The Runaway Bride, by Jody Hedlund, is an exciting tale. Arabella Lawrence is a wealthy woman, just past her bloom, who feels like she must flee her home, after the elderly man, who is her fiance, physically abuses her. In the hopes to find an appropriate man to wed, Arabella is soon on a bride ship heading to Canada!
Soon after Arabella arrives at Vancouver Island, she encounters two men who may be the possibility. One is Lieutenant Richard Drummond, who checks all the boxes of being an outstanding gentleman, and the other is Peter Kelly, the baker in town, who seems to draw out much of Arabella's high spirits. Watch as Arabella must decide which man is truly the one for her!
Arabella struggles for awhile with the thought that in this new land, she is free to give up the rules of old England and instead pursue the place where her heart and dreams lead her. It is interesting to see the transformation that occurs in Arabella and discover which man finally claims her heart!
The final pages of this book will bring a great reunion for one of the main characters!
I received a copy of this book from the author, in exchange for my honest review.