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4.0 out of 5 stars
a good Christian story, but not enough romance, June 7, 2010
This review is from: Wildflower Bride (Montana Marriages, Book 3) (Paperback)
This is the 3rd book in the Montana Marriages series. Wade Sawyer was first introduced in the first book, Montana Rose, with his obsession over Cassie Dawson. He was the "villain" in that book, but at the end he found God and changed. In the second book, The Husband Tree, Wade is completely reformed and meets Glowing Sun, a white woman living with the Salish since her family died when she was 10. She had been kidnapped and Wade helped her return to her family.
Wade continues with his obsessive ways and stays near the Salish's summer camp site waiting for their return. He accepts he is being a little obsessive and vows to stay away, but still waits for her return. When he next sees her, her entire village has been murdered save her and her mother-in-law and one other young boy. Glowing Sun is blamed for the massacre since she is white, so she is rejected and forced to leave. Wade takes her in and vows to help her. She reluctantly accepts his help to find a place for her.
Again, I enjoyed the stories from Divide, Montana. I really liked the return of the characters from the first two books. I laughed when Silas had to keep repeating that Belle's name is Harden, not Tanner. Cassie is cute, but maybe a little too naive (she didn't know she was pregnant for the 3rd time while Red did? huh? not very believable).
I liked both Wade and Abby as individual characters, but I found the romance to be a bit weak for my liking. I just did not understand the attraction. It just didn't develop as well as I would have liked.
Overall, a good story that was developed and well written. I enjoy Mary Connealy's writing and look forward to reading more from her.
*I received this book from the publisher to review via netgalley.*
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Still a good read, but my least favorite story in the series, April 27, 2011
This review is from: Wildflower Bride (Montana Marriages, Book 3) (Paperback)
This is the third book in Connealy's Montana Brides series. (If you haven't read the first two, I highly recommend that you read them in order.) In the first book, I couldn't stand Wade Sawyer, the cowardly bully who terrorizes Red and Cassie Dawson. In the second book, I began to like him a bit more. He accepted Christ at the end of Montana Rose, and then in The Husband Tree he proves himself a stronger man while he falls in love with Glowing Sun (a white woman who has been raised by a Flathead Indian tribe). Wildflower Bride is Wade's story, but fans of the series will be delighted by the reappearances (several of them) of Red & Cassie and Silas & Belle (and all their respective offspring). It does bring the story full-circle and is a most satisfying conclusion.
In Wildflower Bride, Wade has been keeping an eye on Glowing Sun (from afar, of cours) when it is massacred. He rides in to save her, and Glowing Sun is banished from her tribe, who believe she is the cause of their misfortune. Meanwhile, Wade receives news of his father's ailing health and is asked to return to the Sawyer Ranch. He refuses to leave Glowing Sun, who from this point forward insists on being called "Abby," her birth name. Abby reluctantly agrees to follow Wade home, as she has nowhere else to go. Once he arrives at the ranch, Wade finds himself busy with no-good ranch hands, an angry father, and a group of rustlers who are trying to kill him and Abby. As they fight to save the ranch and each other, they also end up falling in love.
I didn't have much hope for Wade being a likable character, but Connealy manages to make him a man you can love and respect in Wildflower Bride. He's generous, kind, patient, and when he finally stands up to his father, it was the moment I'd waited for. He redeems himself with his actions toward Abby, Tom Linscott, and his continued devotion to the Dawsons. Although his father has treated him with cruelty, he returns home to help him restore order. What's more courageous than that? And yet, for all its charm, this was not the best book in the series. It seems to be lacking in romance when compared to the other two. Besides kissing each other an awful lot, there's really no indication (especially from Abby) that they're in love, or why. There's a great deal of action and suspense, as the band of murderous outlaws devise a plan to kill Mort Sawyer, Wade, and Abby. This one is definitely heavy on the action and light on the romance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Wildflower Bride By Mary Connealy, July 7, 2010
This review is from: Wildflower Bride (Montana Marriages, Book 3) (Paperback)
Wildflower Bride (Book #3 of Montana Marriages)
By Mary Connealy
Wade Sawyer once again helps Glowing Sun evade capture, and is horrified to find that her people have been massacred. When she is subsequently banished by her adoptive Flathead Indian family, Glowing Sun (formerly Abby) reluctantly accepts Wade's plea to accompany him home, summoned by his dying tyrant of a father, Mort. Only a sense of God-mandated duty convicts Wade enough to reestablish his fathers floundering ranch instead of hightailing it back into the mountains.
In the meantime, the four outlaws who annihilated Abby's village are plotting more destruction than anyone can imagine. Wade, Abby, Mort and everyone around them is unknowingly in danger. As criminal behavior begins to spread, certain "accidents" no longer appear to be coincidental and they all must save more than their pride if they are to survive at all.
Entertaining and diverting, Wildflower Bride is a great light-hearted read. Perfect for a rain day or sunny weekend read; Mary Connealy combines Christian themes and old west bravado to induce laughter and reverence at the same time.
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