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Abigail Stuart Thought She was Jeremiah Calhoun's Widow.
But Jeremiah Calhoun Is Very Handsome, Very Alive, and Very Perplexed.
Most Inconvenient Indeed.

With few options of her own, nurse Abigail Stuart agrees to marry her patient, a gravely wounded soldier calling himself Jeremiah Calhoun. They arrange a quick ceremony before he dies, giving Abigail the rights to his Ozark farm and giving Jeremiah the peace of knowing someone will care for his ailing sister after he's gone--a practical solution for both of them.

After the war, Abigail fulfills her side of the bargain--until the real Jeremiah Calhoun shows up, injured but definitely alive, and wastes no time in challenging Abigail's story. Abigail is flummoxed. After months of claiming to be his widow, how can she explain that she's never seen this Jeremiah Calhoun before? How can she convince him that she isn't trying to steal his farm? And will she find a way to stay, even though this practical arrangement has turned into a most inconvenient marriage?

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"Jennings' gentle romance and its unusual setting will appeal to general readers as well as those who search out Christian romances." -Booklist

"Wonderfully unique are just two words to describe Jennings' latest. Set amid the post-Civil War Missouri Ozarks, Jennings spins an original tale with multidimensional characters and rich descriptions interspersed with witty dialogue. Fans of historical romance with an inspirational slant should appreciate that the historical details are relevant, plentiful and interesting." - RT Book Reviews

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Abigail Stuart Thought She was Jeremiah Calhoun's Widow.
But Jeremiah Calhoun Is Very Handsome, Very Alive, and Very Perplexed.
Most Inconvenient Indeed.

With few options of her own, nurse Abigail Stuart agrees to marry her patient, a gravely wounded soldier calling himself Jeremiah Calhoun. They arrange a quick ceremony before he dies, giving Abigail the rights to his Ozark farm and giving Jeremiah the peace of knowing someone will care for his ailing sister after he's gone--a practical solution for both of them.

After the war, Abigail fulfills her side of the bargain--until the real Jeremiah Calhoun shows up, injured but definitely alive, and wastes no time in challenging Abigail's story. Abigail is flummoxed. After months of claiming to be his widow, how can she explain that she's never seen this Jeremiah Calhoun before? How can she convince him that she isn't trying to steal his farm? And will she find a way to stay, even though this practical arrangement has turned into a most inconvenient marriage?

"Jennings' gentle romance and its unusual setting will appeal to general readers as well as those who search out Christian romances." -Booklist

"Wonderfully unique are just two words to describe Jennings' latest. Set amid the post-Civil War Missouri Ozarks, Jennings spins an original tale with multidimensional characters and rich descriptions interspersed with witty dialogue. Fans of historical romance with an inspirational slant should appreciate that the historical details are relevant, plentiful and interesting." -RT Book Reviews

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bethany House Publishers (December 2, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764211404
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764211409
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.84 x 8.5 inches

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Regina Jennings is the winner of the National Reader's Choice Award and a finalist for the Christy Award, the Golden Quill and the Oklahoma Book of the Year Award. A graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in English and a minor in history, Regina has worked at the Mustang News and at First Baptist Church of Mustang, along with time at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and various livestock shows. She lives outside of Oklahoma City with her husband and four children when not traveling the world.

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Allen Hunt

Very good!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2023

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I really liked the plot twist and unusual or unexpected things that occurred. Also I enjoyed the characters and Of course the family relationships.

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A Most Inconvenient Marriage (Ozark Mountain Romance 1)--PG

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2022

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A Most Inconvenient Marriage (Ozark Mountain Romance 1)--PG
Violence: theft, attempting kidnapping
Language: no
Sex: some kissing

This turns *Sommersby* or *The Return of Martin Guerre* upside down and I'm here for it! I thought the premise was very clever and not often done in romance books (at least the ones I read).

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 1, 2023

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Very sweet story!! Love how it ended!! I'm glad he woke up, lol. Very sad about Rachel and Alan. Pulled at your heart strings.

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Ann de Vries

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2016

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I very seldom buy Christian fiction because I have found a lot of it to be extremely heavy-handed, bordering on smug and sanctimonious. Ahem! Now that I've enraged everyone, I do like some well done Christian fiction as well as secular works that integrate Christianity without being "Christian" books. For example, Sharon Sala, one of my favourite authors, writes mainstream romance books where characters talk openly about God and their relationships with God, and they pray openly. Several secular historical romance authors that I like also make God and church involvement part of their characters' lives. This book, however, is one of the very few Christian romance books that I have actually bought, as opposed to downloading for free. The synopsis and the sample appealed to me and I knew I could always return it if it became too heavy handed for me, so I decided to try it. I'm glad I did because I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The author wrote very well, the book was well edited, the pace was even, leisurely but not too slow, the characters were likeable and the plot was extremely engaging; it held my interest and I consider the book to be a keeper. What I especially liked was the way the author deftly integrated the characters' religious faith into story. There was nothing "fire and brimstone" or "preachy" about this book. Characters talked about their faith and discussed topics like war, killing, death and dying, making peace with God and others, forgiveness, God's plans for or God's hand in one's life, and love for one's family and others, all within the context of Christian beliefs and values, and the author did it with a gentle hand. In addition, the hero and heroine were depicted as human; the author managed to write scenes that hinted at their sexual attraction with the resulting sexual tension, without being overtly sexual. At the same time, the author depicted their relationship as being based upon not only sexual attraction, but more importantly, upon shared values, goals, beliefs and experiences.

I highly recommend this book to tweens and up. It's a given that the book will likely appeal a Christian audience that routinely reads Christian fiction, but I think it might have broader appeal. Christian readers who don't usually read Christian fiction but who do like clean romances might like this book. I'm not sure if it would appeal to anyone not of the Christian faith, although it has nothing negative to say about non-Christians and does not proselytize. I enjoy books with protagonists who are atheists, Buddhist, Jewish, or of other faiths, so this book could appeal to someone who likes clean historical romances and is open minded.

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Tammy

Lovely

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2022

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This is my second book by Regina Jennings and I loved it.
The story was so good and I loved Abigail and Jeremiah’s love story even thou at times I wanted to punch Jeremiah, lol.
Read it you won’t be disappointed.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2022

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I like most books by Regina Jennings. This one would have been awesome if it was an actual marriage of convenience story, but it did have a unique plot. There was a little mystery in the beginning about who Abigail had actually married. In all, it was a good read.

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a very well written book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2015

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Abigail is a nurse during the civil war at a prisoners hospital, while there she becomes the nurse for a patient who is going to die. He has his arm amputated and then gets infection in it, he fought the infection more then most men did and becomes Abigail's favorite patient. And so this man asks Abigail a dying wish, he wants her to marry him and go to his families horse farm to help his mother and take care of his sick sister. Abigail thinks and prays about it and says yes. When she arrives the family had already received the federal governments notice that their son Jeremiah had died. The mother loves Abigail from the beginning, but Racheal the sister is bitter to everyone, but Abigail gets right to work and they fall into a happy routine. Everything is going wonderful until Jeremiah comes home alive and shocked to find he has a wife especially when he's engaged to another, Abigail is shocked because this is not the man she married. Between this point and the end is where the real story begins. There's things told about the war that are interesting and you feel for people on both sides. Then there's the mystery of who Abigail married, that one I figured out faster than the author gives the answer. Then you have the neighbors kids pulling pranks on Abigail that made me laugh out loud to. And Jeremiah with a war injury that makes him need Abigail's help, and so they need to work together. Now add in stealing, murder, attempted murder from the bad groups that formed after the war, death, and then more than one romance and you have the perfect book.

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Julia Wilson

Amusing and Grounded In God

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 5, 2015

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A Most Inconvenient Marriage by Regina Jennings is a Christian historical romance. It is a highly amusing read that had me smiling over some of the situations portrayed. It was a comedy of errors with various plots and match making.
Abigail nurses the injured prisoners during the American Civil War. On his deathbed Jeremiah Calhoun marries her, leaving her his ranch and horses, and extracting a promise that she will nurse his sister Rachel, and take care of his mother. Following the war, Abigail is welcomed with open arms by Jeremiah's Ma. Abigail is making a success of the farm when her life is interrupted by the arrival of Jeremiah himself! This is most inconvenient, especially as Abigail has never seen this Jeremiah Calhoun before. Who did Abigail marry? Who is the real Jeremiah?
The novel deals with a number of themes, including that of forgiveness. Rachel harbours unforgiveness in her soul, it oozes from every pore, making her bad tempered and bitter. Can she ever be persuaded to let go of her grudge and anger?
Regina Jennings shows that the state of one's soul can be revealed in ones personality. Abigail has a sunny disposition, is concerned with justice, and goes out of her way to help and to work hard. She has her eyes and heart on God, always trying to do what is right.
A Most Inconvenient Marriage has its very light-hearted moments. The neighbours children, Josiah and Betsy, love playing pranks on Abigail. She in her turn, turns the tables on them - the results are highly amusing.
Regina Jennings portrays very real and likeable characters. There are some wonderful moments of sparring between Abigail and Jeremiah. Both can give as good as they get, and the reader is royally entertained. The characters are in a close knit community. They help each other when needed, and band together to fight a group of bushwhackers.
God's plans are revealed within the story, showing that His plans are not always our plans. His plans are far better for us, than we could ever imagine.
The theme of healing runs throughout the novel. There is physical healing needed for wounds from the war and illness, as well as healing needed for the soul.
There are several love matches and triangles within the novel. These make wonderful reading, and are reminiscent of some of Shakespeare's comedies - A Midsummer Night's Dream springs immediately to mind. I found myself laughing at some of the scenarios, particularly those involving the skunk.
A Most Inconvenient Marriage was the first novel I had read by Regina Jennings, but I will be reading more. She is a highly amusing writer whose work is very much grounded in God, and I can certainly recommend picking up her book for a highly entertaining read.

Mr. R. E. Richardson

Mistaken identity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 17, 2017

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A rather confusing beginning leads to lots of near mistakes but in the end a rather bad smell helps resolve the problem of outlaws. Trust God have faith and love your enemies. A good story, well told.

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Trail

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 12, 2016

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Good start and an unusual plot to begin with its only when you get half way along the story that it starts to irritate ,do these people not talk to each other yes they do but not in sensible sentences

Chris

Enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 30, 2016

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An entertaining story with characters I found to be realistic. I enjoyed the humour & the pace of the writing

cpm

An enjoyable read

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on June 9, 2018

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I love Ms Jennings heroines, they are vulnerable yet feisty, but with big hearts. A sweet story with some comedic twists and witty dialogue. An enjoyable story.

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