Destiny's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 8) - Hardcover

Jane Peart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786278234 ISBN 13: 9780786278237

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2005

Synopsis

Book 8 in The Brides of Montclair series

When Druscilla Montrose's cousin Alair dies in a mysterious accident, Dru finds her thoughts haunted by the dashing widower, Randall Bondurant, her destiny inalterably linked with his. Accepting the position of governess to Bondurant's two motherless children, Dru is drawn into a romantic intrigue that challenges her faith. Destiny's Bride continues the Montrose family saga of the generations of women who have made Montclair - the magnificent Montrose mansion - their home.

About this title

From the Author:

Jane Peart is a best-selling novelist. With nearly 650,000 books sold, her popular Brides of Montclair series is one of the longest continuous series on the market. Her other series include Westward Dreams and American Quilt

From the Back Cover:

Even while Randall was speaking, it was Pietro I saw, the tenderness in his dark eyes looking at me, the caress in his soft voice. In Randall's voice there was not a shred of emotion; nor was there any in his expression. How should I respond? What should I say? I knew this was the hardest decision I would ever have to make. Either choice would demand a different price. Was I prepared to pay it? Was love enough in the one to bridge all the other differences of nationality, religion, and heritage? Was family loyalty, future security enough to decide for the other? What was my destiny? The heroine of Destiny's Bride is Druscilla Montrose, who first meets Randall Bondurant when she is a bridesmaid at his wedding to her cousin Alair Chance. Eight years later, after Alair's mysterious death, they meet again in a chance encounter. This leads to a strange series of events in which Druscilla debates, then accepts the position offered her by Alair's widower. Against all advice, Dru becomes governess to her two motherless little cousins, a difficult decision because of the suspicions and accusations of family and friends that Randall might have been responsible for his wife's death. She travels with the family to Italy. Here against the romantic background of nineteenth-century Europe, Druscilla receives two unexpected offers: One is a love that will mean giving up her heritage; the other requires a decision more important than any she has ever had to make before. Dru's choices bring her into conflicts of loyalty, challenges of faith and duty, and threatened danger, as well as romance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786278234
• ISBN 13: 9780786278237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 311