After years in the Outback, Matthew Carlyle was ready for family life. But would Cassie, with her privileged background, adapt to the isolated Outback life? Besides, he was a man with a scandal in his past. But then Cassie was hiding a secret of her own.
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By Dark Sheep (Wayland, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mail-Order Marriage (Hardcover)
From "Matthew's Perspective":Well, it all began with my deep dramatic past. Most handsome men have one, and I am no exception. It's that big dark secret that tends to attract the women. In addition, a guy's gotta have piercing eyes and nice hair. Muscles help too. However, it's the secrets that everybody loves. Fortunately for me, I had one. Mine was that I was a bastard kid, with a mother who I believed had been taken advantage of, and a fabulously rich father who wouldn't acknowledge me. It's a good yarn, believe me. The locals all tiptoe around it and the girls go crazy loving it. In addition, a story like that gives a man a right to be kind and gentle, and then suddenly turn moody. For some reason, that turns girls on like nothing else. It's like they enjoy getting yelled at without warning when they trespass on a touchy subject. So, like most handsome and lonely ranch men, one day I decided I needed a wife. I'm the quiet and dramatic sort, so I put an ad in the paper. I told everyone I wasn't looking for love, but for a partner. That gets everybody excited over the fact that I'm afraid of true love, just as I thought it would. A couple of visiting girls caught my attention the day before I put it in the paper. The first was a total airhead, but I thought the other girl was pretty hot. They're both rich snobs; it's easy to tell. But, I have to say, I immediately fell utterly in love with the hot girl--or "in lust"--whichever you prefer. Whatever, I liked her. I could also tell that, though she wasn't an airhead, she was the type easily manipulated by the idea of a deep and dramatic past. She was one of the type that flock to hurting men like seagulls over a dead fish. I let her catch wind of my past pain; a friend dropped a couple of hints. After that, I practically couldn't get her off me. She came and visited me at my house. Of course, I found plenty of opportunities to get right up in her space and get her all in love with me. Works every time. They especially like it if you rescue them and act all sympathetic. Just take `em hiking on the roughest trail you know and they'll be sure to get an ankle sprain. Then, carry them home, Jane Austen style. For a girl, that's pretty close to putting the ring on her finger. Well, we got engaged and I made this huge scene when we went to meet her snobby rich parents. See, my dad was there and I didn't know it. When I saw him, I went off on my girl--saying that she was a deceiver and that she'd set me up. The typical misunderstanding right before it gets good, like you see in a lot of romantic stuff. It's classic. After that, I got as drunk as I could and waited. Sure enough, she came knocking on my door, just desperate to see me. I'd say the climax was when we... did it, even though we'd promised each other we'd wait until after we were married. Ah what the heck, I was drunk. In the end, the marriage went off without a hitch. Her parents gave up and got all friendly when they realized that their idiot daughter was refusing to give up the idea of marrying some bastard. My father decided that since I had made a bit of money for myself and I was marrying up, it wouldn't be so bad to admit that he'd had a hand in making me. And my city girl works on the farm like any ranch hand. It's amazing how, without any practice or learning, a city slicker can become a farm girl like that. Just love I guess. So, everything worked out pretty much perfect. I'll let you know how it's going in a few months when my girl and I get to doing something besides physical stuff. You know, like having a conversation or something. Who knows, I might even like her personality.
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It was time to find a wife! After back-breaking years spent building up his Outback cattle station, Matthew "Red" Carlyle was ready for family life. With little time for courting, he'd advertised in the paper and one reply in particular stood out. But knowing Cassandra Stirling's privileged background, Matthew couldn't imagine her adapting to isolated Outback life. Besides, Cassie deserved the best and he was a man with a scandal in his past. But then, Cassie was hiding a secret of her own ...
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