Their past is what unites them, but also what threatens to break them apart… expected.
The very same man who was once sentenced to jail because of her father…
Roy Morgan is a changed man. A wealthy rancher now, he is finally ready to settle down and doesn’t want anything to do with his bitter past as an outlaw. When his mail order bride turns up on his doorstep, he is left speechless as this woman is the reason for his resentful pain.
The very same woman he tried so hard to forget…
Upon meeting each other again after so many years, Emilia and Roy can’t stand being close to one another as they’re both a constant reminder of the past they’re running away from.
Soon enough, they are thrown into a world filled with deceit and betrayal, but the growing attraction between them leave them gasping for breath at every turn.
And just when Roy and Emilia seem to find a way to liberate one another from their pain, their common past rears its ugly head…
And threatens to destroy everything they struggled so hard to get away from…
*If you like engaging characters, heart- wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love “A Mail Order Bride He Would Never Forget!”
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“A Mail Order Bride He Would Never Forget” is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
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Rating: 2.5 stars
What I liked:
• The writing and editing was solid.
• The pacing of the story was not too fast nor too slow.
• This was a clean read.
• The western setting on a ranch.
• The storyline was interesting with Amelia’s father being an outlaw and Roy a reformed outlaw.
This was not one of my favorite books of this series. I like my heroes and heroines to be able to reason through obvious coincidences and suspicious situations and to act competently. If a character consistantly ignores sound reasoning, I become frustrated with the story I am reading and want to quit reading. However, I did read all of this story. Your enjoyment of this story will depend on how you like your main characters.
I was given an ARC of this book. My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own.
I’m surprised by the reaction of our hero, it doesn’t say much for his character. He hides rather than confronts an issue, and spends weeks without telling her he knew who she was when he met her. I like Emilia because she knew what she wanted even though she led a nearly sheltered life. I found her somewhat naive about things, but she was fighting for a new life. Roy overcame his past, but he hides it like a dirty secret. I’m surprised the moment that Emilia stepped off the train, he didn’t buy her another to send her back. I’m not sure I’ve would have taken Roy back. The man didn’t trust her and demonstrated it more than once. It’s only after he had solid proof that he took any action. The end of the story is where this story falters, because I don’t believe I could live with a man who doesn’t believe or trust me.
This is the first book in the Hot Jock series. I loved the characters Justin and Elise. They had great chemistry. It was a wonderful, sweet and forbidden read. It was a page tuner, captivating romatic read. I look forward to reading the next book.
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A Mail Order Bride He Would Never Forget by Etta Foster was a thoroughly enjoyable book. It is the story of Emilia Sterling and Roy Morgan. Emilia’s husband was shot and killed breaking up a fight in the saloon he owned and ran. She had not really loved him but he was safe for her, a haven from her morally-corrupt, criminal father, who would come for Emilia as soon as her heard of her husband’s death. He best friend, the madam from next door, showed her a solution. A man in Arizona was looking for a wife. Roy received her let with trepidation but soon discovered she sounded the best of all the offers he had had. She traveled from Oregon to Arizona in a grueling journey by stagecoach and train. She finally arrived, excited to find a handsome man, who seemed familiar to her somehow.
This was a terrific book with a good plot with plenty of twists and turns, mostly in the form of Roy’s housekeeper, Martha, and her daughter, Leah, in a turn of plot so wicked that everyone almost missed it. Roy was a good man, but stubborn, which was portrayed well by Foster. Their antics made this book a page-turner, waiting to see what would happen next and when Roy would finally catch on. Emilia and Roy both fell in love but were to stubborn to admit it, which cam across beautifully in the story. The only drawback was modern views on the death penalty, which were not appropriate to the time. I am seeing this more and more. Unforgivable for a historical writer. This was a terrific book, mostly. I recommend it.
I received a free ARC of A Mail Order Bride He Would Never Forget. All opinions and interpretations are solely my own.
Roy begins his young life in a gang where he meets Emilia. Her father is the leader of the gang. Roy has a change of heart during a bank robbery where he protects a gentleman from being shot and ends up getting shot by a member of his own gang. He loses contact with Emilia when he is sent to prison for awhile. When he gets out he goes to work for the man he saved at the bank. He turns his life around and desires a mail order bride to start a family with. That puts Emilia back into his life. Wonderful romance about second chances and forgiveness. Another 5 star read.
I really enjoyed Emilia and Roy’s story. Emilia’s father is a notorious outlaw. When her older husband dies she’s fears her father will come back to get her and marry her to one of his gang. When her mother died she was forced to live with her father and his gang where she was expected to pick pockets. She hated it. So she decides to be a mail order bride to get far away where her father can’t find her. As fate’s interference she goes to meet a wealthy rancher/ new groom. It turns out she already knows him as he was with her fathers gang when he was 17! The mistrust and tension between the two added drama and confusion to the book. The storyline took a little longer than necessary to resolve. I did enjoy this story and recommend this book and this author! No one does western romance like Etta Foster!
I enjoyed Emelia and Roy’s love story quiet a lot. Emelia was the pampered daughter of a notorious criminal, who headed a gang terrorizing the west. Roy had been part of that gang as a boy and wanted to put the past behind him.
Emelia’s life was turned upside down when she lost both her husband and child in the span of a few days. In desperation to avoid being forced to work for her father, she heads to Arizona to marry a rancher.
Roy is part thrilled and part horrified when he sees the girl he once admired (the daughter of the criminal he once worked for) is the mail-order bride awaiting him at the train station.
Many forces try to keep them apart and danger lurks in this page-turning romance.
*One criticism- I thought about dropping my rating of this story, because at one point Roy plans to spank Emelia. He didn’t, but this line was unnecessary.