The Tenderfoot Bride (Harlequin Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cheryl St. John (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373292791
• ISBN-13: 978-0373292790
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cheryl St.John is the author of thirty-eight Harlequin and Silhouette books. Her first book, RAIN SHADOW was nominated for RWA's RITA for Best First Book, by Romantic Times for Best Western Historical, and by Affaire de Coeur readers as Best American Historical Romance. Her 2005 HH, HIS SECONDHAND WIFE, earned another RITA nod. HH LAND OF DREAMS, SSE THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, and HH PRAIRIE WIFE each won RT's Reviewers Choice Awards.

Many of her Special Editions made Waldenbooks Top Ten and HH BIG SKY BRIDES anthology climbed to #35 on the NYT list.

In describing her stories of second chances and redemption, readers and reviewers use words like, "emotional punch, hometown feel, core values, believable characters and real life situations."

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars all the way!, December 1, 2003

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Anza Carrillo "heavenlyanza" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tenderfoot Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Tenderfoot Bride is one of my favorite romance books I have ever read. Will Tucker is the gruff owner of a ranch and realizes that his cooking just won't do. He asks his city-living sister to get him a cook, expecting his sister to choose a stout, middle-aged widow for the job. Instead, his sister sends Linnea, a small, fragile woman who looks like a strong wind will knock her over. Will is determined to send her back to the city, but Linnea is equally determined to prove that she will be a good cook and companion to Will's step-mother, who lives with him. Linnea, however, is hiding some secrets from her employer - secrets he is bound to find out sooner or later!

I enjoyed this book. I took it with me on a trip and finished it in one day. I even stayed up late at night so I could finish it! Will and Linnea's romance was incredibly tender and believable, I have been in a situation like she had been in (sans "the big secret"), and I could surely sympathize with her. Will, despite his gruff exterior, turns out to be a big softy. The secondary characters, particularly Cimarron, were equally charming. The book seemed neither hurried or lagging when it came to the plot, things meshed together quite well. This is on my shelf of keepers!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tender Romance!, November 20, 2003

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Vicki Scheibel (Northern VA-Wash DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tenderfoot Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've been a Cheryl St. John fan ever since reading "Joe's Wife." The reason? She writes with such deep emotion. In TENDERFOOT BRIDE Linnea and Will are both tough and tender. She's small and he's tall. He owns a ranch, and she has nothing. Both characters charmed me with their vulnerability and impressed me with their courage. What can I say? I love heroes with tough exteriors and soft hearts. Add a woman with a strength of her own, and I'm hooked. This is a keeper!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T PASS THIS ONE UP -- MOST EXCELLENT, December 10, 2003

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M. Hartmann "abayyan" (Milan, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tenderfoot Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Linnea McConaughy came to the Colorado ranch with several secrets -- the most benign is that she doesn't have any schoolin'.

Will Tucker just about exploded when Cimarron shows up with the gal that his sister sent from St. Louis. "Will Tucker was an intimidating bear of a man, with hands the size of dinner plates, a loud voice and a thunderous expression."
Cimarron's comment that "I've never seen him hit no one who didn't deserve it." didn't reassure Linnea very much. And couldn't keep her from flinching.

After the abuse she has suffered she didn't want to call Will's attention to herself. You just can't trust men.

The story unfolds with the wary circling of two people who don't know how to react to their own emotions.

And we can't forget Roy Johjack, Will's foreman of the Double T ranch and the part he plays in helping Linnea or what eventually happens when Corinne shows up with her children.

The eventual telling of Aggie's place in Will's life proves to meld and hold together a wonderful story of the lives of the characters involved. A wonderful character.

Definitely HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- a keeper for any library that loves the frontier.