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Adam's Promise: (Historical Romance) by [MacLean, Julianne]

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Madeline Oxley has been ruined by a scandal through no fault of her own, and her future looks bleak. When a gentleman from her past requests that she set sail for the New World to become his wife, she jumps at the chance to become a mail order bride and marry the man she has loved since she was a girl.

Adam Coates was a mere tenant farmer when he left England for the British Colony of Nova Scotia, but now he is a prosperous and influential landowner. What Madeline doesn’t know is that her father has hoodwinked them both—for the bride Adam truly wanted was her beautiful, older sister, Diana—his first love. When Madeline steps off the ship with romantic dreams of her long-awaited happily-ever-after, she is shocked and dismayed to discover the truth. Madeline is furious with her father for his treachery, but she has sailed across an ocean to an unfamiliar land and must remain, at least temporarily, under the protection of the man she still loves—the man who still intends to wed her sister.

Over the coming weeks, as their friendship deepens and grows, will Adam come to realize that he’d set his heart on the wrong sister all along? Or will it be too late to find the happiness they both desire?

Adam’s Promise was a Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist – nominated for best short historical romance of 2003. It is a sweet historical romance.

Length: 304 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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When Madeline steps off the boat in Nova Scotia ready to meet her new husband, Adam, whom she has been in love with since she was a young girl, she finds that he is less than delighted to see her. Unbeknownst to Madeline, Adam had written to her father asking to wed Diana, Madeline's older, more beautiful sister, but Madeline's father has deceived them both since a scandal has ruined any chance Madeline might have had of marrying respectably in England. Madeline briefly entertains hopes that Adam might forget about Diana and fall in love with her, but she quickly recognizes the foolishness of this dream. Agreeing to stay together until Diana arrives, Madeline and Adam try living and working together as friends, only to gradually realize they want something more. MacLean's quietly compelling writing turns this simple, classic love story into a richly emotional romance, and by combining engaging characters with a unique, vividly detailed setting, she has created an exceptional tale for readers who hunger for something a bit different in their historical romances. John Charles
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"MacLean's quietly compelling writing turns this simple, classic love story into a richly emotional romance, and by combining engaging characters with a unique, vividly detailed setting, she has created an exceptional tale for readers who hunger for something a bit different in their historical romances." - John Charles © American Library Association.

Praise for Julianne MacLean's historical romances...

"I am so in love with this author. She is FANTASTIC!! My favorite author!! The Color of Heaven series is wonderful and now to read an updated version of her first ever historical novel, WOW!! All I can say is you don't know what you are missing if you haven't read any of Julianne MacLean's work!!!" - Debbie at Goodreads
"You can always count on Julianne MacLean to deliver ravishing romance that will keep you turning pages until the wee hours of the morning." --New York Times bestselling author, Teresa Medeiros

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File Size: 3811 KB
Print Length: 304 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: September 19, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01L2NWTVG
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Rabid Reader1

Good read

February 12, 2014

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I usually don't do sweet romances as I prefer a bit of a naughty kick to my books, but I actually really enjoyed this book. The story and the romance unfolded in such a natural way that it kept me engaged and entertained the whole way through. You can't really ask for anything more! The heroine was strong but vulnerable and the hero was alpha but not to the point of being a caveman, they were perfectly balanced! So if you're looking for a well written story that will have you feeling the struggle and excitement of new love while the heroine is experiencing it, then I would def recommend this book!

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Book Lover

Good book

February 19, 2017

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I enjoyed reading this book. Just wish the couple have gotten on the same page sooner. Had to out it down a couple times before I finished it.

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I. Zawilski

Well-Written and Enjoyable

April 27, 2017

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This book is a twist on the mail order bride. The H was jilted by Diana, the h's older sister, years before when she decided to marry a baron instead. The H moved to Canada to make his fortune, and he has. The h has been stuck at home in England with her father, after having been compromised by a lecherous vicar at the age of 17. She refused to marry him and since everyone, including the h's father, believed the vicar's lie that she had seduced him, the h has had no suitors and no social life. Diana's husband dies, the H finds out and sends a letter to Diana's father asking to be put in contact with her because he still wants to marry her. (Unlike a lot of H's in these stories, who would vow revenge, he's still on the hook where Diana is concerned.) The h's father would rather keep Diana and the money she inherited from her late husband in England, so he tells the h that it is she that the H has asked to marry. The h remembers the H as her sister's suitor who was kind to her, and she has been carrying a torch for him ever since. She is overjoyed that he has remembered her and asked for her, so she travels to America with high hopes -- only to have them dashed upon arrival when she finds out that the H neither remembers nor wants her. He is not kind now.

The rest of the book proceeds as you would expect, but the gradual realization of the H that the h is the woman he needs and wants is beautifully done. Both the H and h are good and sympathetic people, and the secondary characters are well done. Highly recommended.

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Julianne MacLean never disappoints. Great story line and engaging read all the way through.

March 3, 2017

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This novel gets a top rating from me because of the excellent character development, good historical research, and detailed descriptions of the countryside. The story kept me engaged, and included twists and turns. I sort of knew where we'd end up, but could not guess how the author would bring us to that point, it was an interesting journey. Julianne MacLean does not disappoint. Excellent editing, as always. How refreshing to read a book so well proofread; nothing to pop me out of the story.

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Mary B.

Lovely story

March 19, 2017

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An unloved sister shipped off to the Canadian east coast to get rid of her,a father that blamed her for his wife's death ( birthing her) and a beautiful spoiled sister than constantly told Madeline of how much more beautiful she was. Madeline, not unlike Cinderella in this story was to be married to a farmer whom she loved more than anything but Adam was still in love with the beautiful sister, that is until Adam got to know Madeline. A HEA ending. Recommended

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Picky Reader

Pretty good

March 6, 2017

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Most of it is well done. I liked the heroine, and I was relieved when Adam realized how rude he was at first and stopped. I like intelligent, curious, open-minded heroines and men who love them without trying to change them. I don't know why the author chose to put in an 11-year age difference between Madeline and her sister and therefore Adam. I also think the way Madeline and Adam's dilemma is solved is both predictable and unbelievable. It could use another proofing pass but is generally well written.

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Sharyn McQuaid

Promising ending to a shaky beginning

July 26, 2017

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I had trouble keeping up with the math. Initially, I thought the age gap between sisters was 7 years, Later it was 11 years. Then I pondered the "compassion" of our hero--his public reaction to the arrival of the wrong bride was worthy of a petulant child. This is supposed to be a 43 year old man? I realize he's supposed to be disappointed but he comes across as graceless. Madeline's sister seems to be stuck in adolescence--at 37, she seems younger than Madeline at 26. There is nothing salacious about this--it would be appropriate for mid-teens on. It has a satisfying ending. I might even have enjoyed an epilogue set a few years hence.

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dggwood

Lovely tale

August 24, 2017

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Fabulous story of interwoven lives with competing desires and goals. While reading this story, I could not imagine how these different perspectives could ever move. Through delightful character development, the author retains the individual integrity of the two main characters, Madeline and Adam, and permits Diana to infuriate you while you wonder if she could ever be anything other than selfish.

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