A Bride at Last by Melissa Jagears
Unexpected Brides Series Book Three
Silas Jonesey had brought a beautiful mail-order bride to help him in building his homestead in Kansas, she wasn't quite the homesteading type though and had left him ten years ago. Silas traveled to Missouri after receiving a letter from her, not knowing if she were dead or alive all these years, he needs to ask forgiveness and for a second chance. Instead, he gets an unexpected surprise.
Kate Dawson may not have all the perfect credentials as a school teacher, but she has plenty of love for her students. Especially for young Anthony. His mother was dying and then he would be in Kate's care. It should have been easy...only nothing is that easy. Kate suddenly has two men who are there to claim the boy.
Silas, Kate and Anthony all have pasts that make it hard for them to trust. Silas has made some poor choices and has demons to fight. I love these characters and the ones I have met in the previous books from this small town. A wonderful series with heartwarming characters.
**Received through Bethany House for an honest review
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Unexpected Brides Series Book Three
Silas Jonesey had brought a beautiful mail-order bride to help him in building his homestead in Kansas, she wasn't quite the homesteading type though and had left him ten years ago. Silas traveled to Missouri after receiving a letter from her, not knowing if she were dead or alive all these years, he needs to ask forgiveness and for a second chance. Instead, he gets an unexpected surprise.
Kate Dawson may not have all the perfect credentials as a school teacher, but she has plenty of love for her students. Especially for young Anthony. His mother was dying and then he would be in Kate's care. It should have been easy...only nothing is that easy. Kate suddenly has two men who are there to claim the boy.
Silas, Kate and Anthony all have pasts that make it hard for them to trust. Silas has made some poor choices and has demons to fight. I love these characters and the ones I have met in the previous books from this small town. A wonderful series with heartwarming characters.
**Received through Bethany House for an honest review
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2015/06/melissa-jagears-book-list.html
A Bride at Last by Melissa Jagears is the final book in the Unexpected Brides series. Silas Jonesey's mail-order bride disappeared after only a few months of marriage. After nearly ten years, Silas receives a letter from her asking for help. He travels to her home, intending to ask forgiveness for the rough beginning of their marriage and to try again as a family. Unfortunately, he arrives shortly after her death. Kate Dawson has been caring for her student, 9-year old Anthony Riverton, and his ailing mother Lucinda for the last couple of years. Kate plans to take Anthony as her own after Lucinda's death, but complications arise when two different men arrive, both claiming to be Anthony's father.
Silas was an alcoholic, although he had now been sober for around four years. Earlier in her life, Kate had experienced abuse from an alcoholic and was unwilling to trust another one. She had been engaged twice prior to meeting Silas, and he was leery of trusting someone again who wouldn't honor their commitments. Silas and Kate struggled to overcome these hard lessons and learn to trust again. The struggles Silas and Anthony faced as they forged a relationship were heart-wrenching. I enjoyed this story. The characters were believable, and they matured throughout the story. Although I read books one and two prior to reading this story, I do feel this could have been read as a stand-alone story. The characters from the other books only played a minor role in this story, and there weren't any dangling threads from past stories.
I received a copy of this book through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest review.
Silas was an alcoholic, although he had now been sober for around four years. Earlier in her life, Kate had experienced abuse from an alcoholic and was unwilling to trust another one. She had been engaged twice prior to meeting Silas, and he was leery of trusting someone again who wouldn't honor their commitments. Silas and Kate struggled to overcome these hard lessons and learn to trust again. The struggles Silas and Anthony faced as they forged a relationship were heart-wrenching. I enjoyed this story. The characters were believable, and they matured throughout the story. Although I read books one and two prior to reading this story, I do feel this could have been read as a stand-alone story. The characters from the other books only played a minor role in this story, and there weren't any dangling threads from past stories.
I received a copy of this book through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest review.
