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A Bride for McCain (Harlequin Historicals)

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Jessica Tierney has been forced to flee 1876 Sacramento, California and pose as a schoolteacher to avoid a marriage forced on her by her father's will. Ross McCain, Colorado mine owner is determined that the children in his town will have the opportunity to be educated. Ross talks Jessica into a marriage of convenience to keep her in town, not knowing that she is not who she seems to be. Mary Burton's first book is a very good story! Marilyn, The Regency Lover's Cafe

1876 Sacramento, California and Prosperity, Colorado

Rough and gruff mine owner, Ross McCain wanted the children of Prosperity to have something he didn't have despite his success of operating flourishing mines. That was knowing how to read and to have an education. Lonely and desperate Jessica Tierney wanted the freedom to choose her own lifestyle and the frantic Jessica didn't deter the misunderstanding that lead Ross to believe she was Prosperity's newly obtained school teacher. Ross didn't want Jessica to know his secret of being illiterate as well as lonely, so can these two mismatched individuals possibly provide what the other needs?

An enjoyable quick and easy read.

I cherished ,totally did enjoyed A Bride For McCain this is a Historical sweet,sweet Love Story. It touches on the emotions.It gives hope & speaks volumes of Happy Ever afters in the mist of confusement, misunderstandings,trust,life renewal but above all the main focus stands out clear True love is a wonderful thing between a man & woman. A Lovestory that's quickly likable NOT TO BE MISSUNDERSTOOD A BRIDE FOR MCCAIN is A must read.Bravoooooo to MsMary Burton!!

It is 1876 and Jessica Tierney is in trouble and on the run. It starts as a misunderstanding when she arrives in Cheyenne, Wyoming but soon envelopes her life and changes her ways.

Ross McCain is a rancher who wants the community he lives in to move forward. He thinks Jessica is a teacher that he contracted with but has never met until she arrives in his town. Unfortunately, this is a misunderstanding on his part and Jessica takes advantage of the situation.

Ross is remote because of a painful past relationship but he slowly softens when he continually confronts the spirited Jessica. The underlying deception adds a cautious element to their relationship. There is a marriage of convenience between the two strong characters and it evolves into a story of love and forgiveness.

A BRIDE FOR MCCAIN is a Harlequin with a plot that has been done before but I still enjoyed the story. I didn't spend all night trying to finish the book but the fictitious tale moved along reasonably well. If you like this type of romance other works you may want to try are Jill Limber's MONTANA MORNING (****) or Judith French's THE TAMING OF SHAW MACCADE (***).

After reading A Bride for McCain, I have two questions for Mary Burton, when is your next novel coming out, and will there be sequel? This book is full of characters I want to know. The main characters are richly drawn and the minor characters are written to weave well within the story line. The women are strong and the men are sensitive, yet written to the time period. Jessica, the main character, is a modern day heroine with a big problem. McCain is full of condradictions, all good. I loved it!

This is a romance novellette with everything the romantic of heart could want. A cowboy, a heroine, a small town in the west, a needy child and a wonderful and warm love story. It is about love and trust and how it is sometimes hard to make the two go hand in hand. The hero is a hard man that needs softening and a desperate young woman that needs to learn how to have faith in people again. I really loved this book and read it in one sitting. It is the first and so far only book I have found by Mary Burton so I hope we will see more of her writing in the future.