Most difficult when a wonderful man turns out to be a saloon owner. Protect your siblings from the lures of the city, even against their wishes. Ensure nobody sees your work boots muddied by the San Francisco streets. Even when you’re the only respectable woman around, protesting the decadence of a city lost to gold fever. Rachel won’t give up without a fight though, and soon all will learn an eloquent but humorous lesson about what truly makes a lady. Both goals prove more difficult than she could imagine as her brother and sister are lured by the city’s dangerous freedom and a missionary turned gambler stakes a claim on her heart. Rachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return east as soon as possible. Join Deeanne Gist for another unforgettable tale and find out whether Essie’s plan to catch a husband succeeds or if she’s just Courting Trouble! 'Dont tell me youre feeling guilty' Breaking off a piece of the wing, she brought it to her lips and took a bite. But shed gotten to know him and theyd reached an understanding of sorts. But convincing the lucky husband to be will be a bit more of a problem. Deeanne Gist, quote from A Bride Most Begrudging Copy text She hated Mr. So she writes down the names of all the eligible bachelors in her small Texas town, makes a list of their attributes and drawbacks, closes her eyes, twirls her finger, and… If she wants one, she needs to catch him herself. It s 1894, the year of Essie s thirtieth birthday, and she decides the Lord has more important things to do than provide her a husband. Sadly such a man doesn t appear to reside in Corsicana, Texas. It s going to take an extraordinary man to appreciate her joy and spontaneity or so says her doting oilman father. Whether it’s riding bikes, catching snakes, or sliding down banisters, Essie Spreckelmeyer just can t quite make herself into the ideal woman her hometown and her mother expect her to be. Tired of waiting for a match made in heaven, she’ll settle for one made in Texas.

A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist