Train Station Bride: Crawford Family Series

Holly Bush

Mar 2012 · Crawford Family Series Book 1 · Holly Bush Books

About this ebook

1887 Debutante Julia Crawford endures a lifetime of subtle ridicule as the plump, silly daughter of a prominent Boston family. Julia strikes out on her own to gain independence, traveling to the Midwest to marry an aging shopkeeper and care for his mother. Julia finds her new home rough and uncivilized after the sophistication of a big city, while closely held secrets threaten to ruin Julia's one chance at love. Jake Shelling was sixteen and grew up quick when his parents died from influenza on the North Dakota prairie. Left with a half-cleared farm and two young sisters, he spent little time on his own needs . . . until now. At thirty-five, he figured it was high time to have some sons and a mail order bride would suit him just fine. No expectations of love, just a helpmate from sturdy stock, ready for farm life.Will fate and chance play a trick on Julia and Jake?

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed this book but a bit too wordy for my taste. All the crying the Heroin done almost made me not finish the book.

To show that choices & mistakes you made could eventually make your wishes true...You'll love this book too.

Very attention catching from beginning to end. Best read in quite awhile

About the author

Holly Bush’s books are set during the turbulent and transformative years of the late 1800s and include the very popular Crawford Family Series following the fortunes of three Boston-born sisters—Train Station Bride, Contract to Wed, and Her Safe Harbor. Cross the Ocean and Charming the Duke are both Victorian romances set in England. Fan favorites Romancing Olive and Reconstructing Jackson are stand-alone historical romances. Holly’s books are “emotional, with heartfelt, sexy romance.” Holly makes her home with her husband, one happy Labrador Retriever, and two difficult cats in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Connect with Holly at www.hollybushbooks.com, on Twitter @hollybushbooks, and on Facebook at Holly Bush.