Author: Beverly Jenkins|Website| Twitter| Facebook|
Publisher: Avon Publishing
Genre: Historical Romance
Series/Standalone: Series Finale
Format: ebook, Mass Market
Genre: Historical Romance
Series/Standalone: Series Finale
Format: ebook, Mass Market
Cost: $7.99
Pages: 384
How I got it: Purchased
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Publication Date: Jan 30, 2018
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Synopsis:
This is the third & final installment from the Fontaine family and I'm sad to see them go. This story was addictive, fantastic, realistic fun and funny. I loved how much history we get in all of Ms Bev's books. This is Reagan's story, she's the youngest sister from the first book and despite how she was raised she's perhaps the most resilient. She doesn't cling to the past as hard as her sister does, she's happy with the life she's had with her Aunt and Uncle, she's, however, looking for a new adventure especially after she sees her sister fall in love, she wants some of her own. She decides to be a mail-order bride and from there one heck of an adventure unfolds.
After Reagan gets the idea in her head of being a mail order bride, she ends up going to a whole new state leaving her family behind to meet Dr. Colt. He's a widower with a young child and certain ideas of what the ideal bride and mother should be. He's in for a treat because while Reagan is all of that especially on paper, she's a whole lot more, she's a woman who had helped to create the new west and she's not afraid of hard work.
As with all of Beverly's characters I absolutely loved Reagan. She was so vibrant and so matter of fact. I hollered when I read their meet-cute because no one was ever going to let the Doc forget that. Reagan was such a lady, yet she needed to be more to survive in the West and she rose to the challenge. By being herself she helped a little girl who was afraid of her own shadow learn to live again. I laughed a lot reading this story. Reagan's stepdaughter was just too adorable and made me fall in love with her. I also felt Reagan's fear that this wasn't going to workout and I also felt her hope that it would.
I loved even the description of the town and the areas they were traveling through. Within the story, we saw Reagan embracing change and finding herself a husband, Colt learning to let go of what he believed he needed to get what he truly wanted and need from a happy marriage. Some of my favorite parts of the book was seeing how Reagan began to thrive away from the bosom of her family. It was also interesting to read the story and realize that society still hasn't changed in how we treat women & the options many of them have when they are poor.
Like so many of Beverly's books, we don't just get an amazing love story we also get a bit of a history lesson, especially little-known history. First, this is a story about many of the small towns created by Blacks after the Civil War, we then learn the history of just how long the Chinese have been here int eh US and their parts int he history of the West. I also learned where potato chips come from. And about several other members of the resistance to the Natives being moved to the reservations, I hadn't heard of the female warriors who fought and now I want to go learn all about them.
I would love a story from Reagan's sister in law Spring as I'm sure she has one heck of a story to share, what we saw was eventful enough that was just a few pages. I loved the POV we got and how that helped to not just advance the story but help us understand how the events affected each character differently.
Publication Date: Jan 30, 2018
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Synopsis:
From USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins comes a new novel in a mesmerizing series set in the Old West, where an arranged marriage becomes a grand passion . . .
What kind of mail-order bride greets her intended with a bullet instead of a kiss? One like Regan Carmichael—an independent spirit equally at home in denims and dresses. Shooting Dr. Colton Lee in the shoulder is an honest error, but soon Regan wonders if her entire plan to marry a man she’s never met is a mistake. Colton, who buried his heart along with his first wife, insists he only wants someone to care for his daughter. Yet Regan is drawn to the unmistakable desire in his gaze.
Regan’s far from the docile bride Colton was expecting. Still, few women would brave the wilds of Wyoming Territory for an uncertain future with a widower and his child. The thought of having a bold, forthright woman like Regan in his life—and in his arms—begins to inspire a new dream. And despite his family’s disapproval and an unseen enemy, he’ll risk all to make this match a real union of body and soul.
After Reagan gets the idea in her head of being a mail order bride, she ends up going to a whole new state leaving her family behind to meet Dr. Colt. He's a widower with a young child and certain ideas of what the ideal bride and mother should be. He's in for a treat because while Reagan is all of that especially on paper, she's a whole lot more, she's a woman who had helped to create the new west and she's not afraid of hard work.
As with all of Beverly's characters I absolutely loved Reagan. She was so vibrant and so matter of fact. I hollered when I read their meet-cute because no one was ever going to let the Doc forget that. Reagan was such a lady, yet she needed to be more to survive in the West and she rose to the challenge. By being herself she helped a little girl who was afraid of her own shadow learn to live again. I laughed a lot reading this story. Reagan's stepdaughter was just too adorable and made me fall in love with her. I also felt Reagan's fear that this wasn't going to workout and I also felt her hope that it would.
I loved even the description of the town and the areas they were traveling through. Within the story, we saw Reagan embracing change and finding herself a husband, Colt learning to let go of what he believed he needed to get what he truly wanted and need from a happy marriage. Some of my favorite parts of the book was seeing how Reagan began to thrive away from the bosom of her family. It was also interesting to read the story and realize that society still hasn't changed in how we treat women & the options many of them have when they are poor.
Like so many of Beverly's books, we don't just get an amazing love story we also get a bit of a history lesson, especially little-known history. First, this is a story about many of the small towns created by Blacks after the Civil War, we then learn the history of just how long the Chinese have been here int eh US and their parts int he history of the West. I also learned where potato chips come from. And about several other members of the resistance to the Natives being moved to the reservations, I hadn't heard of the female warriors who fought and now I want to go learn all about them.
I would love a story from Reagan's sister in law Spring as I'm sure she has one heck of a story to share, what we saw was eventful enough that was just a few pages. I loved the POV we got and how that helped to not just advance the story but help us understand how the events affected each character differently.
★★★★★
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RECOMMENDATIONS
- Amanda Quick's Mistress or Ravished
- Springwater by Linda Lael Miller
I highly recommend for those are lovers of historical romance and want an adventure. Happy Reading my loves,
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