The Bride Wore Constant White, Shelley Adina
The Bride Wore Constant White, Shelley Adina
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The Bride Wore Constant White
Mysterious Devices 1

Author: Shelley Adina

Narrator: Fiona Hardingham

Unabridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/12/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Margrethe Amelia Linden (Daisy to her friends) is a young woman of gentle upbringing, some talent as a watercolorist, and firm opinions that often get her into trouble. Determined to find her missing father, in the summer of 1895 she sets out for the last place he was seen: the Wild West. It's a rude shock when her younger sister stows away on the airship—such behavior no doubt the result of her unsuitable friendship with Maggie Polgarth and the Carrick House set.

On the journey, friendship blooms between Daisy and Miss Emma Makepeace, who is traveling to the Texican Territories as a mail-order bride. When Emma begs the girls to delay their search by a day or two in order to stand with her at the altar, Daisy is delighted to accept.

But the wedding day dawns on a dreadful discovery. Within hours the Texican Rangers have their man—but even in her grief, Daisy is convinced he cannot have killed her friend. She must right this terrible mistake before he hangs . . . and before the real culprit realizes that two very observant young ladies are not going to allow him to get away with murder . . .

About Shelley Adina

Shelley Adina is the author of more than twenty steampunk and contemporary romance novels, including the Magnificent Devices series. Under the pen name Adina Senft she writes Amish women's fiction and as Charlotte Henry she writes classic Regency romance. She holds an MFA in writing popular fiction, and is at work on a PhD in creative writing at Lancaster University in the UK. She won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Inspirational Novel in 2005, was a finalist in 2006, and in 2009 was a Christy Award finalist. When she's not writing, Shelley is usually quilting, sewing historical costumes, or enjoying the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.


Reviews

For the most part I enjoyed this first entry in the author's new series featuring two young English women who are in the western U.S. searching for their father who disappeared years earlier. Apparently the book features numerous characters from her previous lengthy Magnificent Devices series. I hav......more

After Daisy’s mother died after her father disappeared, Daisy became the responsibility of her aunt and uncle. And they would very much like to marry her off and get her out of their hair Daisy is not thrilled with the chinless future planned for… and instead is more determined to find her missing fa......more

Goodreads review by Estott

Pleasant, in a mild way. A Victorian amateur detective tale, with a light Steampunk dressing.......more