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Title:
A reluctant bride [text (large print)] / Jody Hedlund.
ISBN:
9781432864873
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Large print edition.
Publication Information:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
©2019
Physical Description:
521 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Summary:
In 1862, Mercy escapes a bleak future in London and joins a bride ship. Wealthy and titled, Joseph becomes the ship's surgeon to avoid the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, they must fight against a forbidden love.
1862. After facing desperate heartache and loss in the London slums, Mercy agrees to join a bride ship, the Tynemouth. Wealthy and titled, Joseph takes to the sea as the ship's surgeon, hoping to escape the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant they must fight against a forbidden love. As hundreds of single men congregate along the shore of Vancouver Island, eager to claim a bride from the ship, will Mercy and Joseph miss their chance at love? -- adapted from back cover
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OCLC Number:
on1090697778
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