Story Description:
Baker Publishing Group|August 1, 2012|Trade
Paperback|ISBN: 978-0-7642-0887-4
A story of romance and intrigue on a beautiful island
resort from two bestselling authors, Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller.
When Melinda
Colson’s employer announces they’ll be leaving Bridal Veil Island to return to
their home in Cleveland, Melinda hopes her beau, Evan, will propose. But Evan isn’t prepared to make an offer of
marriage until he knows he can support a wife and family. Evan works as the assistant gamekeeper on
Bridal Veil but hopes to be promoted soon.
Letters strengthen their love, but Melinda remains frustrated at being
apart from the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. Then she learns of a devastating hurricane in
Bridal Veil and knows she must give up her position as a lady’s maid and make
her way back to Evan.
The destruction
on Bridal Veil is extensive, meaning every available person is needed to help
with cleanup and repairs. Melinda finds
a new job on the island, but Evan seems even busier than before, meaning she
still never gets to see him. Has she
given her heart to the wrong man? And
when Melinda overhears a vicious plot against President McKinley, who is
scheduled to visit the island, is Evan the one she should turn to? Will Melinda and Evan ever get the chance to
stand at the front of a church and promise “to love and cherish?”
My Review:
Melinda Colson works as a lady’s maid for Mrs. Mifflin
in their home in Cleveland, Ohio.
Currently they are vacationing at Bridal Veil Resort where they have a
beautiful home but Mrs. Mifflin refers to it as a “cottage.” Evan Tarlow works on the island as the
assistant gamekeeper and he and Melinda are in love. Melinda wants to marry Evan right away but
Evan refuses as he wants to ensure that he can fully support a wife and a
family before he commits himself.
Mr. and Mrs. Mifflin decide to return home to
Cleveland two weeks early as they are expecting some prestigious company and
Melinda is just beside herself. This
means she has two weeks less to spend with Evan. She finely breaks the news to him that she
will be returning to Cleveland the following day and they promise each other
that they’ll write constantly.
While in Cleveland, Melinda learns there has been a
devastating hurricane that has hit Bridal Veil Resort and she is totally panic
stricken that Evan has been injured or worse.
Much to Mrs. Mifflin’s surprise, Melinda quits her job as her house
lady, packs up her bag and returns to Bridal Veil Island. Has Evan been injured?
Melinda finds a job on the island and is pressuring
Evan to marry but he remains committed that he won’t marry until he can support
her and a family. He is expecting to be
promoted and hopes the promotion comes through or he won’t be able to afford to
marry and he is busier than he was before and has little time to see
Melinda. She is worried that perhaps she
has chosen the wrong man.
News comes that President McKinley and his wife will
be visiting Bridal Veil Island and shortly thereafter, Melinda learns of an assassination
plot against the President during his trip to Bridal Veil. Who should Melinda turn to for advice, her boss,
Evan, or one of the investors?
This was a beautifully written story that captured my
heart right from the beginning. The love
between Melinda and Evan was so real.
The descriptive narrative in the book allowed me to picture in my mind’s
eye Bridal Veil Island very clearly which always endears me even more to a
story. I felt apart of the people on the
island. I would highly recommend this
novel to anyone.
"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker
Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany
House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".
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