Book Description: Serious changes are coming to the privileged life Clare Hobb leads at Hobb's Mills, the family conclave in 1880's New Hampshire. Consequently, she must choose between helping her troubled family, or abandoning them for the man she loves. The question is, can true love ever be bargained away? Reviews: Irene Bennett Brown has put heart, soul, and historical detail in her story of love and sacrifice in 19th century New Hampshire and Kansas. Read The Bargain. Lucia St. Clair Robson, bestselling author of The Shadow Patriot. The Bargain is a powerful novel about moral and spiritual courage, and offers radiant insight into how lives are won or lost by the choices we all make. This is a beautiful and compelling novel. Richard Wheeler, award winning author of The Canyon Of Bones. Irene Bennett Brown offers a stirring and complex story of love and family with an unforgettable protagonist in a novel that is just wonderful. Michelle Black, author of the bestselling novel, An Uncommon Enemy. In The Bargain, Irene Bennett Brown has created a deliciously detailed historical setting, then peopled it with winning characters rich in depth and heart. Elizabeth Grayson, author of WILLA finalist novel, Moon In The Water.