Her maid, Royale, and his nephew Eli-along with the dangers they face-make their marriage of convenience one of trust, hope and love.Chapter One Pepin, Wisconsin June 2, 1871 After he proposes to Honor, they journey to Ohio to make a new life for themselves. Samuel is determined to shut the world out as his inability to hear has made him an outcast. Seeking sanctuary and work in the home of a distant relative, she instead finds a deaf man caring for his orphaned nephew as well as his dying mother. The unfolding of their sweet romance is a joy to read, and their shared triumph over difficult pasts and a dangerous present is well deserved.Honor's abolitionist stance leaves her disinherited from the home she loves and helpless to free her family's slaves. Strong in faith and determined to do what is right no matter the law, she is a spirited testament to the strength a wife can offer her husband. Samuel suspects Honor is hiding something, but will uncovering the truth confirm his worst fears or truly bring them together as man and wife?Set against the backdrop of dramatic and pivotal moments in American history, the Quaker Brides series chronicles the lives of three brave heroines, fighting to uphold their principles of freedom while navigating the terrain of faith, family, and the heart.Ĥ.5 star rating Honor's devotion to her Quaker beliefs makes her anything but weak as she fights against slavery and for the new family she has so quickly inherited. Nevertheless, her tenacity and passion sweep her into important winds of change, and she becomes increasingly-though secretly-involved in the Underground Railroad. Samuel is drawn to Honor, but he has been unwilling to open his heart to anyone since scarlet fever took his hearing as a child.A move west brings the promise of a fresh start, but nothing in Honor's genteel upbringing has prepared her for the rigors of frontier life with Samuel. With no marketable skills, her survival hinges on a marriage arranged through the Quaker community to local glass artisan Samuel Cathwell.
When unexpected circumstances leave Honor Penworthy destitute after the death of her grandfather, she is forced to leave her Maryland plantation-and the slaves she hoped to free-and seek refuge with a distant relative.
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