Safe is a funny word for a Bride heading West… But not when he is there to become her guardian angel… Emmanuel Martinez has no other choice but to leave his life as a Rancher behind and start a new one as a simple worker on the Train Railroad. Away from the cause of his suffering, he finally finds the peace he has been looking for.
But plans can be fragile in this wild nature and when everything’s ruined, no one can predict the path you’ll follow…
When a train robbery brings Mary and Emmanuel together, they will be forced to trust each other, if they want to make their way to safety.
But reaching their destination is not the end of their hardships, as they will soon find out that their journey hasn’t even begun…
If you like engaging characters, heart- wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love “A Western Love for an Unexpected Bride!”
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“A Western Love for an Unexpected Bride” 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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Etta Foster is a master at western romance! This is about an orphan boy lost in the desert taken in by and brother and sister when they r only teenagers themselves. Emmanuel is grown and restless. His family sends him away to search for what he’s missing. 3 yrs later he’s ready to come home when he meets Mary. Mary was sent to America at 10 yrs old and has workers as a maid in NYC. Her mistress sends her out west on an errand which turns into an adventure for her and Emmanuel. This book had plenty of drama, action, adventure and even humor. Etta Foster really brings her characters to life! You can picture the Wild West and the excitement the characters are feeling. If you love western romance this is the book for you!
A Western Love for an Unexpected Bride-A Historical Western Romance novel “ by Etta Foster is a tale of one Mary Caer MacDougall…headed west as a mail-order Bride via train…and one new railroader worker Emmanuel Martinez…and when the train is robbed …they are thrown together ….Mary is out of her league as a former maid having come from Ireland prior to that …she is unprepared for the challenges of heading west…and “Manny” takes her under his wing…and together they face many trials …on their way to Utah. Once there …does the couple achieve a HEA?!?
Read and See!! Much enjoyed and Highly Recommended. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Copy of this book
The description tells us so much about this story, that I don’t want to take away from so my review will be short.
Learning to let go can make anyone scared and unsure, unknown paths, which to follow? Twists & turns, emotions, so many emotions!
We’ve all heard family doesn’t always mean blood, that is shared with these amazing characters, so much feeling throughout this great story.
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This story is unusual in the fact that Mary is quiet, shy and rarely stands up for herself. She lets Emmanuel do all the fighting and taking charge. Doing what she was told, her employer’s daughter sends her out to Utah to marry a man the employer’s daughter was writing letters to. Emmanuel takes her to meet the man and then bring her back, but she is so wrapped up in servant mode that she allows Emmanuel to continue west while she waits for the next train east. While the characters differ, Mary needs someone to tell her what to do. Emmanuel needs someone who will devote themselves faithfully to him only. Unfortunately, we only see one instance where Mary defend herself, then she lets talks herself out of a beautiful future because she saw Emmanuel talking to his old flame. I loved Emmanuel’s character in this story, because he overcomes his heartbreak by sitting back and actually seeing the relationship for what it really was. I liked Mary and she is someone I could be friends with, but this character needed to grow more than she did in this story. The story and plot work well together and keep you on edge to find out what is going to happen next.
I truly enjoyed reading this historal western romance. I thought the characters are wonderful. This book is easy to read and kept my interest. It is well written and a good storyline.
I read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.
There is much to think about reading through this historical romance novel. I think Ms Foster couldn’t have said it better than through a novel about the old west, of people migrating from Mexico to settle in the territories of historical America. She also included the Irish immigrants during a time when their lands and people were poor and suffering. A young Mexican boy no more than eight years old left in the desert of New Mexico to die but rescued by the compassionate town sheriff on his way home. The boy named Emmanuel grew up to become a compassionate, happy young man who was able to care about and lift up others just through his personality. A young Irish girl sent by her family alone on a ship when she was no older than 10. Eventually, Mary MacDougall was able to find a job as a maid in New York. They both came from two different worlds but somehow managed to find each other and fall in love. I’m very glad that I purchased this book so I could put in my two cents worth in this review. It is a clean and wonderful romance story with happy times and difficult times, but in the end it had a wonderful HEA. I find this book very easy to recommend.
Etta Foster is a master storyteller. Her stories aren’t perfect in every historical detail, but she weaves a complex cast of characters into a vivid setting that has you hanging on to every word.
This book is a continuation of A Sheriff to harness her heart, though it isn’t absolutely necessary to have read that story before this one. This story is Emmanuel’s story. It digs deeper into how he learns to deal with his past, accept himself for who he is, and to believe that not everyone will leave him.
Along the way, he meets a young woman named Mary. She has learned to bury her spunk and her dreams in a grave of what practically equals bondage.
If these two can survive snowstorms, train travel, snobby socialites and so much worse; there’s no telling what the future might hold them.
Emmanuel Martinez had a rough childhood. When he is abandoned by his family in the desert as a child he felt he had no hope. Thankfully he was rescued by Xavier Martinez and later adopted by Xavier’s sister Bianca. Emmanuel was living a happy life as part of the Martinez family when they adopted him. As he grew older he grew curious and wanted to travel. On his travels he came across a quiet, shy Irish maid named Mary. This story kept my attention from cover to cover! You’ll fall in love with the characters and their romance story.
A restless heart finds love…
Mary McDougal had served the Pennington family since she was ten years old. Sent by her family to escape the famine in Ireland, she was now seventeen and had advanced to the position of tutor, shopping companion, and now chaperone to their willful, fourteen-year-old daughter, Miss Beatrice. When Miss Beatrice’s practice of writing love letters in response to mail order bride advertisements resulted in a train ticket to marry a Utah farmer, her solution was to send Mary west to be a bride in her stead and promising to explain everything to her parents. Trained to be obedient and loyal, Mary barely had time to pack before she found herself on a westbound train.
Emmanuel Martinez left his home in San Miguel three years ago rather than endure the pity of his family and neighbors after his bride-to-be eloped with another man the day before their wedding. Now he was working on a train heading back to New Mexico and his family but he still had not found the answer to his restless spirit. After bandits holdup the train he finds himself unable to abandon an unconscious young woman, with flaming red hair, who had fallen from the train during the robbery and is left behind as the train pulls away. It is only the beginning of their adventures together.
The characters are likable although their fears and insecurities often seem to rule their lives. At the very beginning, the story seemed a little stilted but it got better as it went along. I found myself rooting for Mary and Emmanuel as they became more assertive. This is an enjoyable mail order bride romance.
This is a sweet, heart warming story with wonderful characters. This is Emmanuel and Mary’s story and is a mail order bride story with a twist.. Mary, ever loyal to her employer and the employer’s family, agrees to travel west and marry a man who the employer’s daughter has been corresponding with. Along the way, Mary’s train is robbed, and Emmanuel, an employee of the train company helps Mary out. They both have much to work through before they reach their HEA. I enjoyed this story and recommend it; I believe you will enjoy it.