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Growing up in Kentucky was a far cry from the northern mountains of Pennsylvania.  In Love’s Fortune, Wren Ballantyne experienced a complete shift in reality when she travels from her home in KY to her grandfather’s mansion in PA.  The 1850’s novel is wrought with peril and mystery.  It took me quite a while to figure out what was going on.  I haven’t read any other books in this series so I was a bit lost at first.  Soon, however, it became clear that the Ballantynes were considered royalty much as the Edwardian heroines I’m so fond of reading.  In Wren’s new world, she was expected to marry for the connections, not for love.  

Books like Love’s Fortune help me to appreciate the wonderful blessings I enjoy in the modern world.  In the 21st century, I don’t have to worry that my daughter will be forced into marriage against her will.  She doesn’t need to be concerned with being married before she is “past the first flush of youth.”  My son might encounter women from families that are more wealthy or well-known than ours, but it won’t be completely out of the question for him to find a wife in circles above or below his social standing.  We try to teach our children that it’s what is inside that counts. Actions speak louder than words.  God loves us all, great or small.  The author’s note at the end of the book reveals the truly special historic details that were sprinkled into the pages of Love’s Fortune.  I enjoyed this book and would like to read the others in the Ballantyne Legacy.