I loved her friend Becca, and how protective she is of Kate. Kate is hardworking and compassionate, she doesn't want to hurt anyone. He is passionate about supporting the workers, he isn't perfect, but he does what he can to support his community, and I liked that he was flawed. He has done well for himself and done well, investing in multiple business ventures. Zeke is a man working to outrun his skeletons and the shame that he brought his family while working for the mills. I was thrilled when I heard that Zeke's story would be coming so shortly after the previous book, and couldn't wait to dive back into the rugged beauty of British Columbia. After breaking it off with her latest fiance, she finds herself with no lack of suitors, but when she comes face to face with a friend from the past, the one man she wants is the one she can't have. Kate Millington has no trouble getting engaged, but can't seem to go through with the wedding. In the midst of peril, the past rises up to haunt them both, and Zeke realizes the fight for Kate's affection may be his biggest challenge yet. When Zeke begins receiving anonymous threats, he unwittingly puts them both in grave danger. But as much as Kate admires Zeke, she's resolved not to marry someone who doesn't share her faith. The more he renews her friendship, the more he wants to win her for himself. At Kate's arrival, he takes it upon himself to protect his childhood friend from the men clamoring to court her. As the prosperous owner of a gold mine, Zeke Hart has everything he's ever wanted except for a wife. After traveling to the remote mining town of Williamsville to marry her newest fiance, she finds herself single again. With countless men waiting to snag a bride, Kate has no trouble getting engaged. Longing to find true love, Kate Millington arrives in British Columbia on a bride ship.

She now finds herself trapped by the circumstances of war and poverty and the cruelty of her guardian, Ebenezer Whiley.Īs tensions mount and the violence rages on, Pierre and Angelique must decide where their loyalties rest and how much they'll risk for love.Always close, but never a bride. Torn between the adventurous life of fur trading and guilt over neglecting his defenseless mother, Pierre is drawn deeper into the fight against the British - and into a relationship with Angelique MacKenzie, a childhood friend who's grown into a beautiful woman.

Pierre Durant is a fur trader who returns after being away from the island for years, only to find the family farm a shambles and those he cares about starving and at the mercy of British invaders. The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island and its fort, forcing the Americans to swear an oath of loyalty to the crown in order to retain their land. A voyageur and a young woman swept up in a time of upheaval and danger discover firsthand the high price of freedom.

Almost a Bride by Jody Hedlund