And Biddy, she was sweet and had a great sense of humor. I loved Ian and his goodness! I loved his silent and constant ways of caring and showing love to his family, and especially to Biddy because this is a sweet romance story. Miss Eden touches on a little bit about the living/working conditions in this novella as the main characters and the main family live and work in NYC. Now, it's not just the Irish who suffered in those conditions but I mentioned them because this book is about some of the Irish immigrants. Especially the Irish, thinking they were escaping the horrors of the Famine, only to find themselves disliked(probably not a strong enough word for it) and living in horrible conditions and working in horrific conditions as well. I couldn't imagine what life was like back in NYC during the time when so many immigrants were coming to the country. I was pretty excited when Sarah Eden announced that she was writing this story a little while ago knowing who it was about. This was a sweet story and I really was happy to read more about this couple that I loved in Longing for Home. Bringing us to My Dearest Love and getting a taste of this family and especially Ian and Biddy!

In Longing for Home, this family has settled out West and the characters reference what happened before they settled in Hope Springs, WY.

Ian and Biddy are the MCs in this novella and we get to see how they meet and their sweet romance/courtship. This is a prequel to the Longing for Home books and if you haven't read any, no worries, this one works great as a standalone.

Longing for home hope springs