Note:

In the interest of being better able to keep this list up to date, I'm no longer going to be posting my own synopsis/comments about the books I've been reading. Instead, I'm just going to post the blurb from the cover. To be honest, it takes a lot for me to not like a book, so you can pretty well bet that only the keepers make it to my booklist.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

7. Stetsons, Spring & Wedding Rings

by Jillian Hart, Judith Stacy, & Stacey Kayne

Rocky Mountain Courtship
A delightful tale of a young cowboy who mistakes a woman looking for a job as a maid for a mail-order bride. He's already in love with her when his real mail-order bride arrives, he just needs to convince her of it. I really enjoyed this story and the character of Clara, the maid. However, some of the phrases used by Joseph, the cowboy, seemed a little . . . juvenile. It was a little jarring in an otherwise great story.

Courting Miss Perfect
Things just seem to go from bad to worse for Brynn O'Keefe. Having suffered a humiliating incident in Virginia, she goes on a book tour with her Aunt, only to have her Aunt fall ill, forcing Brynn to have to continue the book tour on her own. As if that weren't enough, a Pinkerton agent accuses her of being a jewel thief. This was a fast paced, well done story and I loved the character of Brynn. My only complaint was that it wasn't longer.

Courted by the Cowboy
Constance Pauley is rescued from a fire by a handsome stranger who, unbeknownst to her, arranges for her medical care in a distant city. Two years later, her burns healed, she's ready to start a new life as a school teacher. It's by chance she's reunited with her benefactor, but they both have issues to overcome before they can share a life together. I loved the characters of Connie and Kyle. They're both damaged in spirit and yet they still persevere.

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