A Noble Groom

by Jody Hedlund Book 2 in the Michigan Brides Collection series.

First published 2013

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Michigan, 1880. German immigrant Analisa Weiss is widowed and struggling to keep the farm for which her family has sacrificed heavily. Because the land contract and physical labour make survival difficult alone, her relatives arrange for a prospective husband to come west. Before he arrives, an unfamiliar farmhand named Carl begins working beside her and proves far more complicated than his rough circumstances suggest.

Analisa’s vulnerability reflects the precarious position of immigrant farm women whose property, income and social security could depend on marriage. Carl conceals a privileged background that makes his apparent status as a labourer deceptive. Their relationship develops through shared work and questions of trust, as both must decide whether security based on obligation can become a genuine partnership.