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Haunted by the death of her sister, Finola Shanahan has resolved that she's not worthy of a family of her own and commits to spending her days caring for immigrants in the slums. Unwilling to consider marriage, Finola has perfected the ability to sabotage the relationships her parents arrange for her. At wit's end, her father calls upon the local Irish matchmaker, who pairs her with successful wagonmaker Riley Rafferty. After her usual tricks fail, Finola quickly realizes she can't outsmart or outwit the dashing, determined, and daring man.

A candidate in the St. Louis mayoral election, Riley is confident a union with the wealthy Shanahan family will help solidify his chances of winning--and even more assured he and Finola can make a difference together. When a cholera outbreak begins to take St. Louis by storm, they must navigate a burgeoning attraction and growing danger testing all they know about love and sacrifice.

Escape to 1849 St. Louis for a daring and romantic tale from the talented pen of bestselling author Jody Hedlund.

Looking forward to this!

Opening scene

(view spoiler)[Brave of him to save her the way he did, but kind of weird how long they stayed laying in the road. (hide spoiler)]

25%

(view spoiler)[I hated the scene where he walked in on her changing. Way too sensual. The way he just kept staring and his thoughts...not something I want to read. (hide spoiler)]

Matchmaker

(view spoiler)[I don't like his methods. It was horrible how he tricked her into getting into a compromising situation with him. (hide spoiler)]

Finished

(view spoiler)[I'm slightly curious what is going to happen with her sister, but I don't think I'll read the next book. (hide spoiler)]