Adam's Promise

Rating:
Summary: An Unwanted Bride
Review: Madeline Oxley can't believe her good fortune when her father informs her that Adam Coates, the man of her romantic dreams, has requested her hand in marriage. Immediately she sets off for Adam's colonical Nova Scotia farm, eager for her new life as his wife.... Only to discover she isn't the woman he's expecting -- he requested her sister! She's jilted by the man she loves!

ADAM'S PROMISE was a delightful read, rich with historical detailing of early pioneer life. From author Julianne MacLean's vivid description, I felt like I'd stepped back in time, and seeing this world with my own eyes. A must read for historical fans!

Rating:
Summary: An Unwanted Bride
Review: Madeline Oxley can't believe her good fortune when her father informs her that Adam Coates, the man of her romantic dreams, has requested her hand in marriage. Immediately she sets off for Adam's colonical Nova Scotia farm, eager for her new life as his wife.... Only to discover she isn't the woman he's expecting -- he requested her sister! She's jilted by the man she loves!

ADAM'S PROMISE was a delightful read, rich with historical detailing of early pioneer life. From author Julianne MacLean's vivid description, I felt like I'd stepped back in time, and seeing this world with my own eyes. A must read for historical fans!

Rating:
Summary: A Promising Historical
Review: Motherless Madeline Oxley has lived without love her entire life. Dashing Adam Coates is the unwitting hero of her childhood fantasies when he comes courting her selfish older sister.
While Madeline is growing up alone and unloved, Adam is surviving a series of hardships that include: a broken heart (courtesy of the above selfish sister); a rebound marriage to a woman with some serious emotional issues; raising a family virtually alone, and becoming a widower. Wanting to improve his lot in life, he emigrates with his children to colonial Nova Scotia.
When fate throws Madeline and Adam together on the Tantramar Marshes, at first the pair seems mismatched. Madeline is considerably younger and has been sheltered most of her life, while Adam is a man who has *lived*.

Adam's Promise is a beautifully written story with vivid description and lots of emotion to tug at your heart. If you are a history buff as well as a romance reader, and would like to experience the year 1755 in a setting other than the Scottish Highlands, this book is a must-read.