Blurb:
Brought up in the wealth and comfort of Eastern “old money” in staid and proper Philadelphia, the Remington sisters are forced to scatter to the four winds and become mail-order brides. In order to gain a fortune, their sinister step-father, Josiah Bloodworth, has made plans to marry them off in loveless marriages. Time is running out, and no matter what lies ahead in their uncertain futures, it has to be better than the evil they’re running from…
My Review:
What a fun concept!! Four sisters find themselves being sold off to four men by their unscrupulous step-father. And these men don't appear to be the most upstanding of gentlemen either. So instead of facing a future bought and paid for, they gamble on an unknown future as mail order brides, hoping they didn't land in a worse situation.
Lizzy's story threw me off kilter at first, as who her intended was wasn't playing the part how I thought he should be. And what poor Lizzy had to go through? Goodness!! The twists and turns made this a pleasantly surprising and cute story! I was tickled watching her adventure unfold.
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We had so much fun working together on these four stories. Lizzy was very daring, for sure, and had the farthest to travel--and she does it with a CAT! But there was no way she could leave her pet behind, and she takes care of herself and Fulton very well on her journey. I loved Lizzy's story so much--Livia has a wonderful way of telling a story!
ReplyDeleteLizzy was a bit daring. I would think all mail order brides had to be very daring to cross the country and marry a complete stranger. I really enjoyed telling Lizzy's story of how she got away from her no good, scheming step-father.
DeleteI'm sure it was a blast trying to weave all the stories together -- definitely a fun concept!!
DeleteI love, love, LOVE the concept of stories connected by a common thread! It's like giving a group of children a box with the same materials (string, buttons, glue...) and then seeing where each one goes with it. Good luck to you all. Great excerpt, Livia. Some fun stuff happens!
ReplyDeleteThank you Patti. It was great fun seeing how each author handled each sister and it was a special joy working with Cheryl, Jacquie, and Celia.
DeleteGiggle. Yup! Some fun stuff!!
DeleteMaybe even swoony stuff, depending on your pov. 😉🤣
Michelle, thank you so much for the lovely review. I greatly appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteLivia -- you are so welcome and it was a blast to be able to experience your story!
DeleteThank you for the review. It makes choices about reading much easier, and although I love all these authors, now I know I need to move the stories up on my TBR list. Doris
ReplyDeletehaha! Yes you do!!
DeleteI agree with Patti that writing stories around a common thread is not only challenging, it's great fun to read the finished results. These are four wonderful stories.
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