title: Frieda's Song
author: Scarth, Kathleen
description: Klaus sees marriage as an opportunity to form an alliance between two wealthy families.
  
  Lord Friedrich insists that his daughter marry Klaus, firmly reminding Frieda that she intentionally drove off all the acceptable local suitors-so the decision is no longer hers. Frieda balks, but soon realizes that by marrying Klaus, she might finally please her parents for the first time in her life. She dares to hope, too, that she might also please Klaus in spite of her many flaws and her penchant for mischief.
  
  Meanwhile, Klaus, a serious man with little tolerance for frivolity, prays for God's guidance and help in discovering Frieda's good qualities-and for the wisdom to overlook the unpleasant things he has heard about her. Will this disparate couple be able to find true love?