He never imagined her heart would be so hard to reach.Forced into a marriage of convenience after her husband dies, Amanda Haynes is determined she will never love again. Not that it bothers Brandon Miller. He needs her husband’s cattle. She needs financial stability and long-term support for her son and herself. But she never expected to care so much about the running of the ranch.Butting heads … ranch.
Butting heads over the decisions of the ranch, adding to her frustration and grief at her loss. Her wellbeing is soon threatened as their lives become entangled with Billy the Kid and his gang. What has she gotten herself into? What kind of man has she married? Is there any way out?
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A Convenient Risk begins Sara R Turnquist’s series by the same name. And it is, also, the first book I have read by this author. It definitely will not be the last. I thought this was a great marriage of convenience story. I enjoyed getting to know Amanda and Brandon and seeing how they would deal with their new life. It was a fun addition to the tale when they get unwillingly get involved with Billy the Kid.
I am giving A Convenient Risk a very well deserved five plus stars. I recommend it for readers who enjoy reading clean historical romance. I look forward to reading the next book in this series, An Inconvenient Christmas, to see what happens next.
I received a copy of A Convenient Risk from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.
Amanda’s father wanted a son, and made her feel that she was useless, and in the way, a true burden. They were dirt poor. When Amanda was grown, she decided to escape the squalor and became a mail order bride. Jed, a rancher in Arizona, answered her ad, and they married, for convenience sake. He was at times a brutal man, and didn’t show any emotion other than anger. He treated her like a ranch hand with the bonus of having her in his bed. They had one child, a boy, Samuel, a sweet boy that loves his mother very much. Jed gets very sick and dies. The ranch was already not doing well, and Amanda cannot run it by herself. As she is grieving, a man approaches her – Brandon, another rancher who is needing cattle badly to keep his own ranch going. He promises to care for her and her son, and all he wants is the cattle. She may have a room of her own and he will not bother her. So they marry, and Amanda and Samuel move to Brandon’s ranch. Also living on the ranch is Brandon’s uncle Owen, and 3 ranch hands in the bunk house. I saw another review’s post about not enough storyline answers for situations, and not being able to put the story together. If you actually read the whole story, there are answers for everything – at least I did. I thought it was well written and the only thing I would change would be the relationships with God – there needed to be more, even though everything was explained, there was too little.
This is the first audible I have listened to by Sara and Becky. The story was mired deep in the characters and emotions that pulled me in from the first, not knowing how all would turn out or what truly drove them. With the writing of Sara and the narration of Becky I enjoyed every word and cannot wait to hear more!
It continually amazes me that whether it is the 1800’s or 2020, the problem of communication continues to be the biggest problem between couples. Amanda and Brandon both have trouble communicating their intentions to the other. Assumptions hamper their new marriage. Sara R. Turnquist does an excellent job of developing her characters and her story line. There are stolen looks, conflicts, villains and romance. I look forward to the next book in the series.