Candace

Runaway Brides of the West, Book 20

By: Janice Cole Hopkins

Narrated by: Jared Walters

Candace Joyner gets to her destination as a mail-order bride, only to find that her intended owns a saloon with working girls upstairs. He also runs the town, where there’s no church or honest sheriff. Learning that he might eventually expect her to work for him, she hides under the tarp of a mountain man's wagon when he leaves town with his winter supplies. She's watched Jude Mason, and he appears to be kind, and most likely a Christian. She'd rather take her chances with him than with the dictatorial, unscrupulous saloon owner. But life on the mountain in the winter is tougher than she imagined.

Jude is stunned when he gets home to find a stowaway in his wagon. The beautiful woman seems to have no idea of how confined they’d be in his small cabin over the brutal winter. He hoped God’s promise not to tempt us more than we can bear applied to him, and right now it did. He’s so angry he’d like to throttle the woman.

©2022 Janice Cole Hopkins (P)2022 Janice Cole Hopkins

Fantastic

A wonderful book about falling in love even when you don't want to or plan to. I absolutely loved it!!

Great story!

Janice writes a wonderful story that draws you in. My only complaint is it ended too soon.

Loved this!

I really enjoyed this story. I thought the characters were well developed and relatable. While it ended how I thought it would, it got there differently than I saw it happening. I have come to enjoy this author quite a bit. I love that she incorporates faith into her writings.

The narrative was well done. Easy to understand and at a good pace.

A Friendship to Love Tale

Since this is a mail order bride story, I knew that Candace would become a bride. I didn't expect the twisted plot. Before his death, Candace's father thought he had secured her future. The groom was not the man her father thought him to be, so Candace made a hasty decision to get out of town as fast as possible. The reclusive mountain man who unknowingly helped her escape reluctantly grew to love her. Just when he has decided to walk away, the evil man reappears.
I listened to the audio version and enjoyed the narration.

Surprise Love

A Perfect read for the holidays. Enjoyed the narrator. Candace is on her way to become a mail order bride, that was arranged by her father, before his death. When she discovered that her intended was a saloon owner and only wanted Candace to work there. She befriends a store keeper and they get her hidden in the mountain man’s wagon. Jude, the mountain man, discovered Candace, but too late to turn around. She will stay in his cabin for the winter. It’s a long snowy time, but they are getting along. Will more come?
I was given a copy of this book, by the author for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this book

JCH has done it again!! I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it.

Great one

I listened to this one on audio. The narrator, Jared Walters, did a fantastic job. This story was great. I liked the plotline of this book. The characters were well-developed and very relatable.

Great

These are delightful audios books. To have the courage to travel, to a unknown place, with a complete stranger. Unthinkable, she had a heart full of love, and when he said she could stay. The narration was great it brought you to the cabin and watched how love unfolded. Given audio for my voluntary review.

Romance at its best

What a fun story! This one is a friendship to love tale. Two lonely people find each other in a unique way and both are determined to guard their hearts against love. After spending the winter together in a mountain cabin, Jude takes Candace to a nearby town and after making sure she is settled, leaves her to fend for herself and he return to his lonely life. Both are ready to walk away from the love they feel. Ms. Hopkins once again weaves God and spiritual truths into the story with skill. It's always a joy to see her examples of how God can work in the lives of His children.

The narration is very good and lends a touch that makes the characters come alive.

I requested this audiobook from the author and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

a sweet story

This story was exactly what I wanted it to be. Candace's father thought that he was arranging s marriage for his daughter. He wanted to provide for his daughter's security, after his death. When no one was at the train station to meet her, she went to find her intended. She overheard his plan and knew she needed help. Fortunately, she found it. Will she find happiness? It's quite a journey.