In New York, 1855 Father O'Rourke saved a small Irish
immigrant girl from horrific circumstances. The things she
survived were so unspeakable that he changed her name and
found a guardian for her whom he swore to secrecy. With her
new name and new life Margaret Hamilton was given the best
education and was brought up in society as an American
girl. Margaret grew up to be a polite society woman and was
now about to be married to an Irish immigrant who had
become a railroad tycoon. Margaret wasn't in love with
Doyle, but she found him amiable and he would provide
safety and security.
Just before her wedding, Margaret over hears a disturbing
conversation about Doyle. Disgusted and terrified she
begins to balk and thinks of running away. Unfortunately
for Margaret Doyle's business partner and friend Tait
Rylander spots her and escorts her to the ceremony. After
Margaret has exchanged her wedding vows she is given an
opportunity that she grabs with both hands. Margaret flees
the reception, changes her name and heads west to begin her
life anew, again.
Kaki Warner's BRIDE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY, part of the
Runaway Brides series
is fresh and new, with a different take on the tried
and true romance novel. Although the story involves romance
and there is a love interest, the story's main focus is the
heroine. The journey Kathleen/Margaret/Lucinda endures and
struggles to overcome grabs readers from the first page
and holds them there until the end. I was personally
charmed by Margaret's strength and witty character. I was
cheering and praying for her success through each obstacle
that was thrown in her path. Warner's third Runaway
Brides
novel, BRIDE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY was one of the most
enchanting stories I have come across in some time. Now I
must go back and read the first two books in the series, oh
such a hard life reading extraordinary tales.
Kaki Warner’s newest novel in the series about unlikely
brides who make their way west—and find love where they
least expect it…
Margaret Hamilton escaped the
Irish slums of Five Points as the ward of a wealthy
Manhattan widow, but only marriage can make her future
secure. Railroad mogul Doyle Kerrigan needs a well-connected
wife. It seems a perfect match...until a shocking revelation
sends her fleeing from the wedding reception.
Desperate to make a fresh start, Margaret takes on a
new identity and heads West, finally stopping in Heartbreak
Creek, Colorado, a dying mining town of little interest to
anyone. Here, she finds new purpose, beloved friends to
replace the family she’s lost, and a home at last.
But two men from Margaret’s past are on her trail.
One is seeking vengeance, the other truth. When they both
arrive in Heartbreak Creek, she must choose between the town
she has come to love, and the man who might finally capture
her heart….
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