The Bartered Bride (The Brides Book 3) (39 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LENA GOLDFINCH
writes inspirational historical romance and books for teens. She’s always been a sucker for a good old-fashioned romance, whether it’s a novel or short story, young adult or adult, fantasy or realistic, contemporary or historical. Lena has been a finalist in several national writing contests, including the RWA Golden Heart and ACFW Genesis contests. She enjoys life in a quiet, small town with her husband, two kids, and two very spoiled black Labs.

You can reach me at [email protected] or visit me at
www.LenaGoldfinch.com.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To all my family and friends. With love and appreciation for your support and encouragement.

To my editor, Amber Stokes, for your excellent editing and friendship, and the many ways you encourage me. I feel the book is so much better for your gentle “nudging” in the right direction.

To Libby for reading prior to publication and offering your keen eye for typos. (Thanks so much for your help, Mom!)

To all my advanced readers and to the lovely bloggers participating in the review blog tour. Many thanks!

In memory of Jeanne Loftus, a dear fan who was waiting for this book and encouraged me with her enthusiasm for my stories. You will be missed.

To Eliza and Evan for encouraging me to keep writing. With love and best wishes as you follow your own dreams.

And last, but far from least, to my wonderful husband, Paul. All my love!

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual events or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.

The Bartered Bride

COPYRIGHT ©2015 by Charlene Goldfinch Glatkowski

All scripture quotations are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
®
(NIV
®
) © 1973, 1978, 1984 by
Biblica
. All rights reserved worldwide.
See Author’s Note.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

Cover images: ©
E. Pantha
(
Landscape
) | ©
Jeremy Cantelli
(
Lone
Horse
)

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TABLE OF CONTENT
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THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE

TWENTY-TWO

TWENTY-THREE

TWENTY-FOUR

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTY-SIX

TWENTY-SEVEN

TWENTY-EIGHT

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THIRTY

THIRTY-ONE

THIRTY-TWO

THIRTY-THREE

THIRTY-FOUR

THIRTY-FIVE

THIRTY-SIX

THIRTY-SEVEN

THIRTY-EIGHT

THIRTY-NINE

FORTY

FORTY-ONE

FORTY-TWO

FORTY-THREE

FORTY-FOUR

FORTY-FIVE

FORTY-SIX

FORTY-SEVEN

FORTY-EIGHT

FORTY-NINE

EPILOGUE

AUTHOR’S NOTE

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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