Patience, Bride of Washington

A humorous Victorian romance about second chances, unexpected attraction, and finding love where you least expect it.

After a fire destroys the Massachusetts factory where she worked, Patience Eaton faces a string of job failures and a future filled with uncertainty. Hoping for a fresh start, she travels across the country in 1890 to Washington to marry the man her father selected through a matchmaker. But when Patience arrives, she's dismayed to find her intended groom is older than her fat...