Bøger af Dorothy Adamek

Finella Mayfield hates two things: liars and thieves. And she's determined to marry a man who's neither. Chasing her dead father's dreams, the twenty-year-old English bride arrives in Australia in 1875 for an arranged marriage. Anticipating her future as village preacher's wife, she records her thoughts in her Everlasting journal.But instead of her fiancé, Finella is met by Shadrach Jones, a poor farmer sent to collect her from the busy Melbourne pier.This is not what her father planned. And it's only the beginning of the unraveling of Finella Mayfield the bride with no groom.All Shadrach longs for is rows of mustard and chicory. He's busy growing a farm near the Phillip Island fishing village of Cowes, and caring for Molly, his simple sister. Far from the brutal life they remember with their ex-convict father, Shadrach's building something new.But he's also made a promise to a dying friend. To collect and marry the English girl destined to never be a preacher's wife.Can Shadrach convince Finella she has a future with a farmer? Can he convince himself, knowing his family secrets will haunt their future?Carry Me Home Book 1 in the Blue Wren Shallows series. An Australian historical romance set in the pioneering era of the 1870s, on Victoria's majestic Phillip Island.

Chasing her dead father's dreams, Finella Mayfield, a 20-year-old English bride, arrives in Australia in 1875 for an arranged marriage. But instead of her fiancZ, Finella is met by a poor farmer sent to collect her. This is not what her father planned. And it's only the beginning of the unraveling of Finella Mayfield, the bride with no groom.room.