The Mirrabrook Marriage (Tender Romance) [Import] [Paperback]

Barbara Hannay (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon; New Ed edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263842401
• ISBN-13: 978-0263842401
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Barbara Hannay began writing romance novels after teaching a unit of popular of popular fiction to her Yr 11 class. When Barbara read her first Harlequin romance novel, it was love at first sight. She had to write a romance story of her own, and her first published novel was Outback Wife and Mother.
These days, Barbara's books are sold all over the world, and have garnered many awards, including the RITA award. the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice award, as well as Australia's Romantic Book of the Year award.
Barbara lives in tropical North Queensland where she and her writer husband have raised four children. She divides her time between an inner city apartment and a cabin in the Misty Mountains on the Atherton Tablelands.
She loves life in the north where the dangers of cyclones, crocodiles and sea stingers are offset by a relaxed lifestyle, glorious winters, World Heritage rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef.
Besides writing, Barbara loves reading, gardening, and planning extensions to the cabin to accommodate her friends and her extended family.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mirrabrook Marriage by Barbara Hannay, October 21, 2006

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Ketzel (Vera Cruz, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mirrabrook Marriage (Harlequin Romance Large Print) (Mass Market Paperback)

Third and final book in the Southern Cross Ranch Series - The Cattleman's English Rose, The Blind Date Surprise, & The Mirrabrook Marriage.

Description from the book back cover:

Sarah Rossiter has been in love with rugged cattle station owner Reid McKinnon for years. They'd been happy together until Reid suddenly broke things off - leaving Sarah puzzled and heartbroken. In fact, Reid had discovered something that made him swear never to be a husband or father. Now, when Sarah decides - reluctantly - to start a new life away from Star Valley, Reid knows he must act or risk losing her forever. But will she still be willing to marry him once she knows the dark secrets his family has hidden ...?

'Southern Cross Ranch' - Family secrets, Outback marriages!
Deep in the heart of the Outback, nestled in Star Valley, is the McKinnon family cattle station. Southern Cross Station is an oasis in the harsh Outback landscape and a refuge to the McKinnon family - Kane, Annie, and Reid. But it's also full of secrets ...

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a powerful story of a tortured man., November 29, 2011

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KayLovesToRead (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mirrabrook Marriage (Harlequin Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Mirrabrook Marriage by Barbara Hannay
Harlequin Romance # 3849 - June 2005
Book # 3 - Southern Cross Ranch

For years Sarah's been in love with Reid. They met when she was attending University and she took the job of school teacher in the outback town with the expectations of a future with him. All was going well, and Reid was going to ask her to marry him, he had the ring. Reid's father took ill suddenly, and dies before he could tell Reid his deepest secret. When Reid learns the dark secret from his mother, he's devastated. He can't marry Sarah. He can't ever allow himself to be a father. He'd only taint anyone who loved him. So he broke up their relationship without an explanation. Years pass. Sarah deep inside feels Reid still loves her and that causes her to remain in her job. She sees the yearning and the desire in his eyes. As Reid's brother returns home with his new wife and Annie prepares for her wedding, Sarah is caught up once again in Reid's life. Annie's paired Reid and Sarah together in the wedding party. This is sweet torture and they find their passions ignite once more. Only Reid is even more determined to push Sarah away. It's only when Sarah commits herself to moving away for good, that Reid must face his decisions.

This is by far the best of the three. This is a powerful story of a tortured man. In living his own pain, he can't grasp that Sarah's love is something that can lift his burdens. I was surprised with the revelations at the end. A very good read!

Southern Cross Ranch series
The Cattleman's English Rose ~ HR-3841 ~ April 2005
The Blind Date Surprise ~ HR-3845 ~ May 2005
The Mirrabrook Marriage ~ HR-3849 ~ June 2005

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good book overall, June 5, 2005

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lawlady (Lexington, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mirrabrook Marriage (Harlequin Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a very good book. The secret that the hero was keeping that tore the couple apart was actually realistic for a Harlequin. The circumstances of the secret were a little far-fetched though. And, the heroine was realistic. She tried to hang in there for her man but recognized when to cut her losses.

One complaint- the couple never talked through their issues- but this is typical in a Harlequin. But, might I add, in this book, the secret was one that really might have traumatized someon in reality so it is pretty realistic that he did not share this with the heroine.

The characters were likeable and you were not over saturated with appearances by the characters from the first two books.

Sex was present but not overwhelmingly so- after all this is a Harlequin Romance. But this was a pleasant break from the other HR books where the couple barely kisses.

This author knows how to tell a good story and this was the best book of the trilogy.

All in all this was a very good book.