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description:  She was on her way to the convent. How did she wind up married instead? Raised in an orphanage Lucinda never felt she truly had the calling to be a nun secretly longing for her own family. Like a miracle her prayers are answered when confusion at the train station leads her to the marriage altar instead of the convent. Rileys sweet young mail-order bride is nothing like she sounded in her letters but is enthusiastic about his niece and nephew joining their ready-made family. He enjoys getting to know her as a strike looms at a nearby mine he owns.Complications ensue when a different woman arrives claiming to be Rileys intended and threatening to sue him for breach of contract. One look at his wifes face reveals the truth. He was misled. Tricked into marriage with the wrong woman. Riley grows cold ignoring his hearts insistence that Lucinda truly is the right one for him. Lucinda is devastated by loss of her husbands trust and affection. When the trouble-causing newcomer joins forces with Rileys no-good brother-in-law the pair kidnap the couples young wards just as strike action escalates and the entire town is under siege. Unwilling to sit on the sidelines Lucinda risks everything to save those she loves and Riley learns the most important lesson of his life.
language: English
title: A Bride for Riley
publisher: Telegraph Bay Publishing