Saved by the Matchmaker
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4.4 • 8 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"A delightful, heartwarming love story filled with admirable people, charming Irish traditions, and the culture of nineteenth-century St. Louis."--Elizabeth Camden, RITA and Christy Award-winning author on Calling on the Matchmaker
After her annulment is finalized, Enya Shanahan finds herself caught in a web of scandal and obligation while carrying a secret that threatens to shatter her family's reputation. Determined to find a suitable marriage for Enya, her father turns to a wily matchmaker to save them from their circumstances.
Sullivan O'Brien, a steamboat captain committed to aiding enslaved people on their path to freedom, is faced with an ultimatum from his father. Forced to marry or lose his livelihood, a marriage of convenience seems to be the only solution. As he and Enya face the trials of their pasts and a city consumed by fire, they must confront their deepest fears and learn to trust in love, even when darkness threatens to engulf them.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hedlund's zippy latest in the Shanahan Match series (after Calling on the Matchmaker) finds 20-year-old Enya Shanahan in dire straits in 1840s St. Louis, Mo. Pregnant and abandoned by the ne'er-do-well who married her for her family's money, she needs to find a new husband immediately to avoid scandal. Thankfully, matchmaker Bellamy McKenna has just the candidate: Sullivan O'Brien, whose father insists he settle down or risk being removed as captain of the Morning Star, a steamboat. The marriage of convenience gets off to a rocky start as Enya's trust issues flare up. Still, she's sure God has brought the two together for a reason, and as she slowly lets her guard down, Sullivan clues her into his secret operation ferrying people escaping slavery from New Orleans to the North. Enya's eager to help, but must stay home as her due date draws nearer, while Sullivan embarks on a series of dangerous voyages. Will their romance have time to develop before trouble finds Sullivan? Anchored by a colorful cast of returning characters, the narrative finds its heart in Enya and Sullivan's delicately drawn love story, and the winding path they take to happiness makes it all the more satisfying when they get there. This has more than enough to keep Hedlund's fans invested in the series.
Customer Reviews
WOW!
Saved by the Matchmaker, Jody Hedlund’s second book in the Shanahan Match series, is such a treat. I may have liked this one even more than the first one. I so enjoyed Enya Shanahan being given a second chance to find the right love in her life even when she feels shattered and undeserving. And, ah, Sullivan O’Brien, a scarred and broken man only looking for a wife at the demands of his father. Their match and subsequent love story is a beautiful story of healing and redemption.
Jody Hedlund has written several marriage-of-convenience stories, but this is one of my favorites. I think she lets the reader see right way that Enya and Sullivan are meant for each other. I spent most of my reading cheering for them to realize that they were, indeed, meant for each other, and that their pasts should not stand in the way of their future together. In addition, Hedlund sets such an interesting historical background that the reader is not only drawn into the romance but into the time period of the story as well.
Bellamy McKenna, the matchmaker, is once again consulted for this marriage. I am thoroughly enjoying his character in this series, although, he doesn’t seem to stir the pot as much in this book as in the first one.
Hedlund gives a little tease at the end of the book for book three. I can’t wait to read the next Shanahan story.
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher. All opinions stated are my own.
Good book
The only complaint is they didn’t really resolve the conflict but I love Jody hedlunds books and I always read them so fast. I love her romantic angle- more passionate than a lot of other writers and I love it.