Books like Picture bride by Yvonne Lehman
Mary Ellen Colson’s journey to a Hawaiian sugar plantation reveals a web of uncertainty: her sister Breanna’s planned marriage to Clayborne Honeycutt turns suspicious, and Mary Ellen suspects Clay’s pleasant exterior may conceal a dangerous secret. As she races to locate Breanna, she confronts the possibility that Clay’s self‑image—reflecting the man God intends him to become—might compel a change of heart. The story weaves romance, suspense, and the complex realities of life on a plantation.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Yvonne Lehman
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