The Bridal Party Series
Everyone has a role in a wedding.
Step back in time to early 1900s Indiana. Meet the Ratcliffes, a God-fearing, respectable and loving family in Indianapolis: Phoebe, the eldest child and most responsible. Cade, the dashing yet gentle middle brother. And Sylvie, the impulsive and unpredictable baby. Follow them on their journeys of faith, family and true love in this inspiring new trilogy.
BOOK ONE: Bride Goes Before a Fall
Sylvie Ratcliffe wants to vote. Since she cannot legally do so, she turns her attentions to the suffragette movement and devotes her every waking moment to its cause. Her family, horrified by her outspoken ways and scandalous behavior, insists on sending her to finishing school to learn refinement and a lady’s proper place. Instead of sending her safely away, they inadvertently send her straight into the arms of a most mysterious man!
Brett Rylander grew up on the streets of Indianapolis. Learning from an early age that no one will care for him but himself, he fights his way into a job at the Indianapolis Star printing papers and eventually earns the respect of his superiors. While a coveted promotion places him in a society he never dreamed to be a part of, it also puts him in the path of a feisty and spirited young woman with strange ideals about men, women and who should be in charge. Will pride keep these two stubborn individuals apart? Or will God place His tender hand on both hearts and bring them together for a lifetime?
BOOK TWO: Standing Groom Only
Joanna Ellsworth is an heiress. As the only child of a wealthy Indiana businessman and politician, Joanna knows her father has great plans for her. She is expected to marry for political reasons, not the least of which include helping her father and his goal of living in the White House! She has always been a dutiful daughter, never questioning her father’s wishes, until she meets an intriguing young reporter….
Cade Ratcliffe has just graduated from Indiana University full of dreams, hopes and plans. His job at the up and coming Indianapolis Star offers promises of new places, people and events. His first assignment? Cover the movements of a local politician whose sights are set on more than the Indiana state legislature. He never expects to get more from his assignment than breaking news, until he meets the politician’s breathtaking, but forbidden, daughter. Will the two young loves overcome the obstacles set by others, or does God have other plans in store for them?
BOOK THREE: Maid To Honor
Phoebe Ratcliffe is an old maid. Everyone she knows is married with a family. At twenty-nine, she has no lingering hopes for marriage, until she sees a discreet advertisement in the newspaper. Going against all her family’s wishes, she decides to take life into her own hands and responds to the ad. But all is not as it seems once she meets her new husband: a young senator in the Indiana Legislature. Soon she discovers he is hiding many secrets.
Sloane Pressler desperately needs a wife. His entire existence from his family background to his senate position has been based on one lie after another. In an effort to turn his lies into truth, he places an ad in the Indianapolis newspaper and is thrilled when a respectable, and beautiful, woman responds. His new bride is everything he ever hoped or dared to dream of in a wife, and more. Will she ever forgive him when she knows the truth of his past? Will his newfound love for her conquer the lies?
