The Doctor's Wife by Myra Hargrave McIlvain
The Doctor’s Wife by Myra Hargrave McIlvain My Review: This is the second book I’ve read by Texan author Myra Hargrave McIlvain and it did not disappoint. Amelia sails to Galveston, Texas, hoping for adventure and a new life far from her home in Germany. Almost immediately, her employer abandons her, and she is forced to work as a chambermaid in a local hotel. But a handsome doctor, whom she’d met aboard ship proposes to her. He prepares her for a rough life in the new port city of Indian Point on Matagorda Bay, but she accepts, willing to face the hardship for the chance of a better life. Dr. Stein was truthful about the state of the town, little more than a refugee camp with dozens of families living in tents despite the winter’s cold. The temperature is not the only chill in the air and her marriage remains unconsummated, leaving her lonely and confused. Setting aside her feelings, she stands beside Dr. Stein as they build a prosperous life together, opening a mercantile...