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A Husband for Margaret (Nebraska Historical Romances Book 3) by [Ruth Ann Nordin]

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When Margaret Williams posted an ad for a husband, she expected Paul Connealy to arrive, but instead, his older brother, Joseph, came...and he brought four children with him.

*This is a novella.

Books in the Nebraska Historical Romance Series
Book 1: Her Heart's Desire
Book 2: A Bride for Tom (novella)
Book 3: A Husband for Margaret (novella)
Book 4: Eye of the Beholder
Book 5: The Wrong Husband
Book 6: The Shotgun Groom
Book 7: To Have and To Hold
Book 8: His Redeeming Bride
Book 9: Isaac's Decision

Length: 111 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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Book 2 of 10 in Nebraska Series

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ASIN : B005OC68XW
Publication date : September 20, 2012
Language : English
File size : 3840 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 111 pages
Lending : Enabled

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Hannah Steppan

I do NOT recommend this book-- especially if you're looking for a Christian book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015

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Okay, my computer decided to restart right in the middle of me typing a review for this book. So let's give this another go, shall we?

After reading the previous book in this series, A Bride for Tom (I would apply that review to this book as well), I realized that I also had this book on my kindle. The storyline sounded fun so, even though I did not like the previous book, I figured I'd give this one a shot. After all, I already had it and it's only 124 pages, right?

I didn't make it through those 124 pages. I started speed-reading around 1/4 of the way through and stopped reading entirely when I hit the wedding night scene, about half-way through. Isn't this book supposed to be Christian fiction?? That's how it was listed on Amazon. I expected a Christian -- or at least "clean" -- read, but that certainly isn't what I got. Yes, God is mentioned. No, there is no cursing-- that I saw. But that wedding night scene is definitely explicit.

I do not recommend this book. Especially to anyone looking for a good, clean, and/or Christian book.

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Christy

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Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2018

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I chose this book because of its interesting title, as well as the fact that it is part of a series. I read the first book and now this one; while they were both good reads, a the {{spoiler alert}} the couple got married, obviously there was the wedding night. This is where things get heated for lack of better wording. The love making scene is described in great detail, so much so that it's kind of like watching a movie. I'm an adult, I don't need a sex ed class or "sex talk." I wouldn't recommend for children or youngsters under the age of seventeen. I don't think I'll be reading the remainder of the series.

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Guy Reviews Romance and MoreTop Contributor: Pets

Engaged woman agreed to help a man rejected by all the girls in town, then she realized the rejected man is really nice...

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2018

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A Bride for Tom is a pretty basic triangle novella that just felt a bit too simplistic.

Tom Larson gets super-clumsy and tongue-tied around women, but he's desperate to move out and create his own household. When Tom managed to be refused by most of the town's single women at the barn dance, Jessica Reynolds decided to help him overcome his awkwardness. But Jessica is already engaged, and even as she's failing to rehabilitate Tom's reputation, Jessica realized something... Her fiancee has no backbone (everything's controlled by his mother) and Jessica found herself attracted to the kind Tom instead...

Not bad for a short, as it's sweet and all that. A bit too overly dramatic, perhaps, but okay for novella. Average.

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The Voracious Reader

Charming Novella

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2012

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This follow-up to A BRIDE FOR TOM was not as good, but I still gave it a 3.5 and rounded it up to a four. Like in the first novella, the historical research was lacking. The book was set in 1869, and several terms were used that had not come into usage yet. "Pep talk" was not used until 1930, "soccer" not until 1900, and bassinet not until 1875. In addition, their sugar wouldn't have been granulated. It would have been in loaf form and would not have poured out. High chairs did not have removable trays until much, much later. Even in the 1940's the wooden high chairs had attached trays that would swing up and down. It is doubtful Margaret would have been allowed to be with Joseph alone before marriage without a chaperone, and "Debra" would have likely been spelled "Deborah." Margaret would more than likely have worn a pretty nightdress on her wedding night and not have gone to bed naked. It is also unlikely a six-year-old boy would have used the word "obnoxious."

Unlike the first novella, this one had a very graphic sex scene, although it was Joseph and Margaret's wedding night. It didn't need to be that explicit, however.

All in all, I still enjoyed the book. It was a quick read with an interesting plot.

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J. Arden

Not a romance

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020

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Nearly the entire novella centers on the new couple trying to get rid of a female stalker. It’s framed as funny and lighthearted. But it’s ridiculous. Pages and pages of an idiotic plot about some nasty third character, and then it really takes a dive when it enters into an unbelievable plot using the kids as aggressors. It was so juvenile. I loved her other books. She’s normally a go-to author. This was a waste of time.

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A Bride for Tom ~ Nebraska Historical Romances ~ Book 2

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019

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Jessica Reynolds sees how awkward Tom Larson is at a dance and decides to help him and find 'A Bride for Tom'. She faces several problems along the way; for one she is engaged to Peter and his overbearing mother is driving her crazy as his mother takes over planning the wedding for her.

Second, Tome gets very clumsy when he is nervous around young women but the rest of his life shows he is confident and a charming man. The story is full of humor and I loved the happy ending as Jessica does find 'A Bride for Tom'.

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Maryann Anderson

Nordin should have consulted Dr. Phil

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2013

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I think the main thing that struck me in this book was how there were stalkers (though she wasn't called that) even in 1869. Margaret advertised for a husband and when the husband she agreed to marry died, his brother came instead, bringing his four children with him...children that Margaret was not prepared to accept. She has somewhat overcome this obstacle, has decided to marry him anyway, and on their wedding day his psycho ex-girlfriend shows up to tell her the wedding cannot take place because Joseph is "her" man. She actually is not his ex-girlfriend, she is just a psycho who wanted to be his girlfriend.

The wedding goes on as scheduled and the rest of the book is pretty much dedicated to explaining how Margaret gets rid of Debra. I would have preferred that Joseph had been the one to deal with Debra. As Dr. Phil says, "step parents" or boy or girl friends of a parent should not be the one to discipline the children...the biological mother or father should do that. Likewise, I think whoever brings a problem into a relationship should be the one to solve the problem.

I have read several Ruth Ann Nordin books and have enjoyed all of them though this is perhaps not her best. You're not going to discover how to cure cancer or how to end world famine in any of the Nordin books, but I have found them to be nice, quick, easy-to-read, and enjoyable stories.

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Sue

Light and undemanding

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2015

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The main character, Margaret, is a forthright and sensible young woman who has decided to advertise for a husband. We meet her when she’s preparing to meet the young man she’s been corresponding with, but quickly discover that his older brother Joseph has come instead… along with his four young children: all boys. I assume it's set around the turn of the 20th century.

I was a little irritated by the number of times people were described as rolling their eyes, a phrase which meant something rather different until the middle of the 20th century. Still, I quite liked the characters and was pleased when Margaret decided to accept Joseph; unfortunately, the author included several pages of detailed description of what happened on Margaret and Joseph’s wedding night; it added nothing, and I skimmed most of it.

The latter part of the book has a rather silly sub-plot involving some not particularly nice people, and it felt as if the author was poking fun at caricatures. I did continue to like Margaret, and was pleased that the book stands alone despite, apparently, being a sequel. Joseph and the small boys were likeable, too. But a lot of the writing was trite, the bedroom scene was unnecessary, and the ending really didn't work.

Available free for the Kindle, so worth downloading if you want something light and undemanding. It's a novella than a novel, and I read it in a couple of hours.

Scribbler

Sweet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2015

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Is it because the present is so unpleasant and the future so scary that the past can seem so safe? This small novella is just that; a warm, family orientated story set out west in the good old US of A in the 19th century when men were men and women were glad for it. It's romance with a capital 'R' and a sweet one at that. As predictable as the nose on your face and by chapter 2 I knew exactly what was going to happen to Tom and Jessica but so what? In such unsure times, its nice to read a story that's uncomplicated and yet sincere, that touches that cynical part of your soul and makes you realise that 'lurve' is all around.
There was hardly any characterisation and really they were all cardboard cut-outs especially Peter and his awful mother, the plot was like a simple sponge cake recipe and it was a bit forced in places but that aside, it was a story that I read all in one go so for a freebie, it was okay.

blue eyes

nice little read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2012

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I read a Bride for Tom first, and thought I would also get this one as it follows the same story/characters. I enjoyed this book more, as you seemed to get more of a feel for the characters, esp after Joseph and Margaret are married, and she is left with the boys all day. Did feel that this book was rushed, and the author could have taken more time to get into further details about each of the characters, also would have prefered to have more details of the actual courtship and wedding. Jessica and Tom from the first booked, were also mentioned again in this book, but the again was lacking information on them. I feel that these two books even though were good in their own right, would have been better if they were as one, with more details to link between the two weddings. In saying that will still continue to read from this author as they are easy, quick reads ( would just prefer more details! ).

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Kindle Customer

Quaint enough

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2018

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Margaret and her family meet the train which is bringing her male order groom. However, it is the groom's brother who steps down along with his four young sons.
The story is quaint enough but there is very little told about the relationship between Margaret and Joseph, more about Margaret and the boys.

pollyanna

All too farfetched

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2013

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This book, set in 1868, is way too unbelievable for me. The story has been told in other reviews -Tom, a clumsy farmer fancies Jessica and attempts to woo her at a barn dance. She feels sorry for him and invites him to her house for dancing lessons as he is so awkward. She is already engaged and entertains a young man unchaperoned (her mother is elsewhere in the house). Believable in 1868? Not to me.
Of course Jessica realises she doesn't love her fiancé and calls off the wedding -much to the horror of his controlling mother - and is married to Tom in short order.
There is no mystery about this book -the end is obvious from the first few pages. It is short and not that sweet.
I won't be bothering about further books by this author.

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