false <![CDATA[A Bride in the Bargain]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227024118m/5589775.jpg 5589775 4 In 1860s Seattle, redwoods were plentiful but women scarce. Yet a man with a wife could secure himself 640 acres of timberland for free. Joe Denton doesn't have a wife, though. His died before she could follow him to Seattle and now the local judge is threatening to take away his claim. In desperation, he buys himself a Mercer bride -- eastern widows and orphans brought to the Territory by entrepreneur Asa Mercer. Anna Ivey's journey west with Asa Mercer's girls is an escape from the aftermath of the Civil War. She signed on to become a cook -- not a bride. When she's handed over to Denton, her stubborn refusal to wed jeopardizes his land. With only a few months before he loses all he holds dear, can he convince this provoking, but beguiling, easterner to be his lawfully wedded wife? 5761120 book 1 6 2009 A Bride in the Bargain total:252|5:79|4:109|3:56|2:7|1:1| 252 1014 475 76 3 4 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 13:13:37 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 10:29:25 -0700 2009 1 THC Reviews
Release date 6/1/09, but some stores seem to be selling it already.

"3.5 stars" A Bride in the Bargain contains a plot device I usually enjoy, that of the mail-order bride, except with the twist that the bride doesn't know that she's bound for the a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 12:54:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:13:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 10:13:01 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 10:19:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 30 16:44:52 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 16:44:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 09:57:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:04:06 -0700 2009 I had the pleasure of interviewing Deeanne Gist on our radio show “Kingdom Highlights” regarding her new book, “A Bride in the Bargain”. Ms. Gist is a very gifted author and she has perfectly captured the logging industry in 1865 which, of course, is the time period the story takes pl...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:28:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 18:12:35 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 18:19:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 12:41:39 -0700 2009
In A Bride in the Bargain we meet Joe and Anna, two people who fall hard for each other, eve...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 12 20:42:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 20:43:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:45:09 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:45:26 -0700 2009
This story is about a man who moved out northwest to make his fortune in lumber. He acquired his land through a government grant which re...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 18:02:30 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 06:25:23 -0700 2009 Anna Ivey is one of my all-time favorite heroines. Orphaned and utterly alone after the Civil War, she carries a weight of guilt which cripples her from ever allowing love to blossom in her heart. She feels she is responsible for the deaths of those closest to her, and fears she will be the d...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 18:38:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 17:01:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:53:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:48:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 09:37:03 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 21:36:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 20 19:59:58 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 20:10:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:32:22 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:54:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 13:58:11 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 18 08:00:35 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 09 13:58:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 15:11:15 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 15:13:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 06 08:58:06 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 09:00:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 19:21:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 21:03:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 12:10:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:48:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5589775