Perfectly Matched (Blue Willow Brides) by Maggie Brendan
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Perfectly Matched by Maggie Brendan
Blue Willow Brides, #3
Genre: Christian Historical Fiction – Romance
Pages: 352 Trade Paperback
Date Published: October 1st, 2013
Publisher: Revell Books
His life runs like clockwork. Hers is a spontaneous adventure.
But God’s timing is always perfect.
Anna Olsen knows it’s time to leave her sister’s increasingly crowded house and start a life of her own. Following both sisters’ examples, she becomes a mail-order bride, and after a short correspondence with clock maker and jeweler Edward Parker, she moves to Denver to become his wife.
Almost immediately it’s painfully apparent that Anna and Edward are very different. Anna is a free spirit who would rather be painting and enjoying the company of friends than cleaning house. Edward is a consummate perfectionist who, on their wedding day, hands Anna a list of chores that need to be done around the house daily.
Can this mismatched couple see past their differences to a harmonious future? Or will their disparate passions create obstacles neither is willing to surmount?
Now this is a novel with some unique characters when you match a scatterbrained mail-order-bride with an eccentric and OCD clock maker, but what is beautiful is the romance that blossoms. How two people with the Song of Solomon involved learn to make their marriage a trinity with God involved and let up a bit on their own expectations and compromise for love. There is also quite a bit of puppy love in the canine sense as well that definitely keeps things interesting!
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“Available October 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
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Maggie Brendan is the bestselling author of several books, including the Heart of the West series and The Blue Willow Brides series. She was a 2013 finalist for the Published Maggie Award of Excellence, a 2013 finalist for the Heart of Excellence Readers’ Choice Award, a 2012 finalist for Inspirational Reader’s Choice award, and a recipient of the 2004 ACW Persistence Award in Atlanta. She is a member of the ACFW; Author’s Guild; Romance Writers of America; Faith, Hope, and Love; and Georgia Romance Writers. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, researching for her novels, and spending time with her family. You can follow her at her website www.MaggieBrendan.com, her blog www.SouthernBelleWriter.blogspot.com, and on Facebook and Twitter @MaggieBrendan.
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