This is the story of the troubled nephew, Lane Cassidy, who left town 10 years in anger and has just returned.
Since I read this one first, there were some gaps in my understanding of some of the finer points of this engaging book. I would not call this 'sweet' and I probably would have passed it by entirely were it not for the review of another listener who lamented the existence of scenes that I prefer authors to include.The Cassidy Family novels should be read in order it’s easy to say this with some authority.
I've found a number of historical romances classified as 'contemporary' and now that Audible has their steam factor rating system, I am finding issues there too. I've noted in prior reviews my disappointment in some of the inaccurate classifications offered by Audible. But, I don't really enjoy stories that seem to be structured around a plot that reads like 'insert bedroom scene here'. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy a spicy romance and I am not a fan of the 'sweet' and 'inspirational' versions that seem to be overrunning the western historical romance genre that I love. It wasn't too spicy but it had a couple intimate scenes that were integral to the storyline rather than gratuitous. I knew the direction this one was heading but I wouldn't call it predictable. I confess to enjoying a good mail order bride story but it's difficult to find one that strays from the typical plot sequence along the way to HEA. Or the faith of one woman with nothing left to lose but her heart.
It will take a miracle to heal these two damaged souls. But he does need someone to look after the boy - a bitter reminder of a past ravaged by lies and betrayal. Even more shattering, however, is the fact that Reed has never heard of Kate, never wrote the letters that charmed her soul. Instead she is greeted by the news that Reed Benton has been wounded during a raid on a Comanche village and has returned with a prisoner - a wild-looking boy who may be his long lost son. Kate arrives at the magnificent Lone Star Ranch eager to meet her new husband. Correspondence from the lonely Texas widower looking for a mail order bride sparks tempting dreams of a house, a family and a future in a land filled with possibilities. Daughter of a dockside harlot and raised in a bleak orphanage, she has no prospects in the unforgiving Maine village of her birth. "Rancher Seeking Wife" - for Kate Whittington, the modest words in a newspaper ad are the answer to her desperate prayers.
The tender tale of a woman without choices who risks everything for one last chance at happiness.
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