Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday

This meme is hosted by Breaking the Spine and is meant to highlight some great pre-publication books we all can't wait to get our grubby little mitts on.

For me, I can't wait to read: The Bride's House by Sandra Dallas. The book is being released by St. Martin's Press on April 26, 2011.

Amazon says this about the book: It’s 1880, and for Nealie Bent, seventeen, the splendid Victorian house under construction in Georgetown, Colorado, is like a fairy tale come to life. She dreams of living in “the Bride’s House,” as she calls it, with Will Spaulding, the young entrepreneur sent from the East by his grandfather to learn about the mining business. Will is not the only one who courts Nealie. Charlie Dumas, a miner who lacks Will’s polish, wants to marry the hired girl, too, and although Nealie rebuffs him, Charlie refuses to give up. Ultimately, Nealie must deal with lies, secrets, and heartache before choosing the man who will give her the Bride’s House.

For the motherless Pearl, growing up in the Bride’s House is akin to being raised in a mausoleum. Her father, robbed of the life he envisioned with Nealie, has fashioned the house into a shrine to the woman he loved. He keeps his daughter close. When the enterprising young Frank Curry comes along and asks for Pearl’s hand in marriage, Pearl’s father sabotages the union. But Pearl has inherited her mother’s tenacity of heart, and her father underestimates the lengths to which the women in the Bride’s House will go for love.

Susan is the latest in the line of strong and willful women in the Bride’s House. She’s proud of the women who came before her. Their legacy and the Bride’s House’s secrets force Susan to question what she wants and who she loves.

7 comments:

  1. I'm not usually into historical fiction, but this sounds really good and I've been hearing alot about this author. I'm going to add it to my list.

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  2. This one isn't really in the genres I read the most but it does sound like it could be a great book. I'll be looking for your review. Happy reading!

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  3. I have enjoyed many of Sandra Dallas' books. I know I will love this one as well. Great choice!

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  4. From the cover, I remember all historical romance that are booming here. I have never read any books from that genre but I'd love to try one

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  5. I have really enjoyed many of her novels over the years, but I haven't read the last few. This one looks wonderful too. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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  6. I loved Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas, so I'm sure I'd like this one as well. I really need to read more of her stuff!

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