Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist
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- Pub. Date: June 2009
- 368pp
- Sales Rank: 13,287
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2009
- Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
- Format: Paperback, 368pp
- Sales Rank: 13,287
- ISBN-13: 9780764204074
- ISBN: 0764204076
Synopsis
A feisty romance from a bestselling, Christy-award-winning author, set in frontier 1860's Seattle. Can Joe convince this provoking—but beguiling—easterner to be his bride?
Publishers Weekly
Popular evangelical Christian novelist Gist tells a could-have-happened tale of a Seattle landowner who requires a wife to keep his 640 acres. In the land replete with timber but few women, widower Joe Denton signs a contract with Asa Mercer to deliver the wife he needs to ensure his land rights. Unfortunately, 19-year-old Anna Ivey doesn't realize she's signed on for marriage; she only wants passage out West and a job. Sparks fly as tempers flare when Joe and Anna discover they are at cross-purposes. Acquiescing to common sense as well as a sense of desperation, the two agree to work together temporarily. As Anna cooks up a storm in payment for the traveling debt Joe incurred on her behalf, Joe cooks up his own scheme for wooing Anna into marriage. Gist's work is comical, sassy and sweet-yet her story's ending ties together a bit too neatly for readers who relish real-life finales. (June)
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Deeanne Gist has a background in education and journalism. Her credits include People, Parents, Parenting, Family Fun, and the Houston Chronicle. She has a line of parenting products called I Did It!@ Productions and a degree from Texas A&M. She is the author of four previous bestselling novels, two of which have won the Christy Award, and she lives with her family in Houston, Texas.
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Great Book!by Cherylpm
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October 17, 2009: I highly recommend this book.
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October 15, 2009: I was thrilled to receive a review copy of this book from the publisher because I'm a huge fan of Deeann Gists books. I found pure enjoyment in her newest installment. Deeann quickly grabbed my attention and intrigued me with this 1860s historical, set in Seattle, where Joe Denton is about to lose his land. In order to keep it and comply with his original agreement he needs a wife. Time is a ticking for Joe. He's desperate to get a bride, so he signs a contract with Mr. Mercer, who guarantees him one for the bargain price of $300.00.
Joe has one year to marry before he loses his land and business. He isn't interested in romance, just a way to secure his land and have a cook for his men. He'd care for his wife but she would be free of intimate entanglements. This was a nothing more than a business arrangement pure and simple. Anna Ivey life is in the middle of a great mess. She jumps at the chance to start over and get away from her troubles. When she see's Mr. Mercer's add in the paper about a job as a cook in Seattle for the passage way of only $50.00 she jumps at the chance for a new adventure. She has lost her family in the Civil War so nothing is stopping her from finding a new home. She too signs Mr. Mercer's contract. Anna's a feisty, strong woman who will definitely but up a fight, she says, "If you do this, you'd better never, ever, not even once, close your eyes for a bit of rest. Because the moment you do I'm going to slip down into the kitchen, get the meat hammer, come back to your chambers and break your arm. Your right arm." She is a woman who knows what she wants and will fight to get it. Anna wants Joe to stick to her signed contract. She's a cook and nothing more. Joe is in a horrific bind but agrees with her. He goes back to Mr. Mercer for another bride. He'll have to secure a wife some how, and that's when the fun begins. I always learn a bit of American history from Deeann's books. This one is no exception. The author's two main characters are strong willed and struggle with doing what they know God is calling them to do. You'll definitely want to pick up Deeann's new book, be entertained for hours, learn a little and enjoy this fun story. It won't disappoint.Nora St.LaurentFinding Hope Through Fictionwww.psalm516.blogspot.com
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