Marilyn Svenson is a widow in this historical romance
novella set in Montana Territory. Her ranch is located near
the mining town of Helena, and she knows she needs to
remarry... most likely, to one of the town's rough and ready
bachelors. Past marriages were often made for practical
reasons, and she hasn't many options if she's going to
prove her land claim. Maybe she'll just head back to
Minnesota.
David Pawlikowski came out west without hoping TO CATCH A
BRIDE. Men well outnumber women. The few single women here...
let's say they do profitably. David is the only man who
hasn't propositioned Marilyn for marriage since her late
husband's death. His store sells her the goods she needs
for survival, mends her wagon wheels. Jonas Forsyte is a
new lawyer in town, and his services will be very useful in
getting Marilyn made head of the household so she can
control her land.
David becomes suspicious that someone wishes the widow ill
-- and maybe her husband's death wasn't accidental. Marilyn
has more important considerations than a few sheep, and she
has to consider seriously an offer of courtship.
I enjoyed this look at the realities of life for a widowed,
pregnant woman in 1865. Marilyn's story can be a positive
inspiration and the relatively simple suspense plot allows
us to focus on characters and personal dilemmas. An old-
time classic Western novel might have a very similar feel,
except that the leading character who focuses the events
would be male. TO CATCH A BRIDE by Gina Welborn and Becca
Whitham rebalances the genre nicely. This book in
the Montana
Brides series will be enjoyed by anyone who
wants to learn about the challenges women faced, through a
historical romance.
Across the vast Montana Territory, dreams have no limits
. . . and prayers can be answered in the most unexpected
ways.
After the untimely death of her husband, Marilyn
Svenson has one option to keep her isolated ranch in Montana
Territory: Remarriage. Of the two men in the rough mining
town of Helena who fit her criteria for a husband, the
charming resale shop owner is her preferred choice.
Logically, she proposes.
David Pawlikowski came west to escape past heartbreak. Just
when he thinks he’s content, Marilyn shakes up his bachelor
life with her innovative spirit and unexpected marriage
proposal. As much as David would like to say yes to the
beautiful widow, he’s thinks Marilyn would be better off
with the town’s dapper new lawyer. But when real danger
closes in, only Marilyn can decide whom to keep close to her
side forever.
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