Nora Brides of the Oregon Trail 9; by Cynthia Woolf

 

Nora

Brides of the Oregon Trail 9; by Cynthia Woolf

Cynthia has another great book here! I loved seeing Ben and Nora again, and the rest of Bens family that we meet in Rebecca and Charlotte books earlier.

Ben fell in love with Nora on the Trail moving to Oregon but, Nora was a mail order bride and promised to another. She refused to break that promise.

Now time has passed, and a lot has changed. Nora is a widow with a baby and trying to make it on her own. She is also very independent now.  Ben is determined to marry her and not let her get away this time, as there is no other man in the way. So, when a misunderstanding happens, he marries her right away. She is mad and going to make Ben work for this marriage. However, trouble comes knocking on her door from Nora’s late husbands’ family and Ben promises to keep them all safe. Can Ben keep the family he has wanted for so long safe, or will he lose it all?

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Heart of Stone A Heart Wish Mail Order Bride, Novel 1; by Cynthia Woolf

 

Heart of Stone

A Heart Wish Mail Order Bride, Novel 1; by Cynthia Woolf

I very much like this book. I felt I could totally relate to Caitlyn when it came to how one lives in 2020 to how one lives in 1880.

We start by meeting Caitlyn Larrabee in a waiting room, she is there to meet with Gabriel. Caitlyn is hoping to get her wings and move into heaven. However, Gabriel has other plans for her. He is sending her back to Earth to marry a man named Lucas Ramsey. Lucas made a heart wish, and she is to answer it. There are just some things she cannot talk about. First, she was killed in 2020 by her husband, second, she is an angel with angel hunters stalking her, third she has seven days for Lucas to fall in love with her. Caitlyn agrees and is sent back to 1880.

Lucas Ramsey is a cowboy in Golden, CO in 1880. He lost his wife and children to influenza six years earlier. He thinks he is ready to move on so, he orders a mail-order bride. When he picks Caitlyn up from the train station, he thinks there is something special about her but cannot put his finger on it.

Now the clock starts.

Will Lucas fall in love with Caitlyn? Will the Angel Hunters find her first and kill her? Will she be able to keep her secret, or will she lose all her angel powers?

 

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Olivia Matchmaker & Co. book 5; by Cynthia Woolf

 

Olivia

Matchmaker & Co. book 5; by Cynthia Woolf

I really wanted to knock Olivia into next week from the start of this book.  She made me mad. However, I did like the book.

Olivia is the manager of the Matchmaker Company. Her good friend Maggie is the owner and not too long ago married a client in Colorado. Olivia was finding mail order brides for men in the west. What got me about her is she deceived one of these men by posing as a bride. She was going to use the money to help her dying sick mother, but before the money got there her mother did die. She tells Maggie that she never intended to be a bride for the man and Maggie told her to get on the next train. She agrees and leaves the next day. However, a twist happens on her way to the train and she really does not think about it.

Tyler is looking for a wife as he is a widower and has a young baby, like months old. His wife died in childbirth. He needs to run his ranch and he cannot run it well this a baby on his hip. He sends money to Olivia so she can move to Colorado and become his new bride. He marries her and brings her home. Now the fun begins.

As they live and work together their feeling might be changing to love. Once the trouble that Olivia did not think much about catches up with her, she will have to make some choices. First does she tell her husband and ask for help. Second does she leave or stay. If she stays will all be ok? Once Tyler knows can he keep his family safe? Does he finally tell Olivia he loves her?  Will they make it out of this, or will they lose all they have worked for?

 

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Cowboy Bites: A Rough Riders Cookbook by Lorelei James

Cowboy Bites: A Rough Riders Cookbook

 By Lorelei James

This is my first time reading a cookbook and I was not sure what to expect when I started it. However, I loved it. It has some very cute and lovely stories from the McKay family. I was so happy to read more about them. The recipes in here sound very good and I think there are a few I will try (I am a very picky eater.)

The Silver City Bride The Marshals Mail Order Bride 3; by Cynthia Woolf

 

The Silver City Bride

The Marshals Mail Order Bride 3; by Cynthia Woolf

This book had so many unexpected twists that I just wanted more.  I was incredibly sad to hit the end of this book. This book also had me laughing and wishing I could be a fly on the wall there.

I have been trying to write this review but each time I start telling you all about what happens, and I do not want to ruin the story for you. I want you to read it. So, I delete what I wrote and start again, then I delete it again as I am giving too much away.

So here is what I will tell you….

Eve Coleman is a widow that needs to leave town and lay low, so she becomes a mail order bride. She brings along a woman named Brandi that becomes like a sister to her.

Cameron Neal is a marshal in Silver City and only wants to make is dying godfathers (the town Judge) wish come true. (The illness that the judge has is not real as he just wants Cameron married.)

Silver City Judge named Earl posts an ad for a mail order bride. However, it is for his godson not him (but that piece of info is missing in the ad.)

There are 3 bad brothers after Eve and Brandi and the brothers want the women dead.

Can a woman gambler and a marshal find love together with all this fun going on in their lives?  Will Eve and Cameron’s marriage survive when the truth comes out about Earl’s illness? Will the brothers find Eve and Brandi? If they do will they be able to kill them?

Marriage is not easy when everything is easy can Eve and Cameron last through all this or will it be the end?

 

 

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.

The Virginia City Bride The Marshals Mail Order Brides Book 2; by Cynthia Woolf

 

The Virginia City Bride

The Marshals Mail Order Brides Book 2; by Cynthia Woolf

I loved all the twists and turns in this book! Cynthia did a great job here.

Angelica Riley heads west to be a Mail Order Bride, as she is ready to move on from her 1^st husband’s death.  Her husband to be is a Mr. Jared Winslow and her travel is normal until the last leg. On that leg she meets a man Clay Stockton. Clay becomes obsessed with Angelica right away. Angelica wants nothing to do with him.

Jared Winslow is the current U.S. Marshall in the Nevada Territory. He should be trying to clear his mane in Chicago, but he ordered a bride. As soon as he meets Angelica, he knows it is right and becomes protective of her. They both want a family and a home. He does tell Angelica about his past and that him and his friends are working on clearing his name in Chicago.

When there is a murder in town of a woman that looks like Angelica, Jared and his friends step things up to keep her safe. Can and will they be able to stop anyone from hurting or killing her? Is this something from Jared’s past and will it help or hurt? Can Angelica and Jared work together to come through all this?

 

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Adele Angel Creek Christmas Brides Book 18; by Cynthia Woolf

 

Adele

Angel Creek Christmas Brides Book 18; by Cynthia Woolf

I really did enjoy this book. Cynthia has a way of bringing the past to life. I also love how she merges people into families.

Adele Jensen is running from New York and a man she thought she loved but after 10 years knows she does not. She wants so much more in life, a husband, and children. So, she is on her way to Montana as a Mail Order Bride. She just needs to keep her past a secret, and hope no one comes looking for her.

Edward Warton is a single father because his wife ran off with another man and died before they got out of town. Now he is looking for a woman to be a mother for his seven year old daughter. He is only looking for someone to be there for her and ease his need but not his heart. He will never trust a woman again.

Richard Douglas cannot believe Adele ran from him. He gave her everything and as far as he is concerned, she belongs to him. Therefore, he will bring her back to New York. When he finds her and lets, he tells her she is going with him he does not like the answer No. So now if he cannot have her no one will.

Will Edward see he needs Adele as much as his daughter does? Will Adele be able to stay with Edward and his daughter? Will Richard take Adele back with him?  Will someone be killed in all the plotted moves? Remember there is more at stake here than just these people and their love.

 

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Emma Rose Brides of the Oregon Trail 8; by Cynthia Woolf

 Emma Rose

Brides of the Oregon Trail 8; by Cynthia Woolf

When I started this book, I thought I had already read it, so I double checked and saw no I had not. Then I kept reading and soon found no I really had not read this book yet. The more I read the more I liked the story. This one grew on me, by the end I really did love it.

 

Meet Emma Rose Murphy. She has lost her Father, Brother, Fiancés, and then most recently her Mother, now a year after that she is going to move on and accept her Aunt and Uncle invitation to that the wagon train to Oregon with them. When the train leaves, she is sure of three things. 1. She will never fall in love again. 2. She will never trust a man with a gun. (she has lost too many loved ones to men with guns) 3. She will make it to Oregon. However, fate has another plan. See soon after they leave, she is attacked, and a Mr. Parker saves her. He is also the first man to stir any feelings from her in a long time.

 

Noah Parker wants a change in life. He was a Pinkerton agent, then a Deputy Marshal, but now he wants to be a Marshal or town Sheriff. So, he decides to move to Oregon. He joins the same wagon train that Emma Rose and her Aunt and Uncle have. He has no idea what is going to happen. First, he rescues Emma Rose from an attack and then finds her walking in the middle of then night by herself. When he brings her back her Uncle demands they marry as he will not have Emma Roses reputation ruined.

 

Now Noah and Emma Rose are married. She is not happy with his gun but in the long run it will be needed. There is a stocker after her and Noah will find and kill the man. Noah also needs to get Emma Rose to trust him if their marriage is going to be real and last.

 

Can Noah keep Emma Rose safe and earn her trust? Will Emma Rose let go of her past fears and move forward with her life and with Noah? Will they fall in love or will everything fall apart?

 

* I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review.