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| + | [[Category:North Carolina]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Miscommunication]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marriage of Convenience]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pregnant Heroine]] | ||
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| + | * '''Series''': Civil War Brides | ||
* '''Author''': [[Cheryl Reavis]] | * '''Author''': [[Cheryl Reavis]] | ||
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Historical]], [[Harlequin Historical By The Numbers|#319]] | * '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Historical]], [[Harlequin Historical By The Numbers|#319]] | ||
* '''Year''': 1996 | * '''Year''': 1996 | ||
| + | * '''Editor''': [[Tara Gavin]] | ||
* '''Setting''': North Carolina | * '''Setting''': North Carolina | ||
* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373289197/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Bartered Bride] - Out-of-Print | * '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373289197/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Bartered Bride] - Out-of-Print | ||
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Frederich offers to marry Caroline Holt though she is pregnant by another man. Believing her to be a loose woman like her sister, he accepts the bargain because he needs someone to take care of his young daughters. Caroline agrees because she needs security for her two young motherless nieces. Before they can fully come to terms with their feelings, the Civil War intervenes. When Frederich comes home to tell Caroline how he feels about her, he's captured as a deserter. Caroline, accepting that she loves Frederich, goes to find her wounded, near-dead husband and nurses him back to life. | Frederich offers to marry Caroline Holt though she is pregnant by another man. Believing her to be a loose woman like her sister, he accepts the bargain because he needs someone to take care of his young daughters. Caroline agrees because she needs security for her two young motherless nieces. Before they can fully come to terms with their feelings, the Civil War intervenes. When Frederich comes home to tell Caroline how he feels about her, he's captured as a deserter. Caroline, accepting that she loves Frederich, goes to find her wounded, near-dead husband and nurses him back to life. | ||
| − | An unusual romance -- moves beyond the genre | + | An unusual romance -- moves beyond the genre. |
| − | == | + | == Recognitions == |
| + | * [[1997 RITA® Winners & Finalists|1997 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Short Historical Romance]] | ||
* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Long Series Romance | * [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Long Series Romance | ||
Latest revision as of 03:27, 24 November 2022
- Series: Civil War Brides
- Author: Cheryl Reavis
- Publisher: Harlequin Historical, #319
- Year: 1996
- Editor: Tara Gavin
- Setting: North Carolina
- Amazon Listing: The Bartered Bride - Out-of-Print
Book Description
Frederich offers to marry Caroline Holt though she is pregnant by another man. Believing her to be a loose woman like her sister, he accepts the bargain because he needs someone to take care of his young daughters. Caroline agrees because she needs security for her two young motherless nieces. Before they can fully come to terms with their feelings, the Civil War intervenes. When Frederich comes home to tell Caroline how he feels about her, he's captured as a deserter. Caroline, accepting that she loves Frederich, goes to find her wounded, near-dead husband and nurses him back to life.
An unusual romance -- moves beyond the genre.
Recognitions
- 1997 RITA® Finalist for Short Historical Romance
- 1996 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Long Series Romance
