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Unlawfully Wedded Bride (2011)

by Noelle Marchand(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

037382890X (ISBN13: 9780373828906)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Love Inspired

review 1: I hate to rag on the author's first book (she started it when she was sixteen)... but this wasn't all that wonderful. By a lot.First is the premise: her younger siblings went behind her back and advertised for a husband, enlisting the help of neighborly Ms. Lettie (which itself is bad writing: in those days it would be Miss or Miz, but Ms. is a modern abbreviation). The heroine 'in a moment of weakness' signs the affidavit her family springs on her and tells the little boy who admitted to setting her up to 'take care of it'. And then she's irate about the handsome stranger who shows up at her place. No. I'm sorry, but no.The reasoning for Nathan to reply to the ad... No. It didn't hold water, nor did his father wanting to skip over the firstborn and give him the farm... more. No.Him finding her in the woods, starving after no food for three days and making her wait to eat until the next morning? No.Finding a stray boy, stray puppy, and stray cat within a mere couple weeks of each other? No.There was no chemistry between the H/h, the secondaries weren't well developed, the description was almost totally missing... No.Marchand might do better with time and experience, as a writer, but... No.
review 2: I checked this book out from the library because the premise sounded interesting. Unfortunately, I found the blurb stronger written than the rest of the book. I never felt a strong connection to the hero or heroine, a couple major historical inaccuracies pulled me out of the story, and there wasn't enough action to hold my interest.Kate's parents die and she is raising her two younger siblings Sean and Ellie. The two children know that Kate needs help on the farm so they arrange for a mail order husband.Kate doesn't know about their plan until she is asked to sign the absentee marriage certificate. When Nathan Rutledge comes can the cowboy truly win her heart?The inspirational angle in this book was well done. All the characters felt they were following the will of God and it seemed realistic not preachy.If you are looking for a slow paced Christian romance you might like this one. less

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