The newly married couple must now draw on all their strength to survive and save their small band, and somehow nurture a love that can endure the most trying of journeys…ĭon’t miss Carla Kelly’s other classic Signet Regency romance, The Lady’s Companion. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when. As the British army retreats from Burgos for Portugal, Jesse, Nell, and a handful of the sick and stragglers are left behind to fend for themselves. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Set against the vivid historical background of the Napoleonic Wars, The Wedding Journey is the unforgettable story of Captain Jesse Randall, assistant surgeon of Marching Hospital Number Eight, and his undying love for beautiful, young Nell Mason. Thorndike Press, 2003 - Fiction - 439 pages.

He doesn’t dare hope she’ll ever return his devotion.Ī marriage on the front lines of the Napoleonic Wars would be difficult enough, but now Major Bones is out for vengeance. The Wedding Journey by Carla Kelly, 2002, Signet edition, in English. /rebates/2fThe-Wedding-Journey-Carla-Kelly2fbook2f7483699&. For Junes prompt of Favourite Trope, I turned to Carla Kellys The Wedding Journey, the story of a marriage of convenience made during wartime in. To prevent such a fate, Jesse hastily weds Nell. Her father, Captain Bertie Mason, is a compulsive gambler, and when Nell’s mother dies, he desperately agrees to marry her to the despicable Major William Bones to relieve his crushing gambling debts. A battlefield is no place to wage a campaign of love, and even if it was, Jesse is far too shy to ever confess his love to Nell, who helps the surgeons in the field hospital. Set against the vivid historical background of the Napoleonic Wars, The Wedding Journey is the unforgettable story of Captain Jesse Randall, assistant surgeon of Marching Hospital Number Eight, and his undying love for beautiful, young Nell Mason. A marriage for protection in the midst of a wartime retreat becomes the passion of a lifetime in this classic Signet Regency Romance from Carla Kelly. /rebates/2f97804512069542fWedding-Journey-Kelly-Carla-04512069592fplp&.