The Wife Campaign by Regina Scott is the second book in her Christian historical Master Matchmakers trilogy. We follow Ruby the daughter of a rich jeweller and Whitfield the Earl of Danning. Whit longs for peace and calm and fishing at his country estate, but his valet insists it is time he settle down and marry so he invites Ruby and two other young women and their families for a house party.
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. This is cute and funny and I could hardly put it down. The characters are a bit heavy in tropes, but it works. Even though they often acted in ways that are highly unrealistic for the time, I was able to look past it and enjoy the story for what it is. Furthermore, I quite enjoyed watching them and felt invested in their experiences pretty quickly.
As for the faith content: I think it is well done. I liked seeing their doubts and their wondering about issues that are relevant to all people even to the present age. Happily, the faith element felt natural and gave depth to the characters and story versus feeling forced in or inauthentic.
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