His Convict Wife Convict Series Book 2 edition by Lena Dowling Romance eBooks
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From the author of The Convict's Bounty Bride comes a new Australian historical about a free settler and the wife he chooses from a workhouse...
For Irish convict Colleen Malone, being framed, transported to Australia and forced into prostitution seemed like the worst that life could throw at her. Then she fell pregnant to a client and was sent back to prison by her cruel owner. Now, her only hope of a decent life for her and her baby is to find someone to marry.
Widower and former London businessman Samuel Biggs arrived in Australia hoping to put his grief behind him. When James Hunter offers him a job on his Parramatta farm, he accepts eagerly. He'll put his back into his new work, and bury any thoughts of new love and marriage in the rich earth of his new home.
However, all plans are compromised when Samuel is manipulated into visiting a workhouse to choose a new housekeeper, and Colleen seizes her chance – literally grabbing Samuel and begging for her life. The only way Samuel can oblige is by marrying her, but on one thing he stands firm – there is no way he will fall in love...
His Convict Wife Convict Series Book 2 edition by Lena Dowling Romance eBooks
I read this story in the "Convict Wives" bundle and since I really enjoyed the first book in this series titled "The Convict's Bounty Bride" I was highly anticipating it. However, as you can tell by my rating I wasn't much impressed. It's the story of Colleen Malone, a young Irish woman unjustly convicted of a crime and transported to the penal colony in Australia where she is forced into prostitution. After winding up pregnant, she's forced to leave her dearest cousin behind and work hard labor at the prison, also known as The Factory.... Samuel Biggs is distraught after losing his beloved wife and decides to leave England behind and start fresh in Australia. His employers wife convinces him to find a helpmate and takes him to The Factory to pick one out whereby he meets Colleen and before either of them knows it, they're married... Colleen carries her secret though and Samuel is determined that their marriage remain an "arrangement" only. In the end, Samuel will have to overcome the past and his fears and Colleen will have to fight for his love and her baby's future if they're ever to find happiness together...The story started out very good and I thought for sure I was going to love it. However, it lost steam quickly and felt sluggish to me the rest of the way for the most part. I liked Samuel and Colleen who were nice people overall, but I didn't sense a great passion between them. Instead the relationship felt more like one of friendship and their marriage one of simply convenience. I also didn't like Colleen's continuous deceit and Samuel constantly pushing her away and often coldness toward her. Then there was the ongoing story of James and Thea (from book one) and when some of James's past actions come to light there are major complications for the couple, but the author never gives them any resolution. I thought the ending was abrupt and it was definitely due for an epilogue, but no such luck. Then there's the editing which needs a complete overhaul. Honestly, whoever edited this should be embarrassed, its that terrible! All in all, the story just didn't engage me emotionally even with the heavy subject matter, nor did I find anything truly compelling about it. Basically, I didn't care for it and wouldn't recommend.
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His Convict Wife Convict Series Book 2 edition by Lena Dowling Romance eBooks Reviews
I love historical romances that focus on a time and place of interest. His Convict Wife takes us to the continent of Australia where convicts have to survive a cruel life to find the hope of a new opportunity. Mr. Samuel Biggs is the man of business for James Hunter. When his wife passes away, he decides to start over in Australia. He has to pitch in to make sure the ship gets safely to his new home and loses a lot of weight and decides he likes the outdoors. When he finally arrives, he looks up James Hunter who offers him a job as an overseer of his farm. James wife, Lady Thea, has the heart of a matchmaker. She is very lonely and thinks if she can get Samuel to take a housekeeper, he might get married and give her suitable company.
Colleen and her cousin were wrongly accused of stealing by the Lady of the house because her son was attracted to her. They were shipped to Australia where they were tricked into a house of ill repute. Colleen becomes pregnant after seven years and is sent back and forced to break rocks. When Samuel arrives to take a housekeeper, Colleen begs him to help her and he does. Because she is returned, he has to marry her to save her. The story starts off great but it loses something as we get to know the characters better. Both couples are quick to judge each other for wrongs that are an unfortunate part of life. There will always be someone who preys on others in this world. I did enjoy the gritty day to day details of life building a new continent.
This is a story involving the involuntary servitude of a wrongly-convicted female, forced into acts of prostitution, finding herself pregnant, transferred to a job picking rock, and by the luck of a punishable action ameliorated by a recent widow in need of a housekeeper, ends up marrying a man to be released from her prison obligations. Set in Australia, the story involves the working class, the poor, the prisoners and the higher class, all working in a newly-established community that Americans would call a pioneering time. the woman finds herself trying to remain honest with her new husband while hiding her pregnancy---hoping to somehow have her husband raise the child created while she lived in the house of prostitution.
A good story, there is some confusing points that appear to have perhaps been created by the author starting to write with one idea in mind and then changing tactics and continuing on with the story as it finally appeared. For instance, early in the story, the reader gets the impression that Colleen was deflowered and impregnated in one single night, after which she was moved to the rock picking area so gentlemen visiting the house of prostitution would not see her in such a condition. However, as the story continues, it appears that the author revised Colleen's situation to be such that she had been in the prostitution business for years before getting pregnant. This is similar to other points n the story, but all in all, it is a decent story that would be much better with more complete editing prior to publication.
I read this story in the "Convict Wives" bundle and since I really enjoyed the first book in this series titled "The Convict's Bounty Bride" I was highly anticipating it. However, as you can tell by my rating I wasn't much impressed. It's the story of Colleen Malone, a young Irish woman unjustly convicted of a crime and transported to the penal colony in Australia where she is forced into prostitution. After winding up pregnant, she's forced to leave her dearest cousin behind and work hard labor at the prison, also known as The Factory.... Samuel Biggs is distraught after losing his beloved wife and decides to leave England behind and start fresh in Australia. His employers wife convinces him to find a helpmate and takes him to The Factory to pick one out whereby he meets Colleen and before either of them knows it, they're married... Colleen carries her secret though and Samuel is determined that their marriage remain an "arrangement" only. In the end, Samuel will have to overcome the past and his fears and Colleen will have to fight for his love and her baby's future if they're ever to find happiness together...
The story started out very good and I thought for sure I was going to love it. However, it lost steam quickly and felt sluggish to me the rest of the way for the most part. I liked Samuel and Colleen who were nice people overall, but I didn't sense a great passion between them. Instead the relationship felt more like one of friendship and their marriage one of simply convenience. I also didn't like Colleen's continuous deceit and Samuel constantly pushing her away and often coldness toward her. Then there was the ongoing story of James and Thea (from book one) and when some of James's past actions come to light there are major complications for the couple, but the author never gives them any resolution. I thought the ending was abrupt and it was definitely due for an epilogue, but no such luck. Then there's the editing which needs a complete overhaul. Honestly, whoever edited this should be embarrassed, its that terrible! All in all, the story just didn't engage me emotionally even with the heavy subject matter, nor did I find anything truly compelling about it. Basically, I didn't care for it and wouldn't recommend.
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