At the turn of the 20th century, Elli Korpela boarded The Baltic as a mail-order bride. But the threat she thought she was escaping somehow followed her to America . . .
Escaping a forced engagement, Elli sought refuge in an arranged, mail-order marriage. Her betrothed is a Texan named Nathan White. As she glimpses her future husband and his darling niece at the train station, she instantly knows her risk will prove the best decision she’s ever made.
Nathan White never took an interest in marriage until he became the guardian of four-year-old Hannah. He’s arranged a mail-order wife to love and care for his orphaned niece. But his mind changes when he first sees the beautiful Elli Korpela.
After a glorious wedding ceremony in the gardens of Butterfly Palace — the grandest estate Elli’s ever seen — a peaceful beginning takes a disquieting turn. An intruder brutally attacks Elli. Nathan intervenes, but the culprit escapes unidentified, leaving Elli to face two chilling possibilities: Either the attack was arranged by strike workers in Nathan’s employ or her shadowy past followed her across the sea.
As the danger mounts, Elli and Nathan must face their enemy together, fighting for their newfound marriage — and for their lives.
Elli Korpela has agreed to become a mail-order bride in order to escape a dangerous situation in her homeland of Finland. But has she truly escape? It would seem danger has followed her to hot Texas where she marries Nathan White. After an intruder attacks her on the first night of her arrival and nearly strangles her to death Elli must begin fitting together the pieces of a very strange puzzle.Let me begin by saying, I absolutely love Colleen Coble’s books. They are a breath…
Mystery and love in a short story 3 StarsThis was great story and definitely a quick read. Buy it for a trip or a quiet evening. It has all the great parts of a novel. With mystery and danger mingled around a love story this book is all wrapped up to make it worth reading. Elli, Hannah and Nathan are great characters you immediately like. Someone is trying to cause them harm. Who it is and what they are really after keeps you wanting to read more.Why did I give it only 3 stars? First of all it is too…