An earthquake shook more than the ground in Silverpines, Oregon!April, 1899 A silver mine cave-in and lumber camp mud slide caused a shortage of young men in town. Women were saddled with running businesses and ranches alone. Laura Bennett, owner of White Oaks ranch, sends for a mail order husband. Max Winters lost the love of his life, Catherine, to another man, so he decides to answer Laura’s … to another man, so he decides to answer Laura’s ad. Since his true love was gone, he’d settle for a good partnership and a new life. He travels to Silverpines and is met with a beautiful bride and her adorable daughter, but also, many trials and setbacks. Will they overcome the tribulations and truly fall in love even after Catherine shows up as a widow?
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s of most man also Laura lost her husband during the earthquake. Now she was alone and didn’t know what to do with the horse breeding farm.
Max was in love with a woman who jilted him and married someone else.
Laura put on an ad for a horse breeding churchgoing man, Max wasn’t either,he just wanted a new life.
They had to go through some trouble. With the help of a sister, little daughter and friends they got their HEA.
This book was a lot of fun to read, lovely characters, some suspension and a lot of love.
What a fun scenario / book premise! I wish Max had a bit more self esteem, but otherwise an interesting and entertaining book!
I loved this second story in the Silverpines series.
This is really a wonderful and inspiring story to read and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It has all that one wants in a good historical western and more.
Wonderful characters and wonderful scenario
I highly recommend this wonderful story.
I love a good clean romance and Barbara Goss never disappoints. This is such a sweet story involving a mail order husband! There are a few trials and tribulations that give just enough tension… will the tension be enough to break Laura and Max apart, or will they both find what they’re looking for?
I was given this free review copy Audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
(Smile) loved this story and loved the narration!
What is clearly shown is that it is human to err and that we are not at all perfect, but, having messed up, if one takes responsibility for our deeds or lack of them, then life and love can adjust for the betterment of all concerned.
This is what both Laura and Max had to find out and they quickly learned from their mistakes. I loved their faith, honesty and beliefs.
Also, you can’t help but love Laura’s 4-year o,d daughter. She is just sooo very cute.
Altogether, a beautiful, clean western romance with a happily every after and tI am happy to recommend it.
I listened to the audiobook version and my review above is unbiased and given voluntarily.
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In the wake of an earthquake which devastated the town and killed the majority of the town’s men in a series of disasters, women are left widowed and on their own. The dulcet tones of narrator Courtney Holly bring our characters to life as Laura, not quite grieving her childhood friend/late husband who had become almost a stranger, copes with trying to run a horse ranch and breeding operation for which she has few skills and no training. One solution? A Mail Order Groom! The expected hindrances to true love manifest, although not always in the expected manner, as flim-flam artists and con men try to take advantage of the chaos in the recovering town. Author Barbara Goss manages complex plots while presenting plausible people behaving believably; her tales are consistently entertaining.
Good story, fair writing style.
I loved this sweet, clean romance! This is the first book I have read/listened to by this author and I will be getting more of her work. She has such a nice way of putting the story together and making you feel what the characters felt. Not just romance but suspense too.
The narrator did an excellent job! I really enjoyed her timing and clear annunciation. One of the best I’ve heard!
Loved this book!