Silver Lining

by Mildred Colvin

Abducted by white slavers. By the grace of God, Danya Morrison barely escapes a life of forced prostitution. Fearing to return to her boarding house, she answers an ad in a discarded newspaper and within days leaves New York City for the plains of Kansas. Surely even marriage to a man she’s never met would be better than the danger awaiting her in the city. Matthew Tucker hasn’t told his family and friends what happened to him three years ago. They don’t tell him they’ve ordered a mail-order bride for him until she arrives without warning. Matt might not object to their surprise, except he can’t marry Danya, or ever find happiness in marriage. Not after what he did. And he can’t stand by and watch the woman he admires more every day, find happiness with someone else. Not when he desires his own forever after with Danya. Just when their problems seem beyond solving, another surprise enters their lives, bringing more complications and a potential answer. How can they find the silver lining in this latest cloud? Silver Lining is a clean and wholesome romance set in 1890s Kansas. How often have we heard there’s a silver lining in every cloud? The clouds covering our skies are often because of our own erroneous actions. Will Danya and Matt turn their problems over to God and trust Him to show them the silver lining so they may find the answer that only faith can reveal?

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 3, 2014

About the author

Mildred Colvin has been writing sweet inspirational romance since 2001, and is an award-winning author of eighteen novels in both historical and contemporary themes. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, and is active in two very special critique groups. She is also active in her church and enjoys special times with her husband, children, and grandchildren. Her hobbies, when she has time, include quilting, photography, and gardening. Of course, reading is more than a hobby. It’s a way of life. Mother of Jonathan Colvin

Also writes under the name M.J. Conner

Reviews

[Jean Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

After being abducted by white slavers, Danya barely escapes a life of forced prostitution. Afraid to return to her boarding house because they knew where she lived, she sees an ad in a discarded newspaper and decides to be a mail order bride. She would rather marry a man she has never met than living with the danger in New York. It turns out that Matthew Tucker's family had ordered a mail order bride for him without telling him. He wouldn't have minded that as much if he hadn't married someone else in the past, and doesn't believe in divorce even though the woman left him for a rich man. This is a clean wholesome romance set in Kansas during the 1890's. While Danya and Matt each turn to God in prayer about their lives, Matt's past problems are resolved and there is a happy ending.