With her heart filled with grief over the loss of her two
beloved younger sisters, Emmalyne is still in shock over
the tornado that shattered lives and families in their
small community in the spring of 1886. Her only comfort is
the nearness of the handsome Tavin MacLachlan, not only her
childhood friend, but now that she is seventeen, also her
pledged husband to be. With only two months before their
planned wedding, the lovely red-haired Emmalyne is anxious
for that to happen. While she loved and obeyed her parents,
her father a strict and unbending Scot only has a heart and
a temper that is filled with anger and rage - often at
people, but mostly at God.
Then with a few harsh words from Luthias Knox, her father,
Emmalyne's world suddenly becomes bleaker and colder than
the gravesite they had just left. Her marriage was off!
Luthias harshly let his daughter know that now she is the
youngest daughter and it is up to her to stay at home to
care for her parents and never marry.
Tavin is furious with this turn of events and begs her to
run away and elope with him, but her loyalty to God and her
duty to honour her parents are too strong. With bitterness
and anger pumping in his heart, Tavis deserts both his love
and family. Then, Luthias even moves Emmalyne's family
away from the life and friends they had known.
True to her word, Emmalyne works hard and patiently cares
for her family. Her heart had been heavy all these past
eleven years for Tavin; yet, things only got worse. Now her
tight-fisted frugal father is hellbent on moving them back
to a broken down farmhouse just a way up the road from the
MacLachlan home. What is she to do if Tavin came home?
What would she do if he never came home? Only the kind
support and soft words of the young doctor caring for her
mother gave her some joy in her dreary work-laden life. Is
she always to endure God's wrath as her father swore or did
God have a plan for her? What could she do? Is she
destined to live in this love starved existence forever?
Will her father ever change?
Best-selling inspirational author Tracie Peterson has
written over 95 historical and contemporary books and her
fans, new and long-time loyal, are sure to love THE
QUARRYMAN'S BRIDE. Peterson is a master hand at character
development and her characters all ring true to their
feelings and emotions and the situations they find
themselves entangled with while grappling with life's
adversities and small joys. Biblical scriptures and
references are sprinkled liberally in the book; yet, they
flow naturally and authentically as the characters would
speak in that late 19th century time period. While parts of
the story are dark in the details of certain situations,
the plot and storyline are totally captivating, especially
as the light starts to shine through the cracks in hardened
and guilt filled hearts and changes can happen. A truly
inspiring story of love springing anew in different ways!
Enjoy!
Emmalyne Knox and Tavin MacLachlan were destined to be
together...until the tragic deaths of Emmalyne's youngest
sisters. Family tradition mandates that the youngest
daughter should remain single to care for her parents in
their old age, and now that daughter is Emmalyne. Her father
unyielding, Emmalyne surrenders to her duty, heartbroken.
Tavin leaves town, equally devastated.
Years later, Emmalyne's family moves, and she and Tavin meet
again. Their feelings for each other are as strong as ever,
but their painful past and Emmalyne's father still stand
between them. Soon both families are in the midst of the
growing conflict rising between the workers at the granite
quarry that Tavin's father owns and operates. When a series
of near-fatal accidents occur, Tavin must figure out who is
behind the attacks before someone gets killed.
Bound by obligation, yet yearning for a future together, can
Emmalyne and Tavin dare to dream that God could heal a
decade-long wound and change the hearts of those who would
stand in the way of true love?
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy