In Want of a Wife
"Dazzling" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) When his mail-order bride arrives from New York, a Wyoming rancher gets more than he bargained for in this first-rate romance from the bestselling Jo Goodman. For fans of Linda Lael Miller and Catherine Anderson. SHE HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN ...
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"Dazzling" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) When his mail-order bride arrives from New York, a Wyoming rancher gets more than he bargained for in this first-rate romance from the bestselling Jo Goodman. For fans of Linda Lael Miller and Catherine Anderson. SHE HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter Springs, Wyoming, she responds with a hopeful heart. HE HAS EVERYTHING TO LOSE Rancher Morgan Longstreet is in want of a wife who will be his partner at Morning Star, someone who will work beside him and stand by him. His first impression of the fair and fragile Jane is that she is not that woman. But when she sets out to prove him wrong, the secrets he cannot share put into jeopardy every happiness they hope to find….
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425264171 (0425264173)
ASIN: 425264173
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
"I'm beginning to think that with you the truth sprints about as far as the barn and the lie walks on forever." ~ Morgan Longstreet, In Want of a Wife Jo Goodman is a writer whose books I hoard. That's why this review is coming almost a year after the book's release. I fell in love with her writin...
Also posted at my blog, TBR Mountain Range. Jo Goodman creates a tale that easily compels western historical romance lovers' hearts.It took me about a minute to fall in love with author Jo Goodman's talent. I love westerns and if they're historical westerns with romance, I love them even more, bu...
I haven't read a Jo Goodman book in ages but saw she had a new one come out recently. Since I have a pathological need to read series books in order, before I could read the new one, I had to go back and read the one the preceded it. I am glad I did because, although it isn't a true sequel, the s...
Jo Goodman is on my shortlist of best authors writing western historical romance. Each book of hers that I read convinces me of this, and In Want of A Wife is definitely a keeper. Morgan Longstreet and Jane Middlebourne are the kind of quiet characters who make a huge impression on a reader. Their...
This book definitely satisfies my Western historical romance craving. While slow-building and with a lot more narrative than action, it was a book that captivated me with lead characters whose stories I wanted to know. It definitely helps that Morgan is a redhead. I have a not-so secret fondness for...
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