The Lawyer and the Laundress

By: Christine Hill Suntz

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Lawyer James Kinney isn’t looking for love, and laundress Sara O’Connor doesn’t want to be found. When their paths cross in a British colony on the brink of rebellion, a marriage of convenience may be their best hope of survival.

Canada, 1837. Widower James Kinney knows his precocious daughter, Evie, needs more than his lessons on law and logic, but Toronto offers few options. Classes with the neighbor children seem ideal until James discovers Evie is secretly spending her time with Sara O’Connor, a kind and mysteriously educated servant. For propriety’s sake, James forbids their friendship. But then Evie falls victim to the illness ravaging the city, and James must call upon Sara’s medical knowledge and her special bond with Evie to save his daughter’s life.

When Sara’s presence in his household threatens scandal, however, James offers an unexpected solution: become his wife, in name only, and help him raise Evie to be a proper young lady.

If Sara can ignore the sparks she feels when they’re together, his logical proposal could keep her secret secure forever. But soon, the forces of rebellion unravel their tidy arrangement. When James is accused of treason, Sara must find the courage to face a past that could save her husband’s life.

©2025 Christine Hill Suntz (P)2025 Tyndale Fiction

Lovely story

A beautiful clean love story. I wish it was longer. I am purchasing the book to read. it was that good! I highly recommend this to be listened to or read.

Good Story Great Narrator

I’m looking forward to more stories from this author! This narrator is one of my favorites.

Attention to details. Great characters.

I loved every bit of it! Didn’t figure the mystery of Sara until nearly the end. Amazing debut book! Loved author and narrator! Fabulous clean romance with just the right amount of sparks!

Wonderful story!

I enjoyed this novel from the first page to the last. It was heartwarming and exciting with great characters. The narration was very well done. I will look forward to the next novel by this author.

Exceptional Debut

I enjoyed every moment of this book. I love when the MMC is pulled like a magnet against his will and this story has the perfect amount of delicious angst and longing. Sara and James are both characters that you quickly care about and the kids in the story, Evie and Henry, are completely charming. The story is beautiful crafted, well grounded in history, and with elements of faith woven in oh-so-gently. I didn’t want it to end! If this is Christine Hill Suntz’s debut, I cannot wait to see what she gives us next!!

The narration was perfect. Cassandra Campbell could flawlessly narrate a story in her sleep.