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Marry Me

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Susan Kay Law continues to establish herself as the best Americana ensemble cast romance writer out there. MARRY ME is pure magic, with a cast that is fully realized, in a place you come to love. This is an earthy and real romance between a damaged hero with heart and a heroine on her own quest. I loved this book and can't recommend it highly enough.

This is the first time I read one of this author's books and I must say, I was lucky indeed. Its not often that I sing the praises of a romance author and rarer still that I like both the hero and heroine in the story.

The storyline may be a little familiar but the author's take on it is certainly refreshing. What struck me as noteworthy is her quirky sense of humour as it surprised me into laughing out loud more than once. For those who like a good western with lots of laughter and wonderful sensual scenes thrown in, this would be the book to read.

Kudos to Ms. Law on a fine book!

In this second novel of the Miss Bright series, Susan Kay Law has surpassed herself than she did in Anthea's story! Susan Kay Law should be ranked right up there with Johanna Lindsey and Jude Devereaux.

As I did with Gabriel Jackson in the BAD MAN'S BRIDE, Anthea's story, I fell in love with Jake Sullivan in MARRY ME, Emily's story.

Emily Bright wanting and needing to be independent, tells her sister, Kate, who is arranging affairs after the death of her husband, that she is going to Colorado to see their sister Anthea and her husband, Gabriel. Instead she heads to Montana to claim land for who own.

After losing his first wife, he had abandoned his land claim six months ago. But now he's back, and there is a temptuously beautiful woman in his bed. He tries everything to get her to leave, waiting her out, hoping she'd leave, even offering to buy her piece out just to get her off his land.

In the midst of the arguing over the property, Emily receives a letter from Kate saying that Kate is coming to visit. Emily had written to her and told Kate she had married. Kate wanted to meet the new husband. But what husband? So she goes to Jake and begs him to pretend that they are married just until Kate leaves. He reluctantly agrees to do so, but in the process Jake falls madly in love with her, when he hadn't meant to and wants to make their pretend marriage real.

Susan Kay Law has outdone herself with the Miss Bright books. I love them!

In 1899 Philadelphia, her beloved sister and brother-in-law might not think she lives up to her surname, but Emily Bright wants independence so she heads to Montana to homestead and claim her own land. Not long after Emily selects her lot, Jake Sullivan returns home only to find a pretty eastern filly living on his acres.

Jake demands Emily give up her claim and leave. Emily refuses saying he abandoned the property so it now belongs to her. As they argue, fuss, and fight, she learns her sister is coming for a visit. Emily begs Jake to pretend to be her husband while Kate is here. Unable to say no, he agrees, but soon both wants to change their fake status into a real marriage as love blossoms between them.

The second book in the Miss Bright trilogy, MARRY ME is an entertaining western romance starring two stubborn, difficult, and ornery charcaters that readers will cherish. Emily and Jake make the tale succeed, as they are warm realistic protagonists. As Susan Kay Law did with MARRYING MISS BRIGHT, she makes the final decade of the nineteenth century in America seem so alive in her vivid story line her audience will believe in time travel.

Harriet Klausner

This was the first book that I'd tried by this author, and it's safe to say it won't be my last.

This author has done what many other seem incapable of doing: creating characters that jump into your heart and stay there. Jake is your typical hero with a wounded past, yet that doesn't make him an aloof jerk. He's instantly likeable. And Emily is a ray of pure sunshine without being too syrupy sweet or annoying. And beneath that sunny exterior is another person in need of true love. It's not only the main characters that will appeal to readers, though. Even the secondary characters, like Emily's sister Kate, are ones you feel you know by the end of the book.

This historical romance was well researched, and the details woven into the background of the story so well that they never detracted from the romance. This book was a lovely look into the frontier life of Montana at the end of the 1800's.

The author's writing style was very pleasant and easy to read. It was not one of those books where you have to struggle to understand what the writer is trying to say. And it was full of laugh-out-loud moments, as well as the ones that touched your heart. This was a story to give you the "warm fuzzies" when you're finished reading it, yet at the same time, it's not a light piece of fluff. The struggles and fears of the characters are deeply felt by the reader.

It just goes to show that you can create an enjoyable book without having to stuff it full of gunfights and danger and villains and other such things. There is no mystery in this story, no villain dealing death hiding around the next corner. And this novel doesn't need it. This is a book about the hopes, fears, and struggles of the human heart, and if that's the kind of story you're looking for, then this is a book for you.

I really enjoyed this book. It was incredibly sweet and Emily, the heroine, was so optimistic that the reader is caught up in believing she can do the impossible, homestead her own place in Montana.

Emily moves to Montana in the hopes of starting a new life for herself and her older sister Kate. The land she claims, however, once belonged to Jake Sullivan, who abandoned it after his wife passed away. Jake is not your typical tortured hero. He has a gruff exterior but the author doesn't make him cruel or unkind. He genuinely likes Emily but wants her off his old claim. She is living in his shack and trying to farm his once owned land. Furthermore, she has an uncanny ability to make him smile and he finds her sunny nature both frustrating and delightful.

Emily has every intention of staying the required years to claim her homestead. Things go awry, though, when her sister Kate comes for a visit. She realizes Kate would be appalled at her living alone in Montana and she creates a fictitious husband. She and Jake strike a bargain; he will masquerade as her husband if Emily leaves the homestead. Emily agrees since she cannot farm the land herself. (She tried hoeing her acres but, alas failed.) It is during her sister's visit that Emily and Jake truly discover their hidden feelings for each other. Kate is likeable even if she is a bit bossy.

The scenes flow evenly and the dialogue is exceptionally well written. In fact, the dialogue really moved the story forward. This is a well written novel with a touch of humor and a sweet love story. My one disappointment was the ending. It seemed abrupt and the epilogue was told through other people's view points and not the hero or heroine's voice.

This was my first book by this author and I wasn't disappointed. I loved the story between Emily and Jake and if you love a good romance that is light, humourous and witty you won't be disappointed in this story.