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The Faith of a Bride
Can an arranged marriage turn to love? Or will tragedy drive them apart?
In 100 B.C. the city of Ammonihah is thriving. Its people have embraced the teachings of Nehor, and revel in their popularity and wealth. Yet there is one among them who seeks for something more...
Tabitha, daughter of the merchant Luram, longs to fall in love and build a family of her own. However, in a world where marriages are often planned for prestige and politics' sake, this seems an unlikely dream. Especially when her father informs her she is engaged to a man she does not know.
Amulek has taken his family's legacy and raised it tenfold. He is one of the wealthiest and most respected men in his hometown of Ammonihah. The one part of his life he has yet to establish is having a wife and heir. To his dismay, his father enters into a contract to marry him to a woman he has never met.
Despite their misgivings, both Amulek and Tabitha come into the betrothal determined to do their duty. However, horrific tragedy soon strikes their newly formed household, drowning both of them in sorrow. Together they must find love and faith beyond themselves in order to survive.
The Faith of a Bride is a prequel to the Women of Faith series by L.A. Pattillo. A Christian Historical Romance series set in the Ancient Americas before Christ's coming.
In 100 B.C. the city of Ammonihah is thriving. Its people have embraced the teachings of Nehor, and revel in their popularity and wealth. Yet there is one among them who seeks for something more...
Tabitha, daughter of the merchant Luram, longs to fall in love and build a family of her own. However, in a world where marriages are often planned for prestige and politics' sake, this seems an unlikely dream. Especially when her father informs her she is engaged to a man she does not know.
Amulek has taken his family's legacy and raised it tenfold. He is one of the wealthiest and most respected men in his hometown of Ammonihah. The one part of his life he has yet to establish is having a wife and heir. To his dismay, his father enters into a contract to marry him to a woman he has never met.
Despite their misgivings, both Amulek and Tabitha come into the betrothal determined to do their duty. However, horrific tragedy soon strikes their newly formed household, drowning both of them in sorrow. Together they must find love and faith beyond themselves in order to survive.
The Faith of a Bride is a prequel to the Women of Faith series by L.A. Pattillo. A Christian Historical Romance series set in the Ancient Americas before Christ's coming.
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 5, 2019
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L.A. Pattillo
7 books9 followersL.A. Pattillo is the mother of 5 busy children and wife to 1 fantastic husband by day and avid reader and writer by night. She loves her father in heaven and is active in her church. She graduated from BYU with a degree in Creative Writing and now resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest.
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December 24, 2020
Full disclosure -- I'm not a huge fan of either romance or religious fiction. But this was gifted to me by a relative, so I felt they knew my tastes and had found an exception to the rule. My apologies to that relative, but I did not enjoy this very much. Yes, there's a sweet love story to be found here, but it's also rather blandly written, and no one involved seems to have any personality whatsoever.
Tabitha is a young woman living in a South American city during the Book of Mormon era, who finds herself in an arranged marriage with a wealthy farmer named Amulek. Though she only knew him a week before their wedding, she can't help but be charmed by him, and Amulek is likewise hopeful that their arranged marriage will blossom into true love. But when a tragedy befalls the couple, will their relationship survive?
The writing of this book is fairly bland, with little personality given to any of the characters and little effort made to evoke a sense of place or describe anything. I understand that the focus is on the romance, but there could still be some effort made to inject some life into the story beyond the characters being lovey-dovey with one another. Perhaps the author felt there wasn't enough room in a novella to do so? But I've read excellent novellas that have managed to be descriptive and establish character, so this isn't a good explanation.
It's also frustrating to read this and see how weak the female lead is, and how her entire worth by certain characters is established by her ability to have a child. While I get that this is religious fiction, women are still capable of being strong and fully-developed characters besides just being a love interest, and women are worth far more than what their wombs are capable of.
Maybe I'm expecting too much out of a religious romance novella, but this could have been a lot better. And sorry to the relative who gifted the first two books in the series to me, but I won't be progressing on to the second book. Not worth it to me.
Tabitha is a young woman living in a South American city during the Book of Mormon era, who finds herself in an arranged marriage with a wealthy farmer named Amulek. Though she only knew him a week before their wedding, she can't help but be charmed by him, and Amulek is likewise hopeful that their arranged marriage will blossom into true love. But when a tragedy befalls the couple, will their relationship survive?
The writing of this book is fairly bland, with little personality given to any of the characters and little effort made to evoke a sense of place or describe anything. I understand that the focus is on the romance, but there could still be some effort made to inject some life into the story beyond the characters being lovey-dovey with one another. Perhaps the author felt there wasn't enough room in a novella to do so? But I've read excellent novellas that have managed to be descriptive and establish character, so this isn't a good explanation.
It's also frustrating to read this and see how weak the female lead is, and how her entire worth by certain characters is established by her ability to have a child. While I get that this is religious fiction, women are still capable of being strong and fully-developed characters besides just being a love interest, and women are worth far more than what their wombs are capable of.
Maybe I'm expecting too much out of a religious romance novella, but this could have been a lot better. And sorry to the relative who gifted the first two books in the series to me, but I won't be progressing on to the second book. Not worth it to me.
January 2, 2025
too short
Enjoyed the book but it felt like a very short story. The book could have had more substance and depth.
Enjoyed the book but it felt like a very short story. The book could have had more substance and depth.
September 16, 2019
You can't imagine what it would be like in these times to marry without knowing who you were to be married to
A peek at the days of the bible, you will wonder if it was common to marry suddenly. What surprise waited for the newly weds.
A peek at the days of the bible, you will wonder if it was common to marry suddenly. What surprise waited for the newly weds.
February 10, 2020
This is a good flavor and will likely get me to read the next in the series
This is indeed a love story set in a time when love was probably not the end all, nor as cheap as it sometimes is today. But to me a guy that is not especially fond of love stories it was nevertheless appealing.
It was nice that the story line had some parts in it that seem very realistic and then there is the love story that certainly is possible and all the more enjoyable because that wasn’t the expectation of the day. Enjoyable read.
This is indeed a love story set in a time when love was probably not the end all, nor as cheap as it sometimes is today. But to me a guy that is not especially fond of love stories it was nevertheless appealing.
It was nice that the story line had some parts in it that seem very realistic and then there is the love story that certainly is possible and all the more enjoyable because that wasn’t the expectation of the day. Enjoyable read.
August 26, 2019
This is a sweet story that is novella length. It tells the story of Amulek and Tabatha’s marriage and some of their struggles in the first 2 years of marriage.
September 10, 2019
I absolutely loved this book. An arranged marriage that neither want but ends up being a match made in heaven.
September 28, 2019
Great read
I enjoy biblical fiction and I really enjoyed this story. This was a great read. I'm going to enjoy this series.
I enjoy biblical fiction and I really enjoyed this story. This was a great read. I'm going to enjoy this series.
January 15, 2020
This is a wonderful Christian based romance novel. Very enjoyable
March 11, 2020
Cute quick little love story.
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