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Under the Willow

Madge Hurley Jones (2021)

SubgenreHistorical Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical Earth
CSM age13
Goodreads4.6/5 (5)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

cheating/infidelitymanipulation

Positive tags

slow burnredemption archealing archopeful endingfound family

Tropes

Childhood FriendsSecond ChanceSmall TownLove TriangleSlow BurnHistorical RomanceForced Proximity

Themes

love vs dutyclass struggleidentitysacrificegrief

Synopsis

Bethany Jackson and Stewart Jefferson, both from prominent and wealthy Christian families, grew up together and fell in love. However, two weeks before their wedding, Bethany discovers Stewart embracing and kissing the beautiful, but malicious, Rica Adams. Devastated and unyielding, Bethany cancels the wedding and denies her love for Stewart. Stricken by the harsh reality, Stewart escapes to the city where he encounters the temptations of flirtatious women and high society. Alone and heartbroken, Bethany accepts an assignment to serve in an orphanage in a desolate Western town, where she faces the hardships of a hostile environment and finds herself drawn to the handsome Pastor David Goodry. How long can the delicate and privileged Bethany Jackson survive the challenges of living among the downtrodden? Will the spiteful schemes of Rica Adams be uncovered? With Bethany and Stewart separated by hundreds of miles, how can the love between them ever be rekindled?

Tags

Christian FictionWesternInspirational RomanceClean Romance