“Necessity is the mother of invention,” it is often said. And it times past, this often meant a marriage of convenience.

Passing the age of thirty, Ellie is an old maid. Worse; she’s plain and her only family doesn’t want to have much to do with her. Jackson is a few years younger. Encircled by the rumors of his first marriage and the scandal of his wife’s death, he finds security on his island in Pennsylvania in the midst of his apple orchards. But what is he to do with two very young sons – one who will not speak since his mother’s death? Ellie seems to be the perfect answer.

No matter how many stories are written on marriages of necessity, we never seem to tire of reading them. And here is the story of a young woman determined to make the best of her life in the service of others, even if that means marrying a man who has deep hurts. And although a happy ending is inevitable, the journey of the lives of these characters is well worth a few hours of reading.

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This book was provided by Bethany House Publishers for review.