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One ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition.
Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides.
If Emmeline Harding knows one thing, it's that she can't hold her liquor. And though she's not sure how she came to wake up next to a stack of gold coins in a brothel, she fears the worst. Fleeing town as a mail-order bride, she wonders: how will she ever confess her past to her handsome new husband?
Freedom-loving Rafe McKettrick is a man of strong beliefs and stronger passions and he'll do anything to win the Triple M -- even marry a stranger. To his surprise, Emmeline's charms beguile him even as the secrets he senses she's hiding ignite jealousy and suspicion. But when a visitor from the past enters the high country, the newlyweds have no choice but to give up on a marriage in name only and seek a union that satisfies them body and soul.
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"One ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides. If Emmeline Harding knows one thing, it's that she can't hold her liquor. And though she's not sure how she came to wake up next to a stack of gold coins in a brothel, she fears the worst. Fleeing town as a mail-order bride, she wonders: how will she ever confess her past to her handsome new husband? Freedom-loving Rafe McKettrick is a man of strong beliefs and stronger passions and he'll do anything to win the Triple M - even marry a stranger. To his surprise, Emmeline's charms beguile him even as the secrets he senses she's hiding ignite jealousy and suspicion. But when a visitor from the past enters the high country, the newlyweds have no choice but to give up on a marriage in name only and seek a union that satisfies them body and soul."
Customer Reviews:
Okay read.......2007-06-14
Some fun characters and situations and if you like historical romance, without a lot of shock or suprises, then this would be a good bet for you. Rather predictable, but humorous and comfortable.
THE VERY BEST, REFRESHING! .......2007-05-16
It has been a long time since I have read such a fun, and interesting romance novel!!!!! I felt like this broke the mold of your normal average historical romance. Fast paced, Interesting story, one of the few that didn't bore me with sub-story lines and forced mystery. The only mystery here? "are these two going to actually make it?" Most books of this catagory are very predictable, always leading up to a big climax that falls short of really surprising anyone. THIS BOOK IS NOT THAT WAY! I rushed out and got the second in the series ( SHOT GUN BRIDE) and I'm sad to say... it was SOOOOOOO boring I had to force myself to stay with it.. I am about to read the third and I AM HOPING that MILLER gets back on track! Sometimes I feel like her books are rushed and thrown together, not very well thought out... a result of pumping out too many novels! BUT PLEASE READ THIS ONE IT IS A WONDERFUL ESCAPE !!!!!!
Enjoyable.......2007-02-20
This book was very readable and interesting. It is fun to read a trilogy
because you know the characters and feel acquainted with them.
Highly Wonderful!.......2006-08-22
Arizona Territory, 1884
HIGH COUNTRY BRIDE is a wonderful beginning to the entertaining historical western series of the McKettrick brothers looking for love. Be sure to follow up with, SHOTGUN BRIDE and SECONDHAND BRIDE and end with MCKETTRICK'S CHOICE.
Wonderful!.......2006-08-12
I loved this book and couldn't wait to read the next. I like the way that Rafe and Emmenline were put together, It had its twists and turns including Rafe's little temper tantrums he has. I loved it. Very enjoyable!!
Customer Reviews:
an extremely heart-touching novel!!!.......2005-11-22
Two women--each engaged to the wrong man.
Two weddings--but not the ones they plan.
"A Little Bit Country"
Rorie Campbell has a pleasant, predictable life in San Francisco, where she's seeing a pleasant, predictable man. Then, one vacation, her car breaks down on an Oregon country road, and horse rancher Clay Franklin coems to her rescue. Rorie soon discovers that a city girl can fall in love with a country man. But Clay has no right to return her feelings--because he's engaged to another woman.
"Country Bride"
Kate Logan is devasted when Clay Franklin, her former fiance and the man she's always loved, marries Rorie Campbell instead. But at Clay's wedding--and after a glass of champagne too many--Kate proposes to her longtime friend, rancher Luke Rivers. Luke accepts her proposal...and refuses to renege on his promise. What's more, he insists that Kate doesn't love CLay, she loves him...
Country Brides.......2000-07-05
I love all of Debbie's books. Country Brides has a cute story line. I could not put it down. Debbie write's so you feel as if you were there in the small town she is writing about.
Enjoyable Book.......2000-07-03
I liked this book. The book is made up of 2 stories. I thought that the first story (A Little Bit Country) was more fun to read than the second story (Country Bride). In the second story, Kate just couldn't believe she was in love with Clay and this seemed a little far fetched to me. Over all it was still a good book.
Glad to see these stories again........2000-06-29
I read these stories after they were first released in 1990. They are charming country romance stories and a great summer escape. The first story:" A Little Bit Country" ties in with the second:"Country Bride". It was a joy for me to see this on the shelf of our local bookstore, as a fire that destroyed our home,3 days after Christmas 1999, destroyed or damaged all my books. Debbie Macomber books have always been "keepers" in my personal library!
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Though of eminent birth and status in their own right, the women of Crowned in a Far Country all left the countries of their birth to marry heirs to great thrones. They all shared an inbred sense of duty and a genuine desire to see it performed. None fought against what she saw as her destiny but only sought to fulfill it. Some were passionate, others less so. Some were good wives; some were caring mothers. They were all catalysts, the pivots of their worlds for a time.
More than just a window into the politics and power brokering of royal marriage, Crowned in a Far Country charts the transformations of privileged princesses into women of power and historical importance.
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The brief but heartfelt prayers in this whimsically illustrated book are the perfect compliment to any meal. Full of thanksgiving for the food we enjoy each day the simple prayers remember those who are less fortunate while celebrating the delicious nourishment we receive from the earth. A treasure for anyone who is grateful for all that they receive on a daily basis.A wonderful gift for children or adults.
Average customer rating:
- Very romantic but too light and predictable
- Country Brides
- A Good Light Read
- so so
- Couple of Nice Romances
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Book Description
Rorie Campbell has a pleasant, predictable life in San Francisco, where she's seeing a pleasant, predictable man. Then, one vacation, her car breaks down on an Oregon country road and horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Rorie soon discovers that a city girl can fall in love with a country man. But Clay has no right to return her feelings—because he's engaged to another woman.
Kate Logan is devastated when Clay Franklin, her former fiancé and the man she's always loved, marries Rorie Campbell instead. But at Clay's wedding—and after a glass of champagne too many— Kate proposes to her longtime friend, rancher Luke Rivers. Luke accepts her proposal—and refuses to renege on his promise. What's more, he insists that Kate doesn't love Clay—she loves him—.
Customer Reviews:
Very romantic but too light and predictable.......2007-10-10
This is my second Macomber book. I first read 204 Rosewood Lane, which I enjoyed very much and have ordered the sequels.
This book, however, is not of the same substance. After a few chapters it was not difficult to see what would happen, and of course, it also says so on the book cover. The story is nice and romantic. I enjoyed the description of the lovely farm, animals and the beautiful countryside. And of course, happy love. Although in the second part/novel there are complications, it's all happily sorted out in a very predictable way.
In a world where the media daily feed us with unimaginable horror, it's nice to read about beauty and happiness. Yet, "Country Brides" does not have a strong enough story or characterization to hold ones attention for long. It was all simply too easy, too predictable: Love at first sight. The guy is engaged. New girl and fiancée become best friends. New girl and guy struggle with feelings and guilt. Love wins. Wedding. Previous fiancée unhappy. Marries other guy in "protest".... etc.
A great love story needs more complications and struggle. The torture of uncertainty, the excitement of stolen glances, the revival of new hope; are all necessary ingredients before happily ending in married bliss. We may guess the outcome all along, but never be too certain about how and when.
I hope the rest of the Cedar Cove series will be as good as I found 204 Rosewood Lane. "Country Brides" was not.
Country Brides.......2007-09-23
Country Brides: A Little Bit CountryCountry Bride Again Debbie Macomber does what she does best, creating a story of two brides that grips you so much you can't lay the book down until it's finished. Keep up the good work, Debbie.
A Good Light Read.......2007-09-03
If you want a book that doesn't take much thinking and is easy to read, this is one. I like to relax with a book that holds interest at the end of a long day and this one filled the bill.
so so.......2007-08-15
I have never read Debbie Macomber's books before, but being an avid romance fan, decided to give her a try, since I see so many of her books on best seller lists.
Based on the two stories in "Country Brides," I probably won't be buying another of her books. The stories were certainly sweet, and "feel good," but they were a bit to cheesy and simplistic for my tastes. I think I normally have quite a bit of tolerence when it comes to sweet and unrealistic love stories, but this was over the top. I think my main issues were that the dialogue seemed dated and cringe-worthy. Also, in both stories, the heroes fell hard and fast, and announced it quickly. I prefer my men a bit more "alpha," in that they hold back with their feelings towards the end, leading to a sigh-worthy climax :)
I know a lot of others liked this story, but it just really wasn't a style of writing/plotting that I enjoy reading.
Couple of Nice Romances.......2007-08-01
"Country Brides" by Debbie Macomber consists of two previously published novels that are related to each other.
In "A Little Bit Country" librarian/author Rorie Campbell is on her way to a writer's conference in Seattle when her car breaks down on a country road in Oregon. Horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue and lets her stay at his ranch until her car is fixed, which may take several days. Clay and Rorie are attracted to each other and the attractipn intensifies when Rorie helps Clay in the birth of a foal. The problem is that both are involved with others - Rorie has a boyfriend back in San Francisco and Clay is engaged to Kate Logan. Will true love win out in the end?
For the most part "A Little Bit Country" was a nice love story. The characters are well developed. Rorie is a believable heroine, struggling with her attraction to Clay, yet not wanting to hurt Kate whom she has befriended. Clay is also believable, a strong hero, raising his younger brother after their parents death, wanting to honor his engagement to Kate yet realizing he loves Rorie. While a minor character in this book, Kate is one of the strongest and most likable characters in it. Clay's housekeeper, Mary, is a great character - stern on the outside, a softie inside. Unfortunately, Macomber relies a bit too much on coincidence to bring Rorie and Clay together: Rorie's car breaking down; all the hotels in the area are fully booked; the delay in receiving the car part; and the town just happens to need a full time librarian. And Macomber is a bit heavy handed in outlining the differences between city girl Rorie and country boy Clay - surely he must have heard of Billy Joel or Whitney Houston.
"Country Bride" begins with the wedding of Rorie and Clay. It takes all Kate Logan has to make it through the wedding and reception - she had been engaged to Clay and is convinced she still loves him. Rancher Luke Rivers, who works for her father, does what he can to console her at the wedding and after she has too much champagne, Kate recklessly proposes to him. Insisting he cares for her, Luke plans to hold Kate to her proposal, but she insists she still loves Clay. Luke works to change her mind and soon the whole town is taking bets as to when the wedding will take place. Kate has other worries on her mind - her father is marrying again and selling his ranch and Kate needs to find someplace else to live. Luke needs to convince her not only that his love for her is real, but that she never loved Clay, but loves Luke instead.
"Country Bride" was a nice, easy to read romance. Kate is a great heroine, whose life seems to be falling apart around her as she deals with the loss of not only the man she thought she loved, but the loss of her father to another woman, plus the loss of her home. Luke didn't feel as well developed to me, however. I wish there had been more of the romance between Kate's father and Dorothea and Kate's relationship with Dorothea. Kate's reluctance to believe Luke loved her seems a bit overdone; especially when he rescues her after her car breaks down in a snowstorm. There's a nice sense of humor throughout the book, especially with the towns people placing bets on when the wedding will take place.
"Country Brides" is a nice, unchallenging read, a good beach book, but Debbie Macomber fans expecting a new book need to be aware that these two stories are re-releases and not a new book.
Book Description
In Mikko's family, when a son is ready to marry, he must chop down a tree and then search for his bride by following the direction in which the tree points. When Mikko's brother chops down his tree, it points right to where his sweetheart lives. But when it's Mikko's turn, the tree points toward the deep, dark woods. What type of sweetheart can Mikko expect to find there? Though his brother taunts that the only wife Mikko will find in the forest will be a wolf or a fox, Mikko sets off optimistically. There he meets the most unusual of sweethearts, but one who proves that with an open heart and mind, love can be rewarded in the most surprising and unexpected ways. With luminous illustrations by Leonid Gore, Aaron Shepard retells a classic Finnish folktale that will delight young readers time and time again.
Customer Reviews:
How to find a wife? Cut down and tree and go where it points.......2004-03-03
"The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland" begins with a simple premise, which is that in Mikko's family when young men get to the age when it is time for them to marry they find their future brides by cutting down a tree and following it points. It so happens that in this particular farm family the two sons are old enough to marry so the father instructs them to follow the family tradition, declaring, "That's how we've done it, and that's how we always well." The older son knows exactly who he wants to marry and cuts down the true so that it points right to her door, but when the younger son, Mikko, cuts down his tree it points into the deep forest. His brother mocks him, wondering if Mikko's sweetheart will be a wolf or a fox. But Mikko walks off into the forest declaring "I'll find who I find."
What Mikko finds is a mouse who is more than happy to be his sweetheart. Strangely enough, Mikko agrees and returns home to tell his father he has found a sweetheart. The tale now becomes interesting because Mikko's father has arranged a series of tests for the sweethearts of his two sons to take to prove their worth (do not ask why, you know what the father will say). From the title of the this story being told by Aaron Shepard you can probably guess how it is going to turn out in the end, but that does not distract all that much from the charm of this tale which is illustrated by Leonid Gore. You have many of the traditional elements of such folktales, but there are some nice unexpected twists that will delight readers of all ages.
Shepherd based his retelling of this tale mostly on story of "The Forest Bride," which I actually prefer as a title, but also on the story of "The Mouse Bride." In the back of the book you will find the simple music for "The Song of the Princess Mouse," written by Shepard. In fact, if you visit Shepard's homepage you can find not only a recording of the tune for this song but a reader's theater script along with another test of the brothers' sweethearts. So there are some nice resources to go with this folktale for teachers to use. Shepard has authored other folktales, including "The Maiden of Northland: A Hero Tale of Finland."
Customer Reviews:
Pleasing vignettes.......2007-09-28
I think that some of the reviewers have been a bit harsh on HRH and that she's presented a likeable, gossipy view of the temperaments and times of the ladies about whom she's written. I don't believe that she ever intended to give an in depth, political overview of the royal consorts...far from it! Even though one reviewer called it a "lightweight" book, I believe that it was the personal side of these women that the author wished to show, not their effect on the country's politics. Personally, I loved hearing about the fashions, customs and foibles of these princesses from past times and also loved to hear about their relationships with their husbands, children and families. So, it's all irrelevant to the workings of the various countries but, so what..it's an entertaining collage of personal facts about well known women and I for one, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Lightweight..........2005-10-15
For someone who spends a lot of time reading about the history of royalty in Europe, Crowned in a Far Off Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides by Princess Michael of Kent is about as lightweight as they come.
The author chronicles eight women born into the royal families of Europe who married to become queens and empresses. Included are Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, Empress Marie (Russia), Queen Alexandra (England), Queen Maria Carolina (Naples), Empress Victoria (Prussia), Empress Eugenie (France) and Empress Leopoldina (Brazil). Princess Michael provides a chapter on each woman, and none of the chapters is longer than 29 pages. The Danish sisters, Alexandra (England) and Marie (Russia) share one chapter. Confining Catherine the Great or Marie Antoinette to less than 30 pages is almost laughable.
In describing these women, Princess Michael spends more time discussing their palaces, their make-up, their clothes, their rooms, their hairstyles and their table services rather than the really important things about their lives. Many were victims of complicated political intrigues, but we are given only abbreviated versions. In fact, the author states in her introduction that she "tried to ignore politics and concentrate on the lighter side of their lives." She claims to have "felt cheated when reading biographies of such famous women without learning about what they wore, or how their hair was arranged, or what they ate," etc. As far as I'm concerned, facts like these are mere fluff, and not what I'm looking for in a biography. Also, Princess Michael is not very good at documenting where she got her information.
In terms of the major, more well-known characters, there is nothing new to be learned here. In fact, I'm not sure how well the author knows her subject matter (despite her claims to have come to love them all). For instance, she claims that Queen Alexandra was not a fashion leader and that her personal style was simplicity. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Queen Alex has been compared to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Both women were extremely stylish and set many fashion trends in England. Also, anyone who has seen a photo of Queen Alex dripping with jewels would not accuse her of simple tastes.
So, if you have very little knowledge of European royalty, Crowned in a Far Country might be a good place to start. But for me, it was pretty much a waste.
Not scholarly but a good starting place.......2005-09-17
The first duty of a princess has always been to marry for the good of the dynasty and/or the country; that's the role she was born to fill and most female royals accepted the marriages arranged for them with at least a sense of duty and sometimes with an eager eye to adventure. But some of these women were strong-willed and talented in their own right and came to exert considerable influence over their adopted nations. The author, an Austrian-Bohemian whose family lost everything in the two world wars, lived in Australia and Africa, studied art in Italy, and established her own design company in London. In 1978, she married Prince Michael of Kent, Queen Elizabeth's first cousin, and set up housekeeping in Kensington Palace (and still ran her company). In this volume, she outlines the lives of eight women married off as political chess pieces, and especially their experiences in their new homelands. These include major figures like Marie Antoinette of Austria, who married Louis XVI of France and went to the guillotine, and Catherine of Anhalt, who became empress of Russia; lesser lights like Leopoldina of Austria, who became empress of Brazil, and Maria Carolina, also of Austria, who married the king of Naples; much-loved figureheads like the Danish princess who became Queen Alexandra of Great Britain; and the tragic figures of Empress Victoria of Prussia, daughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, whose husband, Frederick III, died only three months after acceding to the throne of Germany, and Empress Marie of Russia, who lived to see her son, Nicholas II, executed with his family. Because of her inside track with both Austrian and British titled families, the author generally does a good job of conveying the attitudes of her subjects. But because this is in no way a scholarly book, her many quotes lack citations and the short bibliography is heavy on popular works. Still, it's a good place to start.
Wonderful.......2003-06-10
This book is very good.In the sources part of the book it doesnt say where she got alot of her recources.She knows these things because shes related to almost all of them.If not by blood then by marriage.All but two of the royal houses of europe still running or not were intwined by marriage.So that is how she got most of her resources.
Wonderful.......2003-06-10
This book is very good.In the sources part of the book it doesnt say where she got alot of her recources.She knows these things because shes related to almost all of them.If not by blood then by marriage.All but two of the royal houses of europe still running or not were intwined by marriage.So that is how she got most of her resources.
Customer Reviews:
Stunning & Romantic.......1999-06-11
This has my vote for being the most romantic quilt in the world. Its style is soft, country, floral, large-scale, and definitely inviting. The rest of the books in the same series are similarly beautiful, but this one is my fav.
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