July Chandler doesn’t need another wife, but when Amanda Hoffman comes west as a “mail order bride” to marry him, sparks fly when she is hired to nurse his young son after an accident. It isn’t long before the confusion over the arrangement becomes clear to all...but is it too late for them to find love amid the chaos? Amanda suddenly finds she has other choices, but she only wants to become JULY'S BRIDE.
EXCERPT
“You can’t be serious,” grumbled Abe. He pulled off the apron he always wore when cooking for the boys on the ranch and dropped to the chair next to the plank table that filled the narrow kitchen. The apron had been Emma’s, and it always gave him a sense of her whenever he wore it. He folded it and set it on his lap.
“I am serious,” returned Gabriel, pulling up a chair on the other side of the table. “We need to find a bride for July. Someone who will make him happy again.”
“Again?” Abe mumbled. “I don’t think his marriage was a happy affair. That two-timing female only made him miserable.”
“Maybe, but she was beautiful—” Gabriel began.
“Beauty as thin as the ribbons on Emma’s old apron.” Abe fingered the remnant of a faded red ribbon that hung from the corner of his late wife’s well-worn apron.
Gabriel smiled. “Mrs. Harrison was a lovely woman. Not many men can be as blessed as you, Boss. But we can hope.”
Abe nodded. “Hope is what we live for, isn’t it?”
“Back to July,” said Gabriel. “He needs a bride. And Davie needs a mother.”
“But you can’t just order one up like you would a new piece of furniture. Love takes time—and opportunity,” said Abe.
Gabriel nodded. “Well, the opportunity has arrived. And the time is now. I ordered July a bride from Illinois. Pastor Edmonds has a list of eligible women needing husbands. She’s arriving in less than a week.”
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Sounds like a delightful read
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I had fun writing it! Wanted to pit our heroine against an UN-willing match :-)
DeleteGail, this one sounds like a winner. It is being added to the long list of TBR's. What a great year of reading I have ahead of me. Best to you on this one! Doris
ReplyDeleteThanks, Doris! I hope you will give it a read....and let me know if you like it (hope!).....g
DeleteThis is definitely on my next-up reading list. Congratulations, Gail! xo
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a fun story to write.....love having secondary characters that jump in and mix things up, too :-)
DeleteThis sounds fun! Can't wait to read it. Think I'm gonna lock myself away over the weekend and catch up with my TBRs.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diana!!! I have a lengthy TBR pile, too -- so many fun and wonderful writers.....gotta play catch-up this summer. xoxo
DeleteSounds interesting & the cover is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteKathleen does such a great job on PRP covers -- works so hard on everyone's stories!
DeleteIt sounded so cute I couldn't wait to see if I could win a copy. Got it! Congrats, Gail, on your new release.
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Thank you......PRP is a fun and encouraging publisher....had fun putting this story together. I enjoyed writing the story immensely. Took me away from some heavy nonfiction writing assignments I'm doing right now! :-)
DeleteSounds fun, Gail!!
ReplyDeleteHopefully it will be a good story for anyone who loves romance, westerns and/or mail-order brides! That two old cronies get into the action made the concept a little out of the ordinary. Thanks!
DeleteI have to say, I love that the title corresponds with the month in which it comes out--July. I don't know why, but mail order brides is always such an exciting story concept. I always love them. There's so many ways to fall in love, but it becomes very special when the couple is about to marry or already married.
ReplyDeleteI know July's Bride is going to be a summer favorite, Gail.
I don't know why that happened, except that this started out as just a short story for the Fourth of July anthology, but grew beyond the guidelines! Added to that were two good-hearted fellows who complicate the storyline, just enough! This is my first novella, so it was fun to work out the story elements. :-)
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