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An Unexpected Love

Sage Creek Saga, Book 1

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By: Lorana Hoopes
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Originally titled Lawfully Matched

When a mail-order bride meets disaster!

All Jesse Jennings ever wanted to do was marry his fiancée Pauline and be a rancher, but when Pauline is killed by a band of robbers, Jesse dons a deputy sheriff’s badge, swearing he will obtain justice for her wrongful death.

After Kate Whidby’s parents pass away, she is forced to live with her brother and his new wife, but living with a woman who not only doesn’t like her but resents her presence proves too difficult, propelling Kate to accept a mail order bride offer. But when she arrives in Texas, not all is as it appears. Kate’s betrothed has a dark past and when the truth comes to light, she is sent fleeing into Deputy Sheriff Jesse Jenning’s arms.

Will Jesse find Pauline’s killer? Will Kate find safety and protection? And will he be able to let go of his past to build a new future with Kate?

Journey back to 1883 in this sweet historical romance by USA Today best-selling author Lorana Hoopes. You'll fall in love with the characters and the town as they work to stop a band of robbers and find love along the way. Listen now to start the adventure.

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Traveling from Boston to the Wild West of Texas is fraught with challenges and no one is more aware of them than Kate Whidby. Feeling that she has no other good options, she answers an ad as a mail-order bride. This book has a good storyline with well-developed characters. I enjoyed the author’s style of writing and she is also the narrator.
My only issue with the narration is that there’s no pause when the scenes change. Otherwise it’s very good.
If you like clean stories of settling the American west and specifically mail order brides, I believe you’ll find this a good choice.

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