Marrying the matchmaker

Reviewed by:

Beth Swanson, voracious reader

Title:

Marrying the matchmaker

Author:

Jody Hedlund

Publisher:

Baker Books

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Date:

February 2026

Format:

Paperback

Length:

336 pages

Overview:

Summer of 1849 in St. Louise, Missouri. Zaira, the middle child in her family is independent and not planning to ever marry. She writes articles for the newspaper but uses a man’s name instead of her own-a requirement in the times when women writers were not accepted.

When Zaira is caught up in a scandal involving Bellamy McKenna, the local matchmaker, she must use her writing ability and pretend there is a match going on between her and Bellamy, all to avoid gossip and the disapproval of her family.

The local matchmaking family has not been successful in their own love pursuits despite providing good matches for others. Is this finally the time for the matchmaker to be lucky in love?

Rating:

4 out of 5

Suggested audience:

Age seventeen and up; fans of historical fiction

Christian impact:

Lying is never acceptable to God but repentance is aways accepted.

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