Elusive Wife Meets Reluctant Husband
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A heartwarming story of an elusive wife and a reluctant husband who find love through friends, family and fate. I found myself endeared to Lady Olivia and hoping Lord Coventry would come to his senses sooner than later. And, there was just enough drama and humor to keep me interested to the end.

Received from the publisher for an honest review.
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Regan has been trying for years to live down and move on with her life after falling for a married man. But Gabe is determined to not let Regan have a life or a job, he is trying with the help of his brothers to find his sister's husband. He starts get closer to Regan and soon has a lot of explaining to do. Great story.
2571945
I became impatient with the character, Melissa because she was so intently stubborn. She knew she was in love with Luke, and innately knew he was a good man, but refused his offers to help over and over. This is why I gave 4 stars instead of 5. However,  the book kept my interest from start-to-finish.
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This is a story of hidden agendas: Both of the main characters have them. Perhaps they are too young, but they do not have the strength of character to state their objectives - so the other partner has a true view of the conditions.

Miranda Wentworth has become too old to stay at the orphanage and she must leave. However, conditions in the Chicago orphanage are so dire that she spirits away her two youngest siblings with her.  Miranda has accepted Jacob Creed's ad for a mail-order bride. Fearing he will not want her with 2 additional mouths to feed, she doesn't mention it and trembles to meet the rancher.

Six months before, Jacob Creed lost his wife and stillborn son. He is desperate for a help mate and someone who can care for his two year-old daughter. Fearing no one would accept him with a child, he neglects to mention her in his ad or letter.

Jacob is so shocked by the loss of his wife in childbirth; he decided that this will be a marriage of convenience. He has no intention of losing another wife. Jacob neglects to mention this condition either in his advertisement for a wife.

This story was cute and quick; Miranda and Jake were interesting.
3 stars on this novel
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Alexa needs to save her family's home, so she tries to cast a love spell to capture a man who has a lot of money but also meets the other qualities she looks for in a man.  If she's going to use a spell to help out her family, she might as well get what she wants to.  Enter best friend Maggie with her own suggestion:  marry her brother Nick, who needs a wife in order to retain controlling interest in his family's architecture firm.

Of course, neither of them is what the other imagines in the spouse they need, but they agree to a one year arrangement anyway.  But things get a little messy when childhood feelings and lustful stirrings get in the way.

I enjoyed this story, especially since the arranged marriage storyline didn't include complete strangers but instead two people who knew each other as children and one of them harbored feelings for the other.  It gave this a whole new emotional twist, which I really enjoyed.

As expected, there were jealous feelings, miscommunications, accusations and finally heartfelt apologies, but the story was engaging and both Alexa and Nick were wonderful characters that had you hoping they could make it work.
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One is married, but get no action so she is a real cougar, one is a widow and won't get it on since her husband lives in her heart. The male has to be taught all things, and eventually comes around. It has a slight twist in the ending but not one that is terrible, had to laugh with some of the things shown.
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The tortured, scarred Marquess, Gavin,  meets his match in the fireball Lady's companion, Dillian.

Dillian and her cousin, the Lady Blache, find themselves whisked away to a manor that is falling apart.  The Marquess wants to be left alone.  He is brooding and not sociable.  He doesn't like the looks or screams of women when they see his face, scarred in a duel over a woman years ago.

The last think he needs or wants is two women to interrupt his solitude.  Of course, sparks fly between Dillian and Gavin.  Neither really wants the relationship but find a mutual benefit in pursuing a physical relationship.  Only, they realize that they want more than just an insubstantial relationship.

There are many cute and fun moments in the book.  I particularly liked the character of Michael, Gavin's younger brother.  He is the comic relief in the story.

I received a copy of the book to review in exchange for my honest opinion.  This is not a clean read, there are sexual situations.
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Adam answered an ad seeking a husband to run a ranch. Susannah placed the ad without mentioning all the facts of her life. Eventually each of the pair has to change their expectations of what the marriage will be.
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Katie needs to leave home in a hurry. Robert needs a wife. His best friends had good luck ordering a mail order bride and Robert decides to give it a try. Katie decides to pretend she is a widow with her young brother and sister as her two children. A match made in heaven starts off rocky with lies and her intrigue following her from New York to Colorado.
A well written story of overcoming obstacles to find happiness. A worthy addition to her mail-order brides finding love collection.
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Hard to resist good looking bad guy story....a man and a woman who met briefly as children cross paths again as adults and both are disappointed by what they see. She saved his life when they were young, and now he repays the debt, what they didn't count on was falling in love.....
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A successful businessman is about to meet the one woman who will challenge him and push him far beyond his expectations. A questionable paternity, ex-girlfriend and job conflict combine in a story that explores the outdoors and corporate boardrooms. Get ready for another adventure that will leave you planning your next road trip.
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In this story,  a young ladies indiscretion almost caused
the man of her dreams to take a hike. He finds out
 she is using information about him in old love letters
to get him to like her. The snipping almost did her in.
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An uptight, principled and rigid widow "hires" her new neighbor to impregnate her -- and it must occur within a month's time.  Martha Russell stood to lose her entire estate if she did not produce an heir after the untimely death of her husband.  Theophilus Mirkwood, a rake banished to the family's country estate to grow up, could not refuse the offer.  Thus began an unusual and unintentional courtship full of challenges to both parties.  The growth of both characters, the detailed setting, the obvious research into conditions of farm workers (male and female), the strong need to protect women from male abuse, and the unique plot provided me with plenty to enjoy throughout my read.  I must admit the sexual interludes had me uncomfortable as the author so clearly described the awkward, inelegant and stiff emotions during the daily ordeal.  That is some writing to have me so "wrought up" over Mrs. Russell's abruptness with Mr. Mirkwood's attempts at intimacy.  Some writing, indeed.  Be forewarned, this is not a novel of eroticism but is a novel with sex scenes.
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Traveling the Oregon Trail had to be one of the toughest ways to get to a new life.  Trials were many and hard to overcome.  People did what they had to to survive.  Such is the case with Charlotte and Marlon.  Sometimes a marriage of convenience was the only answer. Could they make such a marriage work?  Will they find a HEA? Let's hope so.!!!!  I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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I really enjoyed the interactions between the two. They each struggled in their own way with overwhelming emotions.
Tension increased the danger in an already tenuous situation. As often happens, it's only when faced with the possibility of losing each other that they were able to acknowledge and move on their mutual interest.
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I found myself fascinated by the main character. Such unlikely behavior for the times. I enjoyed the struggle to get her to the alter of marriage. She was very obstinate and I was afraid that she would lose Nathaniel forever. It was naughty fun to read.
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Rachel used to be a debutante and married, but now she's broke, getting divorced and takes the only jb she can get.  Mark is an "Army vet and needs help with his new business that relocates nuisance animals...besides he had a crush on Rachel when they were in school together.  He hires Rachel...he's still wildly attracted to her but afraid to trust his heart again.  Marks mother is dying and he asks Rachel to be a pretend girlfriend to make her happy.  They work well together, she's becoming a stronger person, facing her fears, they have crazy adventures together and their both crazy about each other but afraid to admit it.  After a few miss steps they both finally face their fear.
Rachel is braver than she thinks and a fighter .  Mark is a devoted son, a former geek and hot.
Interesting story...great couple.