Sentence of Marriage (Promises to Keep) [Kindle Edition]

i gave this book one star because the kindle doesn't allow you to rate something with zero stars. A young girl forced to marry against her will because she got pregnant out of wedlock. the man who got her pregnant left her, she had her confinement in a home for women who were with child. she was tended by nuns who treated her like a sl** and tried to make her feel suicidal. if i could have thrown the kindle across the room i would have. free does not mean good.

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In 19th Century New Zealand, there are few choices for a farm girl like Amy. Her life seems mapped out for her by the time she is twelve. Amy dreams of an exciting life in the world beyond her narrow boundaries. But it is the two people who come to the farm from outside the valley who change her life forever, and Amy learns the high cost of making the wrong choice. Book 1 of "Promises to Keep".

“I won’t have her forced,” Jack said. “Let her decide for herself.”

Amy knew her father meant it. She could say no if she wanted. But this marriage would make everything all right. They could put all the trouble she had caused behind them. Everyone would be happy again.

Everyone except her.

“Sentence of Marriage” is the first book in the three-volume “Promises to Keep”.