All Callie Cartwright knows is that she’s got to get out of town fast. Her husband is dead and she’s pregnant. If the truth comes out to how her husband died, she won’t live to see the day her baby is born.Thankfully, she went through an agency to find a man in search of a mail-order-bride. Callie is a city girl, but perhaps living out in the country on a horse ranch is what she needs right now. … right now. One week later, she travels to meet the man she has arranged to wed but is sidetracked when the train she is riding breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Time is running out and she’s desperate, but can she rely on the handsome stranger with the dreamy eyes to help her?
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Callie’s Calamity is a fantastic story with twists and turns that will keep you reading (Expect to stay up late!). There are several “aha” and “oh, wow” moments that add zest to the plot. Despite being emotionally scarred and on the run, Callie reaches out to others during her journey West showing us her true tender-hearted and loving characteristics. Her situation made me want to jump in to help her, and I loved the “handsome stranger” who comes to her rescue. Colorful description evokes the era and immersed me in the crowded train, dusty roads, and remote location. A delightful book.
Callie had been married to a cruel man and now that he is dead she is on her way to become a mail order bride to mother to his young daughter. She is a few months pregnant and while on the train trip to her groom she meets a man that turns out to be someone very special to her. Wayne is nothing like her previous husband because he is caring and loving and his daughter is a joy to be around. Loved this sweet mail order romance with a little twist in the story.
Wonderfully written clean story that was an attention grabber from the beginning. Callow is running from her past by becoming a mail order bride and has to take a train from Texas to Colorado to marry the man she was matched with. What could go wrong? Definitely worth the read.
Such a lovely story that grabbed me from the start with a mystery of what happened to Callie’s husband and how would the story turn out. Of course this was written by one of my favorite authors and I expected no less!
Callie Cartwright was anxious to leave and get on the train to Colorado. She had answered an ad to be a mail order bride and she needed to get married and soon.
She met nice young woman and her children, but also her brother in law Wayne. He was very handsome and seemed a true gentleman, which she really wasn’t use to. What she didn’t know was that was was an ex lawman and he had a feeling Callie was running from something.
Take this wonderful train ride to adventure and this story unfolds as secrets come out, but so does love… Absolutely a special story..
This is another great book by Ms. Higgins. Callie finds herself in a difficult situation which she is determined to get out of. It is a real page-turner. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I received an ARC. This is my voluntary review.
Marie Higgins has such a way with characters and story lines. This story has fear, misunderstandings, humor and romance. I think all women much less mail order brides would love to meet someone like “Wayne”. I totally enjoyed this book.
What a fantastic story! Callie has had a tough married life with an abusive man but now he is dead. She needs to leave Texas behind, the sooner the better. She is pregnant but not yet showing. She has arranged to be a mail-order bride to a rancher with a daughter. She gets desperate when the train breaks down on the way to Colorado. This book will keep you interested page after page! I highly recommend!
I received an advance copy of this book and I voluntarily wrote an honest review.
The author has penned a sweet heart warming story of Callie, a young widow who is heading West to become a mail order bride. She is pregnant and on the run and has kept her pregnancy a secret from her intended husband to be. On the train trip West she meets a stranger after the train breaks down. Be sure and read this story to find out what Callie is running from and who the stranger is. I really enjoyed this story and I highly recommend it. It is a real page turner that you will not want to put down until you have finished it.
Wonderful Mail-order Bride story with adventure, secrets, romance and kisses. Thoroughly enjoyed this read!
This is a fun new series. I really felt for Callie and wanted her to find happiness so bad. There were some fun and hard twists in this story, but I won’t say anymore because I really don’t want to spoil it. I’ll just say it was a fun quick read.