They want a Norwegian wife for their son Nels. Her aunt's letter is a command that Irena must obey. Travel across the ocean to America, where there's a husband and a home waiting for her. So Irena sets off filled with trepidation and uncertainty but also filled with hope-hope that she can leave behind her life of loneliness and servitude and finally have a place she can call her own. But she finally arrives in Minnesota to a grouchy mother-in-law and a husband who doesn't even want her. Rex Newly has watched his siblings get married one by one and knows his turn will come eventually, but he's in no hurry. He wants to take his time and be sure of God's leading for his life. So how is it that he suddenly finds himself engaged to be wed and building a house for his prospective bride? Irena's Bond of Matrimony is Margo Hansen's fourth book in her series about romance and adventure set in the north woods of Minnesota. As Irena continues her search for belonging, Rex considers where God is leading him. Both will learn that the paths they start out on may not turn where they expected, but that they ultimately arrive at the destination set by God.