The Reluctant Bride - LYNNE FRANCIS - Bog

A gripping saga of love, longing and manipulation . . .Kent, 1822. Fearing for his life, Thomas Marsh fled Castle Bay and found work as a mill hand, deep in the countryside. Here he comes across the unconventional Isabel Cavendish and is captivated by her beauty and wildness. But Isabel's father has ambitions for his daughter, and she is soon sent away to Ramsgate to learn how to be a lady.Struggling to understand society's obsession with dresses and balls, Isabel chafes against the restrictions of her new life. Until she meets Daniel Coates. While in town for one night only, the pair discover a strong mutual attraction, but when circumstances force the couple apart, Isabel is left heartbroken.Before she can reunite with Daniel, a horrified Isabel is taken to London by her father to be married to a much older widower.Can she find a way to escape the marriage of convenience her father wishes to force her into? What will become of this reluctant bride?AUDIOBOOK AVAILABLESAGA[insert thumbnail for THE SMUGGLER'S SECRET + A MAID's RUIN]