Destiny's Bride

Brides of Montclair #8

by Jane Peart

Book 8 in The Brides of Montclair series When Druscilla Montrose's cousin Alair dies in a mysterious accident, Dru finds her thoughts haunted by the dashing widower, Randall Bondurant, her destiny inalterably linked with his. Accepting the position of governess to Bondurant's two motherless children, Dru is drawn into a romantic intrigue that challenges her faith. Destiny's Bride continues the Montrose family saga of the generations of women who have made Montclair - the magnificent Montrose mansion - their home.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical Romance, Christian, Fiction, Historical

311 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Jane Johnson Peart of Asheville, North Carolina, Humboldt and Marin counties, California, and in recent years, Hawaii, passed away in 2007. She was the author of more than 60 works of suspense, historical fiction and romance, which touched the hearts and minds of thousands of readers whose correspondence she treasured. She wrote for the secular and Christian market, and is best known for the Brides of Montclair series.

Reviews

[Alisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this more than I did, since it was of the governess-falls-in-love-with-Byronic-employer type of story, but it was ultimately pretty weak. The tension near the end came from such dumb decisions that I lost patience with the heroine. It's irritating when someone is making obviously bad choices about whom to trust, and it dilutes what can otherwise be a fun plot.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one takes place simultaneously with the previous one in the series, actually ending chronologically before the prior one. It has some slightly gothic, mysterious overtones to it. The hero never really came to life for me, making me wonder why exactly she fell in love with him, but no matter.

[Penny Simms]

It was written in the first person having Dru Montrose telling the story first hand. It bridges the gap and tells how the Montclair plantation comes back into the Montrose family.