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"The odds are stacked against Bridget and Philippe reuniting. But God has a plan for them if they'll only believe.
It’s 1687, in the burgeoning town of Philadelphia, and for seven years, Bridget Barrington has watched with growing affection as Philippe Clavell worked as an indentured servant for her father, a wealthy landowner.
Her father rejects her request for Philippe to be a potential suitor as he has none of the qualities Mr. Barrington hoped for his daughter's future husband, the least of which is a respectable income.
Heartbroken, Bridget accedes to her parents’ wishes and gets engaged to a man she does not love. However, Bridget's husband-to-be does not love her, but only her wealth.
But there's always light in the midst of darkness for those who have faith. This stunning historical romance concludes the gripping Darkness to Light series." -www.booksneeze.com
It was in general a lovely book. I wouldn't call it unique, but it is the sort of sweet heartwarming story that manages to make you feel young love all over again.
As in the summary, young Bridget Barrington is the daughter of a Catholic family living in Philadelphia. She has loved Philippe, the young French indentured servant, for years. When she tells this to her father he rejects him as a possible suitor, and her mother even more vehemently so. Philippe is sent away to his home on his word to never return to Bridge and he does so. Things are not always how they seem however, and Bridget's arranged marriage with the thirty year old Edward is deterred by a twist of events.
Not particularly striking, but I liked it for its easy going plot and lack of using too many unbelievable situations to move the plot along.
If you like happy endings, this is one you should definitely read. This is the conclusion to the trilogy, but I was fine without reading the first two, as they are further back in history than the last one.
Four stars out of five. =) Enjoy!
