Candace

Runaway Brides of the West, Book 20

By: Janice Cole Hopkins

Narrated by: Jared Walters

Candace Joyner gets to her destination as a mail-order bride, only to find that her intended owns a saloon with working girls upstairs. He also runs the town, where there’s no church or honest sheriff. Learning that he might eventually expect her to work for him, she hides under the tarp of a mountain man's wagon when he leaves town with his winter supplies. She's watched Jude Mason, and he appears to be kind, and most likely a Christian. She'd rather take her chances with him than with the dictatorial, unscrupulous saloon owner. But life on the mountain in the winter is tougher than she imagined.

Jude is stunned when he gets home to find a stowaway in his wagon. The beautiful woman seems to have no idea of how confined they’d be in his small cabin over the brutal winter. He hoped God’s promise not to tempt us more than we can bear applied to him, and right now it did. He’s so angry he’d like to throttle the woman.

©2022 Janice Cole Hopkins (P)2022 Janice Cole Hopkins

Sweet, Inspirational Mail-Order Bride Romance

This story is full of adventure and sweet romance. Unwanted suitor? Check. Mountain lion? Check. A wonderful man who doesn’t want to marry? Check. All of this leads to a great story that I really enjoyed.

Fantastic

A wonderful book about falling in love even when you don't want to or plan to. I absolutely loved it!!

Great story!

Janice writes a wonderful story that draws you in. My only complaint is it ended too soon.

Surprise Love

A Perfect read for the holidays. Enjoyed the narrator. Candace is on her way to become a mail order bride, that was arranged by her father, before his death. When she discovered that her intended was a saloon owner and only wanted Candace to work there. She befriends a store keeper and they get her hidden in the mountain man’s wagon. Jude, the mountain man, discovered Candace, but too late to turn around. She will stay in his cabin for the winter. It’s a long snowy time, but they are getting along. Will more come?
I was given a copy of this book, by the author for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this book

JCH has done it again!! I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it.