Immerse yourself in the discomfiture of five couples who are virtual strangers when they agree to wed for practical reasons. Emily marries Steven for the sake of his children. Regina���s family has arranged for Diedrich to come from Germany as her groom. Chiquita is bartered in marriage to Eduardo to cover her father���s debts. Pearl accepts Jason���s hasty proposal to help him run his family���s farm. Sarah Jane is forced...

Lofty dreams of a new and better life lured untold thousands to America between 1775 and 1906. Among those "huddled masses yearning to be free" are nine displaced individuals dumped upon American soil and trying to figure out how to pursue happiness, make a home, and secure love.A displaced Acadian in Capucine: Home to My Heart by Janet SpaethA Hessian soldier in The Angel of Nuremberg by Irene BrandAn indentured servant in Freedom's Cry by Pamela...