Romance level: Kisses only shown, two fade-to-black scenes between a married couple (intimacy implied, nothing explicit)
Language: None 
Content Warning: depression, anxiety, death of two parents, near starvation, emotional abuse, heavy drinking 
Genre: Historical Romance 
Lily’s verdict: Loved it

This was such a beautiful, heartfelt story

The characters had so much depth, and I absolutely loved watching their growth throughout the story. There was so much emotion woven into their journeys, which made everything feel that much more meaningful.

This is one of those stories that slowly breaks your heart before gently piecing it back together in the most beautiful way

Such a wonderful addition to the series and one I thoroughly enjoyed

Friends to Lovers
Marriage of Convenience 
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Stolen Lover
Forced Proximity 
She Falls First

BLURB: It has always been him—but choosing him could cost her everything.

Alice Walsh never intended to marry. Burdened with raising her younger siblings, she has no room for dreams—especially not the one she’s hidden for years: a life with Jeremy O’Leary. Now she stands on the brink of that very future… as his wife in a marriage built on duty, not love.

While his brother chases gold, Jeremy O’Leary is determined to prove himself worthy of the land his father refuses to give him. He dreams of building a prosperous ranch—but he has neither the means nor the security to support a family. However, when a tragedy leaves Alice in need, obligation compels him to marry her.

Treasure in his pockets and love still set on Alice, Francis O’Leary returns expecting the future he left behind, only to find his brother living it instead. Resentment turns dangerous. Loyalties fracture. And long-buried secrets threaten to ignite a feud neither family will survive.

Now Alice and Jeremy must choose to protect the families who depend on them or risk everything for a love they were never meant to have.

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If you are looking for a fluffy read this is not that. It deals with some very heavy subjects(check trigger warnings below) but it is a very beautiful story, with hope and redemption woven all throughout it! Be warned you will probably cry, I know I did.
After finishing this book as a kindle, immediately needed to get a physical copy for my bookshelves
I highly recommend everyone should read this(if you can handle the trigger warnings) as it really is eye opening to seeing God’s hand being over everything in our lives and how He can work everything together for good even when it seems like impossible circumstances.

“If they come fore you, I’ll take them down one by one with my bare hands. Nobody is going to touch my wife.”
“God puts us through trials to test our faith, but He promises to never forsake His children. This trial is to bring you closer to Him, to show that you aren’t alone.”
We can’t understand why these horrible things happen, but we have to trust that God has a plan.”

Mail order bride
Marriage of convenience
Protective MMC
Faith Themes
Single Dad
Villain POV
Historical Fiction

Trigger warning: grief, loss of a spouse, domestic abuse, miscarriages

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OVERVIEW: Sometimes you don’t realize what’s truly precious until you’re about to lose it.

Wanted for her abusive husband’s murder, Josie Callahan flees North Carolina with nothing but the clothes on her back and an unborn child she must protect. Her last option is to seek refuge in the Montana Territory, posing as a mail-order bride for a man she’s never met. 

Travis Blythe believes he’s ill-suited to properly care for his children, especially when the reason they are motherless looms over him like a dark cloud. When he places an ad for a bride, he expects a mature and capable woman, not a young and mysterious one with no experience raising children.

With only lies binding them, Josie fears trusting Travis, knowing he’d never accept her past or the secret child she carries. Meanwhile, Travis senses Josie’s hiding something, yet the harder he tries to uncover the truth, the more he’s drawn to her—despite his vow to keep his heart out of it. But when a vengeful enemy from Josie’s past emerges from the shadows, they must confront their deepest fears and stand together to protect the innocent lives they hold dear.

Have you read this one yet? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!!

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