Where the River Meets the Ocean kindle books

New England 1854 Estella Wellstone a duty bound daughter born into Boston s high society has approximately one summer until her wedding to the wealthy suitor her family has selected for her Though she longs to please her family nothing seems worse to the naive romantic of twenty one than recreating her parents loveless marriage So Estella makes up her mind to fall in love with Henry Hamilton. Book Where the River Meets the ocean city Everything changes when Estella meets Bodaway a brooding hot headed Native American man running from his guilt working at her father s textile mill She finds it nearly impossible to avoid him while Bodaway can barely stand to be around her childish optimism and her apparent need to help him But when an injured horse unexpectedly throws them together the two have no choice but to partner in nursing it back to health in secret If their meetings are discovered however Estella s honor will appear compromised risking her family s prestige and their hopes of her advantageous marriage while Bodaway could very well be risking his neck and importantly the vow he made to provide for his bedridden brother. Book Where the River Meets the ocean city The time Estella spends with Bodaway the harder she finds it to stand by her resolve and obligation to marry Henry let alone love the man especially given the rumors of his recent liaison When Estella s family discovers her affection for Bodaway they put a swift quiet end to the blossoming relationship and demand she marry Henry Hamilton immediately Estella must decide if she will pursue Bodaway the only man who truly has her heart betraying her duty to her family or will she sacrifice real love and marry Henry to please her family as a proper lady should Where the River Meets the OceanNot my typical genre but had some great surprises that kept me turning the pages I thought the end felt a little rushed Where the River Meets the Ocean