The Betrayal (Brides of Gabriel book 2) by Diane Noble

4 1/2 Stars!!!!

ABOUT THE BOOK (from B&N) - When recently widowed Bronwyn becomes the second wife to Gabriel MacKay, she promises her new sister wife and best friend, Mary Rose, that the marriage will remain platonic. But she finds herself falling in love with the man who has promised to keep her safe—even as her heart struggles with her promise to her friend. When Gabriel marries a third wife, and as the practice of polygamy increases and the age of brides decreases, Bronwyn begins to question the righteousness of this new religion.
Even as the Saints journey to Salt Lake Valley, their new promised land, Bronwyn and Mary Rose plot their escape. But when they are suspected of treachery by Brigham Young's secret army—whose mission it is to punish apostates—the two sister wives face the most difficult decision of their lives, one that can mean life or death for those they love.

MY REVIEW - Oh great! Now I am going to HAVE to read book 3! I was going to only read these 2 because I didn't think I would get "into" them as much as I did. But NOOOO!! I had to love them!
A review of the first book is in the post below.

I liked the second book even more that the first. I was really involved with the characters since I already knew them from book 1. This is one thing I like about series' (and I love reading series'!), is that you get to know the characters more.
This series is fabulous! Great character development. I absolutely love Bronwyn and Mary Rose. They are both really strong women who stand up for themselves against a whole community to save themselves and their family from a faith they no longer believe is right. I love reading about strong women and this book is a great example of that.
This series is also very interesting! If you ever wondered about the early days of Mormonism (1840's) there is so much history and information in these books. I don't think there was a boring page. I found myself fascinated and wanting to learn more.
Thanks to Librarything early reviewers for giving me this book to review!

I am embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of this Author before. She has so many books out, I don't know how I could have missed her! I am eagerly awaiting book 3 and I will look into some of her other books!
Here is a link to her beautiful website - HERE

GIVEAWAY - I am giving away my copies of these two books ("The Sister Wife" and "The Betrayal") One winner - two books!!

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