A most unsuitable match

 by Stephanie Grace Whitson. Fannie Rousseau is jolted out of her grief-stricken stupor by three nearly simultaneous discoveries: her financial advisor is not to be trusted; her house has become so rundown that a burglar thought it unoccupied; and her mother had a long-estranged twin, last heard from in Montana. Needing to do something in the face of her perceived helplessness to restore the family fortunes other than by marrying a man she detests, she and her beloved maid, Hannah, embark on a steamboat journey upriver in search of Aunt Edith, her only living relative. Along the way they meet Sam Beck, searching for his runaway sister, and a roustabout named Lamar Davis, who helps Sam understand the Bible that was his legacy from his mother. Whitson's historical Christian romance offers action-packed adventure coupled with coming-of-age stories for both Sam and Fannie, along with a fascinating glimpse of the dangers of travel along Old Misery (the Missouri River) and life in a frontier trading post. --Booklist (Check catalog)