Orphan Train Belle

Orphan Train Bride #2

by Teresa Ives Lilly

Maribelle is asked to leave the orphanage at age eighteen, she isn't sure where to go or what to do, so she jumps at the chance to ride the Orphan Train and help take care of the twenty-four children. At the final stop in Missouri, she is once again concerned about her future return to Boston, but when a handsome man asks if he can 'adopt' her to help take care of 'Connie', she immediatly agrees. Will Maribelle, 'Belle' find a home and love in Missouri or have to return to the orphan life in Boston.
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70 pages, ebook

First published May 29, 2013

About the author

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Teresa Ives Lilly has authored a variety of Christian and Clean Novels and Novellas romance and mystery, historical and contemporary. She has written several chapter books and one picture book. She has also authored over two hundred unit studies for public and private schools.

Reviews

[Barbara Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a delightful novella! A young lady being raised in the orphanage all her life wants some love and happiness, but there is some confusion. The novella was interesting and sometimes a little humorous. Orphan Train Belle by Author Teresa Ives Lilly wrote an enjoyable novella that I would recommend others to read.

I received a complimentary copy from the author, but was not required to review it. This review is one hundred percent my opinion.

[Merry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don’t assume

Things in the orphanage are hard I can imagine but it is simply sad that they had orphan trains. To be put out with just a hope this works out is not all that wonderful.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

She rode the Orphan Train taking care of the orphans

He hired her to take care of his sister who was sick. I liked how the story got her to where she needed to be to meet him.

[Tricia Cox garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Orphan Train Belle

Good clean romance. I enjoyed the story. Miscommunication can cause lots of issues at times. Lokking forward to the next book in the series.

[Deanna Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this orphan train story. He needed a Bride, she fit the bill, works out for both. Interesting short story.

[ReadingWench · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story idea. These characters are great, the story well thought out and well written.

[Viola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

This was a nice easy read. Belle, the orphan, and Dan the blacksmith, find love in Missouri, on Dan’s family farm. Enjoyable read.

[Elizabeth Meadows · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute, but for a short story the misunderstanding between the love interests went on a little too long for my taste.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just who is Connie?

Cute, sweet short story. A little silly that neither Dan nor Connie ever say who exactly they were to each other. Poor Belle didn’t know what to do.

[Kathy Heare Watts · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an enjoyable short story of hope, love and happiness. Maribelle was forced to leave the orphanage because she turned eighteen. She is picked to assist with twenty-four adoptable children traveling westward on the orphan train, but at the end, she would be returned to Boston and the unknown. The town blacksmith, Dan, shows up and the last child has already been adopted, but he talks Maribelle into coming home with him, even asking if he needed to adopt her to care for Connie. The story is simplistic and comical in the assumptions that Belle makes about the relationship between Dan and Connie. Dan thanks the Lord for sending Belle and Belle thanks the Lord for not having to return to Boston. The misunderstanding is resolved and ends with a HEA ending. It's a reminder to not assume about a situation and to remember that God is always in control. Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts, opinions and ratings are my own.

[Marilyn Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short clean novella. Maribelle has turned 18 and must leave the orphanage. She is unsure of her future, when she is asked to accompany some orphan children on a train to find homes for them she feels she has no choice. Once this job is over she is not sure where she will live. When at the last stop, all the children are adopted she has mixed feeling.

Dan needs help with Connie. When he rushes to adopt a child and finds they are all gone he worked a deal with Maribelle. When misunderstanding and feelings arise what will be the outcome?

I was given a copy of this book from the author for my honest opinion.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was more of 3.5 stars for me as this one was very predictable like the other Orphan Train book. Even the conversation with the "older boy" was the same, the same little girl who didn't get adopted until the end and even the "train marm" was similar. It was still an enjoyable read though.

I was given a copy of this novella in exchange for an honest review.