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The Matchmaker (Harlequin Historical)

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Take into account that Marcus Copeland is a lumber mill owner.
They had trees in Northern Arizona in 1882?
Marcus is sitting in on the Morrow Creek's Mens Club when it is decided that he should be the one to approach Molly Crabtree to find out who is the matchmaker in town.
The matchmaker is advising women about being free to approach a certain man [of their dreams] and is turning the lives of the Morrow Creek bachelors up-side down.

The matchmaker was using Adam Crabtree's Pioneer Press to place personal advertisments. The men's complaints are hilarious.

Jack Murphy, who owns the saloon, has to deal with the suffregette, Grace Crabtree and Daniel McCabe, the blacksmith, is definitely showing interest in Sarah Crabtree, the teacher.

Marcus ends up helping Molly's enterprise of a bakery when he gives money to his lumber men to buy her baking efforts. Oh, Oh!

Molly is an indepentant, stubborn 22 year old who wants equility in business dealings. You won't believe her accounting system. It turns out that her parents encourage more freedom in their daughters than is granted a female of their times.

This leads to hilarious thinking on the girls part that is not understandable to the men of Morrow Creek.

It takes Molly and Marcus to figure out each others short comings and help in understanding compromises.

What a highly enjoyable story - and does demand follow-ups of the other two sisters.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -m - light hearted and mixed up innocence!

If you begin this book knowing it's a light, fanciful and somewhat far-fetched, you'll enjoy the storyline and the characters. There is nothing serious or in depth within these pages. If you're expecting something more, you'll be disappointed. Ms. Plumley writes with humor and her characters are fun and lovable but not at all profound.

If you're looking for silly-sweet, this one is for you!

What a great read and a wonderful introduction to Harlequin's new Historicals line with a western theme. This story is about Marcus Copeland (a hardworking mill owner) and Molly Crabtree youngest of three daughters and aspiring bakery owner. I was tempted to not read this book because I saw the word "historical", but I decided to give it a chance. I am so glad I did. Has lots of true historical detail and it is set in the west. Plumley imbued this novel with lots of humor. It was so funny at times I was laughing aloud and had to read parts to my husband who also laughed. Read it through during a blackout -- in less than a day! There are three Crabtree daughters and three men in the town decide to court them to find out if they are the Matchmaker who is causing trouble in town. This story is about Marcus and Molly. Hopefully Plumley will write about the other two Crabtree sisters and the men that fall in love with them. I am excited about reading more books by Plumley and more books in this new line. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars!

I found this book delightful. How refreshing to read a western where the hero isn't a run of the mill cowboy, rancher or lawman. Bravo Miss Plumley. I know authors continue to submit books with something a little different. Unfortunately publishers buy very few. I'm glad they bought this one.

I was very disappointed in this book. Though it had an interesting idea for a plot,the characters were very one-dimensional & cartoony, and there was little feeling for the west in the past. The romance didn't hold my insterest either. Instead of a good book, it seemed like a bad sit-com western.If you like Harlequin Historical westerns, there are many to chose from and many better than this.

An OK western romance, with lots of heavy-handed humor.A few nice scenes, but nothing you haven't read before many times.Not up to this author's books written in modern times.