Sweetbriar Bride

Sweetbriar #2

by Brenda Wilbee

Beautiful Louisa Boren, twenty-four and unmarried, is an unusual woman for the year 1851. And she knows what she wants; his name is David Denny and he is destined to be the founder of Seattle...... The Sweetbriar Bride brings the continuing saga of Sweetbriar, the remarkable love story of Louisa Boren and David Denny, and the growing pains of on of America's greatest cities. The scenes have changed, but the challenges of life are no different today than they were in the mid-1800' The conflict of human relationships, the struggle for balance in an unbalanced world, and the strengthening of love amidst the uncertainties of life.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance, Historical, Fiction, Christian

238 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1986

About the author

Brenda Wilbee has written 10 books with over 700,000 copies sold. She is best known for her Seattle Sweetbriar Series, historical novels of Louisa Boren Denny and Seattle's earliest days.

Her most recent book, Taming the Dragons: Powerful Choices for Women in Conflict and Pain will be released July 2020.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest but frequently migrates to AK and the Canadian Yukon.

Reviews

[JJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simply written. Frustrating characters.

[Loretta Marchize · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, so I was kind of looking forward to this because Louisa and David are actually married down and I thought it would be more about what their life was like out west. And some of that was true. HOWEVER, David and Louisa spent the whole book not communicating and being mad/miffed at each other. Plus at one point James visits and there's hints of 'oh maybe Louisa should have chosen James!'
I mean really, Louisa Denny. You're married??
Content:
Mentions of childbirth, mentions of a hanging, mentions of a woman being abused by her husband. A few kisses between a married couple.
Nothing is too graphic.

[Heidi Clifton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book about 4 times in the last 18 years and I still love it.

[Rivkah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love reading about how David and Louisa continue on, even when things are hard.

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second book was much better than the first - the first ended with David Denny marrying Louisa Boren, so in the second there's not so much kissy kissy. It's really more about their first year of marriage together, focusing on many of the dangers they faced as settlers in the Puget Sound before Washington was a state. This book also had a focus on what childbearing was like in this time and place, as Louisa gives birth to their first child at the end. Again, the author has pulled upon tons and tons of research from these settlers' actual journals, and books written by their children and grandchildren, and the history interwoven in the pages of this novel is absolutely amazing, at least it is if you love the Seattle area as I do! The second book was definitely better than the first - couldn't put it down!

[Melody Hitchner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh. Read this as a primer on how husbands and wives should not communicate. The main character and her husband spend the entire novel avoiding real conversation, and feeling resentful toward each other because of the misunderstandings their lack of communication creates.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ms. Wilbee's sequel was an easy read, and yet, an equally absorbing tale of the challenges faced by the pioneers who founded Seattle. The story pivots around the tension of balancing human relationships in this primitive land and the strengthening of Louisa and David's love as they overcome their fears.

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[Gardavson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet and compelling inspirational historical romance. One that stays with you.

[Candice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the details of the story, and learning more abnout Louisa and David and the rest ofd the families, very curious where its going to go with the new preacher! on to the next one!

[Amanda Wige · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love series just continuing the amazing story.

[Lorie Layne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! History lesson and a great love story! What could be better.

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still enjoying the fictionalized history of early Seattle, but the characters, writing style, and relationship-focused plot are starting to grate on me.

[Cws]

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