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The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride (2014)

by Cora Seton(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

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Romance

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One Acre Press

series

The Heroes of Chance Creek

review 1: 4 stars for the romantic relationship. 1 star for something unfair and unjust. Anger overpowered my enjoyment.THE SETTING INFURIATED ME.My background is taxes and accounting which is probably why I had a huge problem. I’m sure others won’t be as bothered. I value authors trying new things and writing about new things. But this just hit the wrong button for me.1. Zeke owns a ranch. He’s a loser. He’s been stripping the ranch for money -- selling appliances, furniture and even the fencing. It’s a small town. So why do a dozen locals lend him money which they know he won’t repay? If they were helping a friend fine. But if they expected to be repaid by Zeke’s relatives, that is unjust and unfair. After Zeke died, the locals went to Mason the nephew t... moreo collect. I was so angry! How would you like it if someone came up to you and said your uncle owed me $2,000 and I expect you to pay it? And there is nothing in writing. They could be making this up. Mason barely had enough savings to stock the ranch with cattle and horses. But finding the ranch in disrepair was a huge financial set back. He just got out of the military. He wasn’t rich. And then to find he was expected to pay off Zeke’s personal debts on top of that? Plus, where’s the respect and honor for our military heroes? The locals were fools to loan money to Zeke. But if they’re going to go to someone, it should be Zeke’s son or the aunt, not Mason. Mason was being honorable and paid the debts. It made me sick to my stomach.2. The ranch should have been sold with proceeds used to pay Zeke’s debts, including probable estate taxes. Zeke had no will so it gets even murkier as to why the land would go to Heloise, and other tax issues. But I won’t go into that. I was willing to suspend disbelief about the tax things. The part about Zeke’s personal debts is my problem.In summary, I don’t mind Heloise requiring the nephews to get married, stock the ranch, and other things. I don’t mind the nephews finding the ranch stripped down requiring them to spend a lot of money to fix it. Those were ok plot devices. But I did not like paying Zeke’s debts. The plot did not need that. It’s already got the downer of financial burden.AS TO THE ROMANCE STORY:I enjoyed the way the couple met, how they got to know each other, their conversations, how they reacted to the ranch, the things they did, and how they fell in love. And I was delighted to find there was no big-misunderstanding-separation. How nice to skip that formulaic device.Because the author did the romance part well, I immediately bought the second book - thinking: at least the Zeke debt subject is done and I won’t have to read that again. But I had a different problem with the sequel “The Soldier’s E-Mail...” I felt there was too much repetition and dragging out about the hero’s guilt. I gave it 3 stars, but again I enjoyed the relationship part.AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR – Cassandra Livington.She sounded like she had a stuffy nose. Her voice was not as clear as other narrators. She used a southern accent for some of the women which I don’t think was accurate for Montana people. I didn’t mind it, but I kept wondering about it. Otherwise her narration was good.DATA:Narrative mode: 3rd person. Unabridged audiobook length: 6 hrs and 13 mins (175 - 187 pages). Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 6, but 2 were referred to with no details. Setting: current day mostly Montana. Book copyright: 2014. Genre: contemporary romance.
review 2: ARC received ffrom the netgalley for an honest reviewThis is the first book from the author and not the last for sure. I love this series especially and can't wait for the next book.The story start with Mason, the eldest of the Hall boys in whom they inherit their old childhood home (ranch) from their uncle. However in order to fulfil the inheritance, their aunt ordered them to get married (each one of the sibling) and at least one of them must conceived a child in one year. Mason ever the resilient creates an ad in the internet (funny, LOL) for a bride for himself and each one of his brothers.Regan our heroine is a burned banking officer, she quit her job and start a freelance consultancy that help people investment instead. Her longing to have a child but without a prospect of to-be husband leads her to set to get one from a clinic instead. While drunk, REgan respond to Mason's ad, and the series of courtship ( fast one at that) is on. Little that they know, it is a start of the next chapter in their life. Can the relationship start from so little turn into a blossom marriage?I love the story so much. The hero and heroine interaction is combustible, but I do feel he is kinda pigheaded in terms of taking charge of the realtionship. I feel the hero hardship to try to make his ranch deliverable also, his stress to pressure his sibling to get married in order to fully live the life as a family again. I bought this story along with th next one on the series and not disappointed. thumbs up to the author. less

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