time with the focus on our main character, a kidnapped girl shipped off overseas. The short version of my r...more

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Oct 30, 2008 Trisha rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: good-book-club-books

I read this book for Book Club and I thought it was ok, except for a few things. It just kept going and going, one crazy crisis after another. Plus sometimes the main characters seemed dense to me. I just felt like I was on a roller coaster of problems the whole time, instead of really concentrating on developing characters the author developed multiple plot lines so by the end I just felt tired.

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Sep 02, 2012 Naomi rated it 1 of 5 stars

This was one of the worst books i have ever read. To be perfectly honest i didn't finish it. It was so awful that i couldn't continue, so i don't know if it had a fantastic ending or not. I suppose it's possible that everything ends well, but that's unlikely.
My biggest problem with this book was the main guy. I have never met or heard of a man worse than this. He was the epitome of chauvinistic selfishness. I kept expecting him to shape up and grow a conscience, but he never does (at least not a...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Bette rated it 3 of 5 stars

A Bride Most Begrudging is a historical/fiction book. The history, though accurate, is from the 1700's but is set in the 1600's. Lady Constance Morrow is kidnapped from England and sent to America to be sold as a "tobacco bride". Most of the women of that era were convicted felons and were sent to America and sold as an indentured servants or as a brides to help on the tobacco farms.
This story deals with the hardships of farming during that period. It is also a love story which is sweet.
I wasn...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Chelsea B rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, christian

I basically got what I expected to get out of this story, which was an easy read, a cheesy, but sweet romance and some relatively interesting plot twists. There were some heart-wrenching moments and it was interesting to learn a bit more about the tobacco brides. While it wasn't a great story, it wasn't a bad one either.

The setting and the world Gist painted for the reader were spot on, but I felt like the characters were lacking. It was hard to warm up to Constance (her fascination with math di...more I basically got what I expected to get out of this story, which was an easy read, a cheesy, but sweet romance and some relatively interesting plot twists. There were some heart-wrenching moments and it was interesting to learn a bit more about the tobacco brides. While it wasn't a great story, it wasn't a bad one either.

The setting and the world Gist painted for the reader were spot on, but I felt like the characters were lacking. It was hard to warm up to Constance (her fascination with math didn't help), and I'm not sure I ever really liked Drew. He seemed to hop around from being a nice guy to a jerk a little too much for my liking and his mood swings left me confused. I was also disappointed that Mary wasn't developed more. Instead, it felt like she was just there as a placeholder, and it was odd that her and Constance didn't have much friendly interaction although they were very close on the ship. Mary's story was interesting and sad, and I really wanted to connect to her, but I feel like there was never enough there for me to do so. Overall, I feel like she was just sort of there the entire book and was (literally) dumped off at the end without much thought.

I also had some problems with the dialogue. It felt a little too forced for my liking. I'm no expert in 1600s vernacular, but sometimes I found myself thinking the way they spoke was too modern, and it distracted me from the story.

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to compare this to Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers which is the only other Christian romance I've read. I was excited to read another Christian romance, but this does not even come close to Redeeming Love. While I was expecting the mix of faith and romance in the book, I'm just not entirely sure Gist did a good job of it. I felt like it was a bit too forced and it just didn't seem as natural as it could have. I liked their thought processes in the end where they finally realized they needed to give everything up to God and let Him guide them, but the parts with the scriptures didn't always work out for me.

Overall, this was not a bad book. I can't say I would read it again, and I'm not entirely sure I would recommend it, but it was definitely a decent read and I don't regret buying it (mostly because I got it from a $1 book store; otherwise I might be pissed).(less)

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Deeanne Gist—known to her family, friends, and fans as Dee—has rocketed up the bestseller lists and captivated readers everywhere with her original historical and contemporary romances. A favorite among readers and reviewers alike, her popular titles include A Bride Most Begrudging, A Bride in the Bargain, and Maid to Match. Her latest book, It Happened at the Fair, is her ninth published novel.

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“He wants a fifteen thousand pound settlement."
"Fifteen thousand!"
"He says you're a great deal of trouble."
She hesitated for one startled moment before choking back a laugh.
"I am."
"I thought so." He leveled Drew a look. "If I pay you the fifteen thousand, do you swear to keep her?"
Drew reared back his head. "Forever?"
Her father scowled. "Forever."
"Oh, I suppose." He gave a long-suffering sigh. "If I must."
She bit the insides of her cheeks to keep from laughing outright.” — 23 people liked it

“She hated Mr. Meanie. But she'd gotten to know him and they'd reached an understanding of sorts. Now she was to have him for supper.
"Don't tell me you're feeling guilty?"
Breaking off a piece of the wing, she brought it to her lips and took a bite. It did taste good. Very good.
"I wonder if all grouchy males are this palatable."
Drew choked.
She looked up, tilting her head.
"Are you all right?"
He turned a dull red.
"Eat your supper, Connie.” — 11 people liked it

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