The Brightest of Dreams by Susan Anne Mason

Quinten Aspinall is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his deceased father to keep his family together. To do so, he must travel to Canada to find his younger siblings, who were sent there as indentured workers while Quinn was away at war. He is also solicited by his employer to look for the man's niece who ran off with a Canadian soldier. If Quinn can bring Julia back, he will receive his own tenant farm, enabling him to provide a home for his ailing mother and siblings.

Julia Holloway's decision to come to Toronto has been met with disaster. When her uncle's employee rescues her from a bad situation, she fears she can never repay Quinn's kindness. So when he asks her to help find his sister, she agrees. Soon after, however, Julia receives some devastating news that changes everything.

Torn between reuniting his family and protecting Julia, will Quinn have to sacrifice his chance at happiness to finally keep his promise?

There were parts that really took my interest and I had to finish reading that section before doing anything else.  There were other parts that was slow moving.  It was interesting to learn about the orphanages in England and how they shipped children off to Canada for a supposed better life.  Sometimes without the consent of their parents.

I like to go back and reread books.  This is not one that I will be rereading.  That being said, it's not a bad book.  I just prefer mystery/suspense over this type of book.

I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.