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The Immigrant Brides Collection

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Immigrant Brides Collection was an enjoyable book. I recommend it for all readers of romance. It was really fun.

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Mexico, America, England Scotland, France, Ireland and China again have what these nine women from these countries have in common. They’ll find danger, love and a change of their plans with God’s help. Theses nine stories have a common thread flowing through them of God helping them find the men that He’s sent to them. Their true love for these men in their lives will make them all The Immigrant Brides.

The Immigrant Brides Romance Collection has nine heartwarming, Christian stories of couple finding true love even though they face some obstacles like war, kidnapping, loss of loved ones and natural disasters jut to name a few. Nine women from Eight different countries find the love of their lives with a push from God. These various authors take the reader on a journey through three centuries and shows the diversity of the cultural history that made America what it is.

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One of the most diverse collections that I've read. English, German, Irish, Scottish, French, Chinese. All with things in their lives to overcome, strengthen their faith, and realize that the journey is better when shared. Discovering the right person to share their struggles and burdens with. Most with issues of unfair discrimination and fitting in. Excellent read. Never boring. Unusual twisting, realistic tales.
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The Immigrant Brides Collection was an interesting collection of short stories. I picked up this book because of one story in particular that I had read once in another bride collection book and that story was Prairie Schoolmarm by JoAnne A Grote. That story was as delightful as the first time I read it. The rest of the stories were new to me and I enjoyed some more than others.

Thanks to Netgalley and Barbour Publishers for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest reviews

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Review of The Angel of Nuremberg by Irene Brand: I highly recommend this novella for those that like romance with a bit of tension and sweet stories.

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I enjoyed reading this collection of stories! They are perfect to read while waiting on a child to finish practice, or while waiting to be called back at the Doctors office. Interesting, happy endings, & history combine for some nice novellas. I enjoy reading these collections not only for the short lengths of the stories, but also for the opportunity to discover new to me authors. I have found some of my favorites this way! So pick up a copy & enjoy!

I received a copy of this book as a gift and am under no obligation to read or review it. All opinions expressed are entirely my own:-)

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I am a big fan of Barbour Publishing's Bride collections. It's such a great way to be introduced to new authors that one can then pursue other books by them. They tend to be lighter reads, and because they are groupings of novellas, they can be put down and picked up quickly. This latest collection is one of Brides heading to America from all over the globe, and each is a short introduction to various cultures and bridal traditions steeped in history.

A great read for those keen on shorter but entertaining material. I highly recommend all of Barbour Publishing's novella collections, and this one is no exception. I am grateful to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC for this my honest review.

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Enjoyed all of these stories from the authors about history, finding your love and reaching for a future.
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A great collection of stories !
There is something for everyone in this collection of immigrant brides, Irish, Cajun, British, Spanish... This was awesome learning some things I didn't know before. Plus I found a couple authors that I had not read before. I would definitely recommend putting this on your summer TBR pile. It is a great read to take you lots of places and times without ever having to leave your front door.
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I enjoyed reading this book. The stories were very interesting. I would highly recommend this book.

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The Immigrant Brides Collection rounds up stories of 9 women (as you can guess from the title) migrated and settled in North America in the 18th and 19th Century from across Europe and Asia. The stories highlight how women dealt with rebuilding their lives as well as still trying to conform to societal norms of their times.

I particularly picked up this book in an attempt to understand the possible lives of these immigrant women and possibly their families at time when North America was becoming a melting point of cultures and the challenges that they went through. Given the political climate in the US and UK, there has never been a better time to understand different cultures

Readers with limited US history will not have a problem in complete this book in a few sittings.  They will recognise the flawed characters and root for them to make the correct choices as they rebuild their lives as well as find love along the way.  It will be difficult to pick one favourite story because they are all equal part sweet and sassy. If you are looking for fun Spring-Summer read, then the Immigrant Brides Collection is the book for you.

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The Immigrant Brides Romance Collection
9 Stories Celebrate Settling in America
By: Irene B. Brand; Kristy Dykes; Nancy J. Farrier; Pamela Griffin; Joann A Grote; Sally Laity; Judith McCoy Miller; and Janet Spaeth
Barbour Publishing, Inc
Barbour Books
Christian, Romance
Publish Dater 1 March 2019
444 Pages
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I read this book a little while ago so my review will be very short. It is also hard for me to review a short story collection. I did enjoy this book because it is historical fiction. The stories draw you in and you can feel what each character is going through. There are two stories that deals with Chinese immigrants and what they go through and how they are treated.
My favorite story is about an Irish immigrant who becomes a teacher. I love that her family was very supportive and how the young man who is interested in her helps her out also even though she doesn't give him the light of day.
I would recommend this book for you read.

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I really enjoy reading these Barbour collections. Follow along with these immigrants as some of them travel from other countries by boat and some are already here in America, newly arrived. Interesting to learn some words of their language and some of their different customs. The time period is from 1775 to 1906, thousands of immigrants passed through the ports into America bringing men and women with their insecurities and great work ideas both. Adapting to a new country is never easy but do so they had to even though it was a struggle. We meet men and women from Mexico,China,Sweden and other countries. I enjoyed seeing how the women adjusted to their new countries and became brides.
Pub Date 01 Mar 2019
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Interesting Stories of Immigrant Women

Janet Speath presents "Capucine: Home to My Heart". The story starts with the background that Capucine Louet and her sister Aliette were kidnaped by the British in Acadia and left in a covenant where they grew up. Later they move with one of the sisters to New Orleans where Capucine meets Michel LeBlanc in 1767. Will he be able to win her heart when her vision is only to find her mother?
Irene B. Brand wrote "The Angel of Nuremberg" which takes place in Trenton (New Jersey) in 1776-77. Comfort Foster does not like that a Hessian soldier who fights for the British enemy is assigned to live in the house that she shares with her father Oliver and her sister Erin while her brother Marion fights with General Washington. She did not take into consideration that Nicolaus Trittenbach does not match her ideas about him and challenges her.
"Freedom's Cry" by Pamela Griffin takes place in 1777 in Philadelphia. Sarah Thurston is indentured to Bartholomew Wilkerson. On her way to the apothecary she gets accosted by three of Wilkerson's acquaintances but Thomas Gray comes to her aid. Will he be also able to help her in other challenging circumstances?
Nancy J. Farrier's "Blessed land" takes place in spring 1854 in Tucson. Antonio Escobar encounters Paloma Rivera who is in search of her sister Rosita Lopez, the wife of Pablo,. She has not heard from her in three years and wants to convince her to come back to Mexico. It seems that Antonio and his cousin Chico are hiding something, but even the women of town refuse to tell what they know. What will happen when the secret comes to light?
"Prairie Schoolmarm" was written by JoAnn A. Grote. Marin and Elsbeth Nilsson arrive in the United States from Sweden in May 1871. Talif Siverson tried to connect with Marin during the crossing, but she rejected to talk with him. When he starts to attend the school she started, she is annoyed. What will it take to thaw her heart?
The first novella by Judith McCoy Miller "The Golden Cord" starts out in China when Qui Jin is sold because her parents do not have enough funds to feed her and all her siblings. On the ship to America she meets Sam Ying. Will he be able to help her? And what will become of Sam's engagement to Li Laan?
In her second novella "The Blessing Basket" Sing Ho and her friend Hung Mooie are living at the Mission House in San Francisco in 1906. Sing Ho meets Charlie Ming, the newest member of the board. But she is already seeing Du Wang. Will he earthquake of April 1906 bring Sing Ho and Charlie Ming together?
Kristy Dykes presents "I Take Thee a Stranger". Corinn McCauley loses her husband in Large Hill Place, Massachuset. Dr. Robbins offers to sent her like a mail-order bride to his widowed nephew Trevor Parker, father of Edith and Adeline, in Florida. After their wedding there seems to be an obstacle for Trevor to love Corinn.
In "Promises kept" by Sally Laity, Keira MacPherson arrives in the spring of 1905 in New York with a letter by her fiancé Sean O'Rourke, only to find out that he has been killed and his mother is dying. Doc Browning finds her a new job and place to live with the Hamilton family, but will she also find love?
Some of the novellas were written by authors already known to me. Some were previously published in other collections. I enjoyed them all as they are well written and present a good variety. I highly recommend this collection to anybody who wants to have an enjoyable read.
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This was a delightful collection of nine different novellas. Each written by a different writer. Each story was about a different young immigrant trying to make their way in America, the land of the free and the brave. The time period covered was 1775 through 1906. I enjoyed each of these stories. I love this type of collection where we can be introduced to a new author. I loved the variety in this collection. Each bride to be, brought some of her customs or beliefs with her to this new world. If you enjoy historical romance this is a book for you. I received a copy of this book from the publisher Barbour Books through Net Galley. The opinions in this review are my own.

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The Immigrant Brides Collection was the first of it's kind that I have read. Many of the authors hook you in straight away to their particular slant of adventure to follow. Weaving through their stories with adventure, surprise and suspense. At time tears with the binds that different characters are found in. Each quite different; sharing their place in time. I really appreciated how the truths of the Bible were bought out, such as: the importance of Forgiveness despite the brokeness and trauma experienced. The truth of Hope and how trusting God enables one to continue on after losing everything. How loving your enemies in a situation of war, speaks volumes to those it is shared with and following that, it is our Identity in Christ that matters, not where our earthly life has taken us. A real treasure of enjoyment and reminders of just who we are as Christians.

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Thanks to NetGalley and Zondervan for the opportunity to review this book before publication. This is a collection of stories about immigrant women from various places who came to America for a better life and the love they find here. Sometimes it I’d with fellow countrymen who have also immigrated, and sometimes with Americans. Always, the stories are written well and are decent, without sex, violence, or cursing. Just a clean, romantic, happy reading experience.

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This was a collection of 9 novellas regarding immigrant brides from various countries and with different time periods. It was enjoyable and a fun to read. I had one little thing that bothered me a bit throughout the story, that was the use of German words and phrases, incorrectly written. Being a native German, the fact that nouns were not capitalized and the translations were not correct, bothered me as I read it. I sort of felt that perhaps that could have been better researched and perhaps the help of someone with knowledge of the language would have taken care of those issues.

Other than that the stories were sweet, clean and entertaining.

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The Immigrant Brides collection by various authors is set from 1775 to 1906 as each bride travels to the new world. They are displaced for various reasons and dumped on American soil to figure out how the live the “America Dream”. Some have a plan upon arrival that falls through; some have no idea what to expect or what they will do when they arrive. Will all be successful in finding love or will the longing for their homeland make them return as soon as possible?
I enjoyed this book but some of the stories were vaguely familiar as I had perhaps read them before. Since I couldn’t remember the outcome, I did finish each one. Each bride comes with hopes for a better life in America, the land of opportunity for everyone. Each bride is a Christian on some level; some have only heard of the Bible while some were raised with Christian teachings. I give this book 5 of 5 stars. Each story is unique and written well. They keep the readers attention throughout and the characters act as real persons might at that time.
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I enjoyed this collection of historical romances. They were all well written and gave a beautiful glimpse into what immigrants went through, with a touch of drama, romance, and faith woven in.

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