The Defiant Bride (Christian Brides Historical)

Victoria Beatty is a poised, obedient heiress who was raised to always honor God’s law and remain in control of her emotions, unlike her mother who abandoned her family when Victoria was young. Even though Victoria dreams of having a husband and family of her own, she strives to please her father in every way – until she falls for a fortune hunter and her father sends her away to avoid the embarrassment she’s brought to the family.

During the journey out west, her train is attacked by outlaws and Victoria is kidnapped! She knows her reputation is in tatters and her father will be appalled, but she faces a worse fate at the hands of her captors. She has to escape and return home but it seems impossible. God brings her an unlikely ally in one of the bandits. Joe is handsome and kind to her, yet she knows she would be a fool to trust him completely.

Jonas Kinkaid is a Deputy U.S. Marshal, serving undercover. He’s infiltrated Willy Sawyers’ band of outlaws in an effort to bring the thieves to justice. There’s only one fly in the ointment – Victoria Beatty. She’s beautiful, courageous, and Jonas finds himself falling for the defiant heiress. He quickly realizes it was God who brought them together and he doesn’t want to lose her. He has to find a way to protect her without divulging his own true identity. Can he prove he’s an honorable man and accomplish his mission before she returns to Boston – taking his heart with her? Or will others, like her powerful father, strive to keep them apart?

Books in the Christian Brides Historical Series:
The Missing Bride
The Unlikely Bride
The Bartered Bride
The Defiant Bride