num_pages: 352
description: After facing desperate heartache and loss Mercy agrees to escape a bleak future in London and join a bride ship. Wealthy and titled Joseph leaves home and takes to the sea as the ships surgeon to escape the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down but when Mercy becomes his assistant they must fight against a forbidden love.
language: English
title: A Reluctant Bride
publisher: Bethany House Publishers