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Dell (2013), Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
Description
Newly widowed, pregnant and alone in the Wyoming wilderness, Hannah Wentworth agrees to marry Flint Creed, a bitter man who is in desperate need of a wife, and as the danger of the wild frontier surrounds them, the greatest threat of all are the secrets between them.
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LibraryThing member jo2son
Set in historical Wyoming, this is the story of Hannah Wentworth McMurtry and Flint Creed. Hannah is widowed and pregnant when Flint finds her near his ranch. He takes her home, cares for her, and proposes that although they do not love each other, they get married. This is a sweet story about a
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relationship that blossoms amongst the hardships of living on a ranch in Wyoming in the late 1800's. The reader is also given just enough detail about Hannah's siblings and where they may have ended up to want to read the other books in this series. A review copy was given to me by NetGalley. Show Less
LibraryThing member nickinickuhn
As far as historical or western romances go, this one was dead on. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, the characters, all of it! Granted, some times it was a little repetitive. The thoughts, arguments, could have been changed up a bit, but it doesn't pull away from the story. It falls right in line
A true love story, man meets woman, wants to use her. Woman meets man, wants to use him. Bam, they fall in love, but don't want to admit it to each other. I enjoy plots like this. It means you're in for some drama, and some teary scenes. The passion in this book was semi-sizzling, but well worth the read! Very good book!
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with the time period and how things were. I felt the characters were well developed, and likable.A true love story, man meets woman, wants to use her. Woman meets man, wants to use him. Bam, they fall in love, but don't want to admit it to each other. I enjoy plots like this. It means you're in for some drama, and some teary scenes. The passion in this book was semi-sizzling, but well worth the read! Very good book!
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LibraryThing member scoutmomskf
Good book. Hannah becomes a mail order bride in order to get herself and her two sisters away from the orphanage where they have been living. On their journey west her husband dies, and they are attacked by Indians, leaving Hannah alone in the wilderness. She is rescued by Flint and taken to his
I really liked Hannah a lot. Although she had dreams of finding her Prince Charming, she put them aside in order to save herself and her sisters. She had the inner strength to handle the journey west and try to keep her sisters in line. When they were on their own she was the one that kept things together. When she struck her bargain with Flint, she made sure he didn't walk all over her. She had conditions of her own and stuck to them. She didn't tell him at first that she was pregnant because she was afraid he wouldn't marry her. As time went on she found that there was a lot about Flint that she really liked. She was also very attracted to him. She wasn't happy when she found out he only married her because he was in love with his brother's fiancee. She grew to love him, but wouldn't tell him so because of his feelings for Emaline. I enjoyed seeing her stand up to him. I also liked seeing her adapt to the ways of the west and become an even better person.
Flint was a little harder to warm up to. As the older of the two brothers, he was used to being in charge and often treated his brother Ransom like he wasn't too smart. He had fallen in love with Emaline, but she only had eyes for Ransom. When they became engaged, Flint decided he needed to find a wife of his own to keep him distracted from Emaline - not the greatest reason to get married. When he rescued Hannah he was drawn to her and offered to marry her more as a convenience to them both than anything else. He spent most of the book basically worshipping Emaline as a goddess on a pedestal while blowing off his own wife. He wasn't deliberately cruel, just thoughtless. It was interesting to see him try to reconcile his growing feelings for Hannah and his "love" for Emaline. There were many times that it was obvious that he was coming to love Hannah, but he just couldn't see past his idealized version of Emaline.
The secondary romance between Emaline and Ransom was well done. She had some serious issues with the realities of being married and seeing her try to convince Ransom to her way of thinking was pretty funny. She and Ransom both showed some good character growth, though Ransom still has some maturing to do.
I enjoyed the cattle ranching aspect and seeing the interactions among the ranchers. The problem of the missing cattle and the bad guy was very good. I liked seeing the ranchers' meeting and how things were handled there. The culmination of the conflict was good, though I'd like to know what happened to that ranch next.
Overall a good book. I'm looking forward to Hetty and Josie's stories.
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ranch. Hannah knows she needs another husband to take care of her and her baby to be, and when Flint offers to marry her she accepts. Flint is in love with the woman his younger brother is going to marry. He figures the only way to survive living on the same ranch is to get himself a wife of his own. When he finds Hannah it's like the answer to a prayer.I really liked Hannah a lot. Although she had dreams of finding her Prince Charming, she put them aside in order to save herself and her sisters. She had the inner strength to handle the journey west and try to keep her sisters in line. When they were on their own she was the one that kept things together. When she struck her bargain with Flint, she made sure he didn't walk all over her. She had conditions of her own and stuck to them. She didn't tell him at first that she was pregnant because she was afraid he wouldn't marry her. As time went on she found that there was a lot about Flint that she really liked. She was also very attracted to him. She wasn't happy when she found out he only married her because he was in love with his brother's fiancee. She grew to love him, but wouldn't tell him so because of his feelings for Emaline. I enjoyed seeing her stand up to him. I also liked seeing her adapt to the ways of the west and become an even better person.
Flint was a little harder to warm up to. As the older of the two brothers, he was used to being in charge and often treated his brother Ransom like he wasn't too smart. He had fallen in love with Emaline, but she only had eyes for Ransom. When they became engaged, Flint decided he needed to find a wife of his own to keep him distracted from Emaline - not the greatest reason to get married. When he rescued Hannah he was drawn to her and offered to marry her more as a convenience to them both than anything else. He spent most of the book basically worshipping Emaline as a goddess on a pedestal while blowing off his own wife. He wasn't deliberately cruel, just thoughtless. It was interesting to see him try to reconcile his growing feelings for Hannah and his "love" for Emaline. There were many times that it was obvious that he was coming to love Hannah, but he just couldn't see past his idealized version of Emaline.
The secondary romance between Emaline and Ransom was well done. She had some serious issues with the realities of being married and seeing her try to convince Ransom to her way of thinking was pretty funny. She and Ransom both showed some good character growth, though Ransom still has some maturing to do.
I enjoyed the cattle ranching aspect and seeing the interactions among the ranchers. The problem of the missing cattle and the bad guy was very good. I liked seeing the ranchers' meeting and how things were handled there. The culmination of the conflict was good, though I'd like to know what happened to that ranch next.
Overall a good book. I'm looking forward to Hetty and Josie's stories.
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LibraryThing member bishhy
Hannah Wenthworth McMurty is a widow and carrying her dead husbands unborn child after only three months of marriage. She then finds her self saved by a Flint Creed, all out cowboy (mighty freakin' sexy) who is determined to find himself a bride to keep his treacherous thoughts and feelings about
I absolutely loved these characters. Every single one. Yes, even the evil ones that were out to destroy the Creeds' ranch. Such good bad guys they played lol. After reading Texas Bride (Book #1 in the Mail-Order Bride series) I was hesitant about Hannah. I really enjoyed Miranda's book and her character. But, Hannah did me one better. Her character is feisty and set in her ways, a little like her sister, but different. Weak is not in this girls vocabulary. no siree. When Flint asks her to be his bride, she sets her own rules and runs with it, knowing that she's going to need a way to provide for her baby, even if she has to hide it from Flint. But Flint's got his own issues. Heart of the matter issues at that. He's in love with his brothers fiance, places her on a pedestal, but Hannah is no second rate woman. Nope, no chance of that, she's beautiful and slowly tugging at the heart strings of this big, bad cowboy.
Aside from this simmering romance, you've got an evil sonofabiznatch who is out to destroy the Creed brothers' ranch and take their cattle. This aspect of the book definitely adds a bit more umph to the story as whole. You've got a pregnant woman, cattle thieves, no sex having couples, and a mission to search for missing siblings all tied into a 432 paged book. Joan Johnston balances it all really well and doesn't just throw it at you with a heaping bowl of help yourselves. She lays out a nice dinner and carves the turkey for you and adds a some gravy on top to give it that kick of awesome.
Ahh. Joan Johnston does it again. Ms. Johnson is by far my favorite Historical Western Romance writer. Her stories just take you to another world and into the lives of these amazing characters. I would definitely recommend this book. All you historical romance lovers out there? You're gonna love this one. Joan Johnston does not disappoint! This is the second book in the Mail-Order Bride series by Ms. Johnson but I believe can be read as a standalone. Johnson throws in some tidbits of information from the previous book so that you aren't lost or thinking "what the fudge cake". BUT, I would suggest you read this series from the beginning. You won't regret it :)
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his brothers soon to be bride Emaline, the woman he loves, to himself. And so Flint has a proposition unto Hannah, for her to be his bride. Does he tell Hannah why? Nope, not a chance. But Hannah knows she needs a way to care for her unborn child and Flint is none the wiser. For now...I absolutely loved these characters. Every single one. Yes, even the evil ones that were out to destroy the Creeds' ranch. Such good bad guys they played lol. After reading Texas Bride (Book #1 in the Mail-Order Bride series) I was hesitant about Hannah. I really enjoyed Miranda's book and her character. But, Hannah did me one better. Her character is feisty and set in her ways, a little like her sister, but different. Weak is not in this girls vocabulary. no siree. When Flint asks her to be his bride, she sets her own rules and runs with it, knowing that she's going to need a way to provide for her baby, even if she has to hide it from Flint. But Flint's got his own issues. Heart of the matter issues at that. He's in love with his brothers fiance, places her on a pedestal, but Hannah is no second rate woman. Nope, no chance of that, she's beautiful and slowly tugging at the heart strings of this big, bad cowboy.
Aside from this simmering romance, you've got an evil sonofabiznatch who is out to destroy the Creed brothers' ranch and take their cattle. This aspect of the book definitely adds a bit more umph to the story as whole. You've got a pregnant woman, cattle thieves, no sex having couples, and a mission to search for missing siblings all tied into a 432 paged book. Joan Johnston balances it all really well and doesn't just throw it at you with a heaping bowl of help yourselves. She lays out a nice dinner and carves the turkey for you and adds a some gravy on top to give it that kick of awesome.
Ahh. Joan Johnston does it again. Ms. Johnson is by far my favorite Historical Western Romance writer. Her stories just take you to another world and into the lives of these amazing characters. I would definitely recommend this book. All you historical romance lovers out there? You're gonna love this one. Joan Johnston does not disappoint! This is the second book in the Mail-Order Bride series by Ms. Johnson but I believe can be read as a standalone. Johnson throws in some tidbits of information from the previous book so that you aren't lost or thinking "what the fudge cake". BUT, I would suggest you read this series from the beginning. You won't regret it :)
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LibraryThing member arlenadean
Title: Wyoming Bride: A Bitter Creek Novel
Author: Joan Johnson
Published: Dell
Series: Mail Order Bride # 2
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Review:
"Wyoming Bride" by Joan Johnston was the second in the 'Mail Order Bride series. By reading the first series you will get more of the back story in that
Author: Joan Johnson
Published: Dell
Series: Mail Order Bride # 2
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Review:
"Wyoming Bride" by Joan Johnston was the second in the 'Mail Order Bride series. By reading the first series you will get more of the back story in that
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the Wentworth's (four girls and two brothers) are not orphaned after 'the Great Chicago Fire.' Now, being placed in a orphanage where the mistress is very cruel to this family. So, the only way out was for the older girls becoming 'mail order brides.' We find from the read that Hannah Wentworth becomes a bride to Mr. McMurtry and they head west with him along with her twin and younger sister Josie. What will happen now that "Hannah is alone found in the wilderness until she is found by Flint Creed? Now this will be will this story takes off giving us a play by play details of what happens on the trail west and wow this will be some story. You will have to pick up "Wyoming Bride" to see how this author brings it all out to the reader. I found this read very interesting and once you start reading you will find it hard to put down till the end. If you are looking for a good western romance then these 'Bitter Creek Novels' will be a recommended read for you. Show Less
LibraryThing member bookworm2bookworm
I was looking forward to reading the second book in this series ever since I read the first one!
Ms. Joan Johnston’s tales are new to me, but I’ve already tracked down almost all of her back list and hope to read them in between my Regency World.
What originally attracted me to this particular
This time we have Hannah’s story and as much as I liked her, I was on a war path with her twin, Hatty. Holy Crap! She might have driven me to murder were I her sister! If there was trouble to be had, she was in it to her eyeballs!
‘Wyoming Bride’ picked up where ‘Texas Bride’ left off and Hannah is doing exactly what her sister did, marries a man just to save herself and her two sisters, from the orphanage.
It was great to watch Hannah become strong and decisive woman. Like I said, character development seems to be one of many talents Ms. Johnson has.
As for our hero, Flint Creed, I thought him a very complex and it was too much fun being in his head, just waiting for him to figure out that the woman he thinks is his ‘soul mate’ is nothing but an infatuation.
And then we have the secondary characters, Ransom and Emaline, which are as well drawn as the first and following them was even more fun!
There were many times I wanted to strangle this idiotic chick and tell Ransom to drop her like a hot potato!
If you’ve never read any of Joan Johnston’s books, here is what you’re missing: great writing, wonderful three-dimensional characters and stories that have an epic feel to them. She excels in bringing her readers to go through sadness to elation within a paragraph! That’s a gift!
Looking forward to Hatty’s story which will be out later this year, ‘Montana Bride’ and then, the one I can hardly contain my excitement for, Josie’s in ‘Blackthorne’s Bride’!
Melanie for b2b
*Book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
Ms. Joan Johnston’s tales are new to me, but I’ve already tracked down almost all of her back list and hope to read them in between my Regency World.
What originally attracted me to this particular
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series, and for that matter this author, is the way she develops not just her characters, but the families within those stories. Everything about her books just has that feel of ‘saga’. They’re all connected and just sort of ‘grow’ on you…You just get hooked, and once you read one story, off you go to next and on and on!This time we have Hannah’s story and as much as I liked her, I was on a war path with her twin, Hatty. Holy Crap! She might have driven me to murder were I her sister! If there was trouble to be had, she was in it to her eyeballs!
‘Wyoming Bride’ picked up where ‘Texas Bride’ left off and Hannah is doing exactly what her sister did, marries a man just to save herself and her two sisters, from the orphanage.
It was great to watch Hannah become strong and decisive woman. Like I said, character development seems to be one of many talents Ms. Johnson has.
As for our hero, Flint Creed, I thought him a very complex and it was too much fun being in his head, just waiting for him to figure out that the woman he thinks is his ‘soul mate’ is nothing but an infatuation.
And then we have the secondary characters, Ransom and Emaline, which are as well drawn as the first and following them was even more fun!
There were many times I wanted to strangle this idiotic chick and tell Ransom to drop her like a hot potato!
If you’ve never read any of Joan Johnston’s books, here is what you’re missing: great writing, wonderful three-dimensional characters and stories that have an epic feel to them. She excels in bringing her readers to go through sadness to elation within a paragraph! That’s a gift!
Looking forward to Hatty’s story which will be out later this year, ‘Montana Bride’ and then, the one I can hardly contain my excitement for, Josie’s in ‘Blackthorne’s Bride’!
Melanie for b2b
*Book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
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LibraryThing member N.W.Moors
I almost DNF'd this several times, but the GR rating was so high I thought there might be more to the book (spoiler: there wasn't). The author wrote this like a Marvel action movie, jumping from plot point (attacked by Indians) to shootouts interspersed by many sex scenes. There are two romances
It could have been an okay book, but the story is so action-heavy that I never got to understand their motivations or know the characters in any meaningful way. It's the second book in the series, but definitely, I think it would have helped a little if I'd read the first book, at least to understand Hannah. It wouldn't have helped to explain anyone else. So, just not for me.
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here: Quint and Hannah, and Quint's brother Ransom and Em. Except Quint is in love with Em, who is engaged to his brother, so he marries Hannah so he'll have a wife too. But Em doesn't want to have sex because she's afraid of childbirth, so maybe Quint will have a chance after all because... I don't know - it didn't make sense.It could have been an okay book, but the story is so action-heavy that I never got to understand their motivations or know the characters in any meaningful way. It's the second book in the series, but definitely, I think it would have helped a little if I'd read the first book, at least to understand Hannah. It wouldn't have helped to explain anyone else. So, just not for me.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2013-01-01
Physical description
432 p.; 4.06 x 1.3 inches
ISBN
0345527461 / 9780345527462