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The Christmas Mail-Order Bride
The Christmas Mail-Order Bride | Kit Morgan
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Sheriff Clayton Riley asked for a pair of boots for Christmas, not a mail order bride! Unfortunately for Clayton, his brother and mother figured a bride would look better on him than a new pair of boots! After all, he'd been sulking around long enough after the death of his wife, and his family decided it was time to take matters into their own hands and see to it Clayton had a very merry Christmas! Summer James was young, she was beautiful and, an impoverished orphan. Who would want such a woman? Obviously no one. For here she was, eighteen and now of age to set out on her own. But New Orleans was full of men with evil intent for one such as herself, and she saw no other choice but to take the only offer for survival she could find and become a mail order bride. What she didn't count on was becoming Sheriff Clayton Riley's Christmas present!
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xicanti
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Mehso-so

I'm a big fan of stories about arranged marriages where trepidation transforms into affection and respect, so I appreciated this one on that level; however, it lacked a certain oomph. Morgan sets out to tell a quieter story where two wounded people learn to accept love, but I never found the emotional intensity I needed to truly connect with their romance. It's not a bad book; it just wasn't the right approach for me. #romantsy

Shaila Me too! Love this trope, but some of these Westerns are falling flat for me. I can't remember which one I read of hers, but I felt the same. If you like historicals in this trope, Highland Surrender by Tracy Brogan and the Highlander's Reward by Eliza Knight are 2 of my faves! 6y
xicanti @Shaila ooh, thanks for the recs! I'll look for both of those. 6y
Shaila @xicanti Any time! 😊 Hope you enjoy them! 6y
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