Courageous Bride [Paperback]

The various members of the Montrose family return in this continuation of the popular series (The Pattern, LJ 4/1/96). It is 1939 and Niki Gilbreaux, the adopted daughter of Cara and Kip Montrose, is in France, attempting to research her past. When war breaks out, she does everything she can for the war effort and also falls in love with Fraser Montrose, a distant relation of her adoptive family. Other members of the Montrose clan also find love during the hectic war years. Peart's books are usually lively and charming, and this one is no exception. Niki matures gracefully and believably, especially spiritually. Peart's growing audience will welcome this new addition.
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Niki had come to France to seek her true identity and to experience the richness of her French heritage.But what begins as a romantic, carefree summer holiday for Niki, her stepbrother Luc Montrose, and their friend Paul Duval, ends with the outbreak of war, changing their lives forever. Caught up in the firestorm of world conflict, this courageous young woman with an unknown past faces an uncertain future, with only her newfound faith to sustain her.

The First World War left Niki an orphan in France. Will World War II take away everything she holds dear--including Montclair, the only home she's ever known, and Fraser, the man she's grown to love? In search of her heritage, Niki discovers a new facet of her identity overseas and finds the one thing she never expected--a wartime romance. But Fraser, the man she loves, is sent on a risky, top-secret mission. Her hopes rest on his return; and meanwhile, the war has taken its tragic toll on those Niki left behind, and the family home, Montclair, now sits empty, in need of a new mistress. . . . In Courageous Bride, a young woman with an unknown past and an uncertain future must meet the challenges of the moment, with faith alone to uphold her.

Jane Peart is a best-selling novelist. With nearly 650,000 books sold, her popular Brides of Montclair series is one of the longest-running continuous series on the market. Her other series include Westward Dreams, American Quilt, and the Orphan Train Trilogy

The First World War left Niki an orphan in France. Will World War II take away everything she holds dear including Montclair, the only home she's ever known, and Fraser, the man she's grown to love? In search of her heritage, Niki discovers a new facet of her identity overseas and finds the one thing she never expected a wartime romance. But Fraser, the man she loves, is sent on a risky, top-secret mission. Her hopes rest on his return; and meanwhile, the war has taken its tragic toll on those Niki left behind, and the family home, Montclair, now sits empty, in need of a new mistress. . . . In Courageous Bride, a young woman with an unknown past and an uncertain future must meet the challenges of the moment, with faith alone to uphold her.

Jane Peart is a best-selling novelist in both the secular and Christian markets.Her beloved Brides of Montclair Series is one of the longest continuous series on the market.She has also published the Westward Dreams Series, the American Quilts Series, and the Orphan Train Trilogy.