Return to the Wilderness by Andrea Byrd is book four in the Frontier Hearts series.
After a series of recurring nightmares, Muireall decides to leave her comfortable life at Fort Harrod and return to the wilderness for her sister.
She enlists the help of John Browne who agrees to take her if she agrees to a marriage of convenience. Muireall accepts, aware of the danger of a near-sighted woman trying to find her way in the wilderness alone.
Both Muireall and John/Jude had vision troubles and understood what it meant to navigate a world that didn’t accept them. Their dependence on each other for the journey gave them hope they’d finally found someone who accepted them as they were.
Will their secrets threaten their building closeness?
Muireall and John/Jude had to wrestle with what they believed about themselves to find the love they never expected.
Readers of Return to the Wilderness will be reminded that our identity is found in God and nowhere else.
They will also be reminded that God walks with us in our trials. He is our guide and comforter.
If you enjoy woman in peril, marriage of convenience, or redemption stories, check out Return to the Wilderness.
I received an advanced reader’s copy from the author as part of her launch team; a positive review was not required.
About Return to the Wilderness
Table of Contents
Two outcasts. One marriage of convenience. A love story forged in the fires of adversity.
Muireall Blair has finally found a comfortable life at Fort Harrod—until she experiences a recurring nightmare that warns of impending doom for her sister. Unable to shake the weight of foreboding, Muireall cannot sit idle anymore and risk the dream becoming a reality.
With her near-sightedness a closely guarded secret, she seeks the help of Jude, a man with his own hidden past, to reach her sister.
Jude Browne has been gifted with a life of fighting for survival, not one of finding acceptance. Half-blinded as a youth, the scars across his face and the knowledge of his illegitimate birth serve as a reminder of his worthlessness.
However, when his mother falls ill, she finally lays bare all the secrets she has kept all his life. Secrets that point to his one chance of finding who he truly is.
Jude and Muireall soon realize that a marriage of convenience is the key to reaching Pitman Station safely. But when their secrets unravel and danger closes in, will they succumb to the shadows of their pasts, or will they find the strength to forge a new future together?
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About Andrea Byrd
As a Christian wife and mom located in rural Kentucky, Andrea Byrd has a deep affinity for an old-fashioned, natural lifestyle. Often described as having been born outside her time, she loves to spend time with her family in the great outdoors, one with nature.
With a degree in Equine Health & Rehabilitation gathering dust and a full-time job tethering her to a desk eight hours a day, Andrea decided it was high time to invoke change in her life. To show her children it is truly possible to make your dreams come true, she dove into the role of Christian Romance author with her debut series, Smoky Mountain Romance.