To Love a Stranger
By (Author) Colleen Coble
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Thomas Nelson Publishers
20th June 2016
United States
General
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
224
Width 139mm, Height 213mm, Spine 15mm
226g
Traveling to a rugged country to meet her new husband for the first time, Bessie wonders,Can love truly conquer fear
Bessie Randall is shocked to discover that, thanks to her sisters meddling, she is married by proxy to Jasper Mendenhall, a man shes never met. Believing she has no choice but to honor the marriage, Bessie travels from Boston to Jaspers military quarters in Fort Bridger, Utah Territory.
Jasper Mendenhall is equally shocked when he meets his wife at the stagecoach and realizes she is not the beauty from the picture he holds. But Jasper has orders to move to Arizona Territory, and he has no choice but to take Bessie with him.
Bessie and Jaspers mutual distrust is hard enough, but snakebites, Apache raids, and food shortages present even more challenges as they head to the Southwest. A story of quiet commitment despite the odds,To Love a Strangerexplores how love can grow in the mostdifficult land.
USA Today bestselling author Colleen Coble has written numerous romantic suspense novels including The Inn at Ocean's Edge, Twilight at Blueberry Barrens, and Beneath Copper Falls. Visit her website at ColleenCoble.com, Twitter: @colleencoble, Facebook: colleencoblebooks.