A scarred war hero agrees to marry a woman he won’t meet until she walks down the aisle. Neither of them is telling the whole truth.
Captain Drake Blackstone returned from war a decorated hero and a man forever changed. Scarred badly enough to make strangers stare and society whisper, he has withdrawn to his family estate, content to live out his days far from curious eyes. Marriage is the last thing he expects from life.
His grandfather refuses to accept that fate.
Determined to preserve the Blackstone legacy, the meddlesome old gentleman places an advertisement for a mail-order bride on Drake’s behalf, conveniently omitting just how much the war has altered his grandson’s appearance.
Melissande Rose has a secret of her own.
A charming suitor swept her off her feet, promised her forever, then vanished, leaving behind a secret that could destroy what remains of her reputation. With few choices and nowhere safe to turn, answering a stranger’s advertisement may be her only chance to begin again.
She expects an awkward marriage of convenience. She doesn’t expect a brooding war hero with a wounded heart, a sprawling old estate filled with shadows...or the unsettling feeling that someone is determined to make sure her fresh start ends before it begins.
Behind Drake’s scars is a man worth loving. Behind Melissande’s smile is a truth she fears he may never forgive. And somewhere beyond the locked doors and whispered secrets, danger is drawing closer.
Originally part of the Secret Baby Dilemma Series, A Match for Melissande has been rewritten and expanded to be part of the Brides of Cedar Falls Series — clean & wholesome historical romantic suspense filled with faith, hope, love, and cowboys!
Genre: Inspirational
Captain Drake Blackstone returned from war a decorated hero and a man forever changed. Scarred badly enough to make strangers stare and society whisper, he has withdrawn to his family estate, content to live out his days far from curious eyes. Marriage is the last thing he expects from life.
His grandfather refuses to accept that fate.
Determined to preserve the Blackstone legacy, the meddlesome old gentleman places an advertisement for a mail-order bride on Drake’s behalf, conveniently omitting just how much the war has altered his grandson’s appearance.
Melissande Rose has a secret of her own.
A charming suitor swept her off her feet, promised her forever, then vanished, leaving behind a secret that could destroy what remains of her reputation. With few choices and nowhere safe to turn, answering a stranger’s advertisement may be her only chance to begin again.
She expects an awkward marriage of convenience. She doesn’t expect a brooding war hero with a wounded heart, a sprawling old estate filled with shadows...or the unsettling feeling that someone is determined to make sure her fresh start ends before it begins.
Behind Drake’s scars is a man worth loving. Behind Melissande’s smile is a truth she fears he may never forgive. And somewhere beyond the locked doors and whispered secrets, danger is drawing closer.
Originally part of the Secret Baby Dilemma Series, A Match for Melissande has been rewritten and expanded to be part of the Brides of Cedar Falls Series — clean & wholesome historical romantic suspense filled with faith, hope, love, and cowboys!
Genre: Inspirational