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Mail-Order Man (Zebra Lovegram Historical Romance)

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A steamy store of deception and desire as two lovers discover that an arranged marriage can sizzle with more heat than a Texas night! She was a pampered Mississippi belle who had never know a single day of hardship in all her twenty three years. But now Skylia St. Clair was desperate. Why else would she have advertised in the newspaper for a husband? And here he was, galloping onto her newly inherited Texas ranch a handsome, sweet-talking rogue Skylia couldn't trust or resist. The ex-Rebel soldier and con man took pride in his deceiving art. Now, in the booming post war west, Braxton Hale intended to make the biggest killing of all. He would play the groom the lovely lady wanted, right before he stole her land and hightailed it to the richer horizons of California. But that was before Braxton held the sweet,sensuous Skylia in his arms and discovered a woman he desired far more than gold.

I really liked this book. I couldn't put it down! I read it in 1 day. It kept me wondering the whole time about exactly what would happen. I enjoyed the time period it was set in and it was obvious Ms. Hix researched it. I would recommend it to anyone!

The fact that I actually finished this book is a testament to perseverence and the fact that I wanted to see what improbable twist it would take next. The characters were unlikable, the dialogue was just silly and the author's grasp of 1800s cultural mores nonexistant. Wow!

You had to figure out the "who's on first" and which character is this, etc... The original premise sounded good but too much "stuff" got into it. The characters were well written but its hard to do justice to 5 larger than life personalities in one little book/story.

This book is the story of conman and ex rebel soldier Brax who wants revenge on a man who shorted him of a debt. He finds revenge when the mans niece advertises for a husband to help her work her farm. He figures he can con her by marrying her and selling the farm out from under her. What he didn't expect was to fall in love with her and abandon all plans. Skylla, the niece, is a Biloxi belle who along with her step mother and step sister suffered greatly during the civil war. She was injured in the war and figures no one will ever want her when they see her beautiful step mother Claudine. She agrees Claudine will marry the first husband to protect the farm, she didn't count on falling in love with Brax.

The problem with this story is every southerner knows true southern lingo. We get disgusted with the exagerated southern speech and accents actors and writers portray us with. This story is so corny and at times so unrealistic (yes I know its a fictional romance) that I started to put it down. However, the story is not boring and I did read it through, actually I've read worse, much worse. I guess it was decent enough but definitely not the best book I ever read

It's certainly a twist on the mail-order bride, a hero who is on mail order. And he's just out to steal the heroine's ranch! I really liked it. And the paperback cover is great.