A Bride Most Begrudging, by Deeanne GistAdult, 2005
Fantasticfiction.co.uk: When Lady Constance Morrow finds herself held against her will aboard a ship bound for the American colonies - a ship filled with "tobacco brides" and felons - she is quite sure that as soon as she arrives she will find a reasonable man who will believe her father is an earl and send her back on the next ship to England. Instead she meets Drew O'Connor, a determined Colonial farmer who is nearly as headstrong as she is. Drew wins Constance as his bride but soon realizes he has taken on much more than he bargained for...
Raspberry: So, with the success of the last Christian Fiction novel I read, I thought I'd try another one out - this one was hugely successful when it was published and is a best seller, so grabbed it besides its rather suggestive title. I found the writing to be ok, although I didn't feel she grasped the lingo of the 17th century very well as it wasn't consistent. The plot idea was fun, but Constance was incredibly annoying at parts, and the romance between her and Drew wasn't fleshed out very much so it seemed a bit...rushed in the beginning. The characters weren't particularly amazing, and I felt the ending was a bit too pat (minus the whole indians burning things down...).
Graded a C+. (And don't worry - no more of this kind for awhile!)
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