Gingham Mountain (Lassoed in Texas, Book 3) [Paperback]

Mary Connealy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2009

All aboard for a delightful, suspense-filled romance, where a Texan is torn between his attraction to a meddlesome schoolmarm and the charms of a designing dressmaker. When Hannah Cartwright meets Grant, she's determined to keep him from committing her orphans to hard labor on his ranch. How far will she go to ensure their welfare? Grant is determined to provide a home for the two kids brought in by the orphan train. Can he keep his ragtag family together while steering clear of love and marriage?

(20090520)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Set in 1870, this is a fast-paced, heartwarming story filled with humor and romance. There’s even a bit a mystery woven in, for Shirt Lady isn’t who or what she pretends to be. The only drawback is the occasional intrusion of characters from an earlier story in the “Lassoed in Texas” series, but Connealy eventually ties them into the main story. A delightful, entertaining book you’ll want to read again and again.

(CINDY VALLAR HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW )

4 AND 1/2 STARS! The next installment in Connealy''s Lassoed in Texas series is a delight. It''s filled with joy, love, tenderness, a lot of laughter and characters who grow in their faith. Readers will be happily reunited with some of the characters from Petticoat Ranch, the first book in the series.

(PATSY GLANS ROMANTIC TIMES )

Book Description

Hannah Cartwright is determined to keep Grant from committing two orphans to hard labor on his ranch. How far will she go to ensure their welfare? Grant is inexplicably drawn to Hannah. Will he win her love or be caught in the clutches of a scheming seamstress?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Books; 1 edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602601410
• ISBN-13: 978-1602601413
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #797,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mary Connealy's Published Work
Petticoat Ranch'February 2007release from Barbour Publishing
Golden Days'February 2007 release from Heartsong Presents
Of Mice'and Murder'December 2007 release from Spyglass Lane Mysteries
Changed: True Stories of Finding God Through Christian Music ' Standard Publishing 3/05
Christmas Treasures co-author June 2003 release CSS Publishing ' 4 Christmas Plays

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous and Heartwarming at its beset, February 3, 2009

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Cara Putman (Lafayette, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gingham Mountain (Lassoed in Texas, Book 3) (Paperback)

I adore Petticoat Ranch and Calico Canyon, and had high hopes for Gingham Mountain. These sassy westerns are filled with romance, heart, and characters that leave you in stitches. Gingham Mountain is a wonderful addition to the series.

Hannah Cartwright lands in a small Texas town desperate to save orphans from the dastardly Grant. Grant has dedicated his adult life to adopting the orphans nobody wants off the orphan train. When two are left in the opening chapter, he naturally accepts them into his family. Hannah has fears that the children will only be used and abused by him. And thus begins this wonderful romp.

Mary is back with her delightful humor, but also with a wonderful dose of warmth and emotion. She doesn't swing to the extreme of humor or romance, but instead blends the two in a delightful concoction that keeps the pages turning. There's also the dash of suspense that builds at the end of the book. And I love the surprise for readers who adored Calico Canyon. This book is a keeper -- even if I need another bookshelf!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love and laughter in 1870 Texas, February 16, 2009

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Janna R. Ryan (Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gingham Mountain (Lassoed in Texas, Book 3) (Paperback)

If you have not discovered the Lassoed in Texas series by Mary Connealy yet then you have been missing out. First off lets examine the titles in the series... Petticoat Ranch (Can a widow and 4 girls run a ranch? With some mystery...), Calico Canyon (Grace gets much more than she bargained for when she is forced to marry Daniel Reeves and becomes an instant mom to the 5 Horsemen of the Apocalypse) and now Gingham Mountain (Hannah doesn't take kindly to anyone mistreating orphans and Grant doesn't take kindly to anyone saying he does). Aren't the titles just wonderful?!?

Now add in adventure, romance, a little mystery and loads of humor and you have Mary's books. Great characters that continue throughout the series and a wonderful setting in 1870 Texas makes Gingham Mountain a real treat!

We met Hannah briefly in Calico Canyon when her "sister" Grace ends up marrying Daniel Reeves. Hannah is on her way to meet up with Grace when plans change and she is forced to stay in Sour Springs and she becomes the local schoolteacher. Of course she has never attended school, and she owns one worn out dress and she doesn't like the way Grant takes to "adopting" orphans to become slave labor on his ranch...

I just hope we have not seen the end of the Lassoed in Texas series because few authors make me laugh out loud while I'm reading, but Mary sure does!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more rollicking fun in Texas, February 16, 2009

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Sandra Leesmith (Tempe, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gingham Mountain (Lassoed in Texas, Book 3) (Paperback)

Again, Mary Connealy delights us with rollicking fun in Texas-a handsome, endearing hero, a feisty heroine and a passel of fun-loving, heartwarming children-trademarks of Mary's Lassoed in Texas series. Along with the romance, Mary delights us with a splash of little known history-the orphan trains bringing young orphans from New York City out west to hopefully be adopted by loving families-an ideal that didn't always pan out. She also throws in suspense to keep you rooting for the hero and heroine and then delights you with the total romantic mix. We are treated to a glimpse of how Grace and Daniel from Calico Canyon are doing which brings a smile. Like Petticoat Ranch and Calico Canyon, Gingham Mountain is a book you can't put down.