The Most Eligible Bachelor Romance Collection: Nine Historical Romances Celebrate Marrying for All the Right Reasons
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Meet nine men from bygone days who have all the qualities of a true hero and who all the single ladies wish to court—though some are unassuming and overlooked until their worth is revealed. The socialite, the architect, the doctor, the masked vigilante, the missionary, the postmaster, archaeologist, the wealthy widower, and the heir can have their pick of brides, but which one will they choose? Review: A WINNER!!! - WONDERFUL collection of nine Christian historic romance novellas! The earliest story is set in colonial times and the latests in the early 1900s. I predict this will become a CBA Bestseller! This is one of the best collections from Barbour I have ever read. This will be on my Best of 2015 list on this blog! ***** Love's Reward by Susanne Dietz I absolutely loved this novella by debut author, Susie Dietz. When a rather mean-spirited "friend's" ad drives unmarried ladies to pursue talented architect, Daniel Blair, the San Franciscan's life takes a turn. I felt so badly for the young women who believed the advertisement was genuine. Life at the rooming house begins to sour as his landlady tires of the deliveries made by young women to her home. Meanwhile his longtime friend, a sweet and spunky young lady, finally seems to be realizing what a wonderful man Daniel is. Josie is definitely her own woman and a bit avant grade for the times. Her brother is a piece of work. The scheming behind the scenes was especially well done. Even thought this was a novella, Susanne did a great job of working in the elements of a large architectural contest and also used that to show the competitive nature of various characters. Many characters, and their situations, aren't at all what you think they are. This is the kind of complex and layered novella that I love to read. Lovely job of showing the whys and the why nots of Josie's and Daniel's relationship. I see Josie as rather adorable and ADHD and when... (never mind--I won't spoil that one scary scene for you!!!) This was a darling story and Daniel was a sigh-worthy hero! Fantastic debut! ***** The Highwayman by Shannon McNear This lovely colonial story features a young wagon master who simply cannot get his tongue to work properly when he is around Long Tall Sally, the daughter of the main innkeeper on the Great Wagon Road in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. However, she's frustrated by his lack of communication, especially since she has known him for years. Her brothers constantly thrill over the adventures of "The Highwayman" a savior who swoops in and rescues people. When Sally is rescued from a local miscreant, by the famed masked man, her heart thrills. But she doesn't know the wagon master is the one risking all for her. Shannon was a Rita nominee for her first colonial era novella and this new release is a great read! Four Brides And A Bachelor by Gabrielle Meyer I love this story set in the 1800s in Minnesota. Being from upper Michigan myself, this particularly interested me. In this novella, the your women teaching in a mission are told they MUST be married to continue in their jobs. One of the teachers was originally supposed to marry a minister from another mission. This eligible bachelor has been summoned forth but doesn't realize that NOW he has four young women to select from, which was decided by the directors of the mission as being most fair. Very nicely done, especially with the little twist with the father at the end! Baker's Dozen by Gina Welborn I had high expectations of this story, which were fulfilled. As per usual, Gina writes a compelling story which great characterization. Set in the household of Duke, a wealthy widower whose daughter needs a mother, he has decided to bring in a bevy of young women to find a wife to be mother to his child. Having grown up in the household, Irie secretly was in love with Duke before she left for training school. Her mother is employed by his father. Duke's father asks her to help his son find the best woman to be his wife and mother to the granddaughter. This is one of the first stories I have read with a divorced heroine in it, so that was an interesting twist and far overdue. A Doctor's Agreement by Cynthia Hickey I had the privilege of reading this excellent story as a Beta reader but then forgot I'd read it! Cynthia Hickey consistently writes great books and this is no exception. When the newspaper owner's daughter places an ad for a lottery to obtain a spouse for the single physician, she doesn't realize she'll be entered! The Final Baker Bride by Kathleen Y'Barbo Determined that she can prove herself capable of being self-sufficient, heiress Octavia doesn't realize there are many forces at work. She finds a "taxi cab driver" in New Orleans, Merritt Baker who may be the antidote to her marriage avoidance. Charming tale. The Most Ineligible Bachelor In Town by Connie Stevens Turn of the century Kansas is the setting for an unappreciated postmaster's fine traits to finally be noticed. But first it will take a visit from his flashy cousin, supposedly a Pinkerton agent, to have the pastor's daughter finally be able to see who the best man in town is. But when danger comes to town, will they survive to finally express their affection to one another? "A Bride For A Bargain" by Amanda Barratt Fired from her lousy job, Ada McClane calls out to God to help her figure out how to pay for her younger brother's treatment for his lung ailment (t.b.). Meanwhile the richest bachelor in the city, Geoffrey Buchanan wonders how he can get his mother off his back. The society matron has set up yet another weekend at their posh country home in which she'll parade more single women from the proper "set" in front of him. Geoffrey contracts with Ada to act as his fiance for this event and offers her too much to refuse. But when the farce ends, will Geoffrey be able to leave Ada behind? Archeologist's Find- by Erica Vetsch This is the most unique of the stories which made it just a little jarring although it was good. A wealthy young lady, Ally, is given an ultimatum by her mother to either find herself a husband within three weeks or agree to be courted by someone her parents approve of. Egyptologist and archeologist Max falls for the young art student who has so beautifully captured the essence of his collection. But when he discovers her true identity can their relationship survive? Review: Great Collection! - Not only is this book a great collection of nine historical romantic short stories, but it's great for busy people like me. I read each short story in one sitting and still felt satisfied. There's a fantastic variety set in time periods from the American Revolution to the early 1900's. I'll give a quick blurb for each story: 1) "A Bride For A Bargain"- Amanda Barratt Poor Ada McClane agrees to be wealthy Geoffrey Buchanan's pretend fiance. She desperately needs the money for her brother's medical treatments. How much longer can they keep pretending? 2) "Love's Reward"- Susanne Dietz A prank advertisement makes architect Daniel Blair the most eligible bachelor in San Francisco, but he's always had one girl in mind to end his bachelorhood. 3) "A Doctor's Agreement"- Cynthia Hickey To drum up sales for her father's newspaper, a young woman places an ad for a most eligible bachelor lottery to find the town doctor a wife. Little did she know she would be one of the candidates! 4) "The Highwayman"- Shannon McNear Set during American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter becomes enamored by a masked crusader the locals called the Highwayman. An apprentice wagon master wishes he were the object of her affections. Who will she choose? 5) "Four Brides And A Bachelor"- Gabrielle Meyer A missionary minister has five days to choose a wife from a group of four missionary teachers in an 1852 Minnesota mission. Will sensibility or his heart win out? 6)"The Most Ineligible Bachelor In Town"- Connie Stevens Set in 1885 Kansas, a shy postmaster has an unrequited love for a preacher's daughter. Will she ever notice him? 7)"Archeologist's Find"- Erica Vetsch Max is an archeologist who has no interest in matrimony until he meets Ally, an aspiring artist. This one is infused with lots of exotic Egyptology background. 8)" Baker's Dozen"- Gina Welborn Irie has always been in love with Duke, the wealthy son of her mother's employer. Unfortunately, Duke doesn't even notice her. When she's asked to help him find a wife, will her heart be able to withstand it? 9)"The Final Baker Bride"- Kathleen Y'Barbo Set in New Orleans, wealthy Octavia Derby runs away from an arranged marriage. She meets an equally marriage-shy Merritt Baker. A cute story. I enjoyed every one of these short stories. Each author did a good job with the plot and the writing. I highly recommend this book!
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C**S
A WINNER!!!
WONDERFUL collection of nine Christian historic romance novellas! The earliest story is set in colonial times and the latests in the early 1900s. I predict this will become a CBA Bestseller! This is one of the best collections from Barbour I have ever read. This will be on my Best of 2015 list on this blog! ***** Love's Reward by Susanne Dietz I absolutely loved this novella by debut author, Susie Dietz. When a rather mean-spirited "friend's" ad drives unmarried ladies to pursue talented architect, Daniel Blair, the San Franciscan's life takes a turn. I felt so badly for the young women who believed the advertisement was genuine. Life at the rooming house begins to sour as his landlady tires of the deliveries made by young women to her home. Meanwhile his longtime friend, a sweet and spunky young lady, finally seems to be realizing what a wonderful man Daniel is. Josie is definitely her own woman and a bit avant grade for the times. Her brother is a piece of work. The scheming behind the scenes was especially well done. Even thought this was a novella, Susanne did a great job of working in the elements of a large architectural contest and also used that to show the competitive nature of various characters. Many characters, and their situations, aren't at all what you think they are. This is the kind of complex and layered novella that I love to read. Lovely job of showing the whys and the why nots of Josie's and Daniel's relationship. I see Josie as rather adorable and ADHD and when... (never mind--I won't spoil that one scary scene for you!!!) This was a darling story and Daniel was a sigh-worthy hero! Fantastic debut! ***** The Highwayman by Shannon McNear This lovely colonial story features a young wagon master who simply cannot get his tongue to work properly when he is around Long Tall Sally, the daughter of the main innkeeper on the Great Wagon Road in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. However, she's frustrated by his lack of communication, especially since she has known him for years. Her brothers constantly thrill over the adventures of "The Highwayman" a savior who swoops in and rescues people. When Sally is rescued from a local miscreant, by the famed masked man, her heart thrills. But she doesn't know the wagon master is the one risking all for her. Shannon was a Rita nominee for her first colonial era novella and this new release is a great read! Four Brides And A Bachelor by Gabrielle Meyer I love this story set in the 1800s in Minnesota. Being from upper Michigan myself, this particularly interested me. In this novella, the your women teaching in a mission are told they MUST be married to continue in their jobs. One of the teachers was originally supposed to marry a minister from another mission. This eligible bachelor has been summoned forth but doesn't realize that NOW he has four young women to select from, which was decided by the directors of the mission as being most fair. Very nicely done, especially with the little twist with the father at the end! Baker's Dozen by Gina Welborn I had high expectations of this story, which were fulfilled. As per usual, Gina writes a compelling story which great characterization. Set in the household of Duke, a wealthy widower whose daughter needs a mother, he has decided to bring in a bevy of young women to find a wife to be mother to his child. Having grown up in the household, Irie secretly was in love with Duke before she left for training school. Her mother is employed by his father. Duke's father asks her to help his son find the best woman to be his wife and mother to the granddaughter. This is one of the first stories I have read with a divorced heroine in it, so that was an interesting twist and far overdue. A Doctor's Agreement by Cynthia Hickey I had the privilege of reading this excellent story as a Beta reader but then forgot I'd read it! Cynthia Hickey consistently writes great books and this is no exception. When the newspaper owner's daughter places an ad for a lottery to obtain a spouse for the single physician, she doesn't realize she'll be entered! The Final Baker Bride by Kathleen Y'Barbo Determined that she can prove herself capable of being self-sufficient, heiress Octavia doesn't realize there are many forces at work. She finds a "taxi cab driver" in New Orleans, Merritt Baker who may be the antidote to her marriage avoidance. Charming tale. The Most Ineligible Bachelor In Town by Connie Stevens Turn of the century Kansas is the setting for an unappreciated postmaster's fine traits to finally be noticed. But first it will take a visit from his flashy cousin, supposedly a Pinkerton agent, to have the pastor's daughter finally be able to see who the best man in town is. But when danger comes to town, will they survive to finally express their affection to one another? "A Bride For A Bargain" by Amanda Barratt Fired from her lousy job, Ada McClane calls out to God to help her figure out how to pay for her younger brother's treatment for his lung ailment (t.b.). Meanwhile the richest bachelor in the city, Geoffrey Buchanan wonders how he can get his mother off his back. The society matron has set up yet another weekend at their posh country home in which she'll parade more single women from the proper "set" in front of him. Geoffrey contracts with Ada to act as his fiance for this event and offers her too much to refuse. But when the farce ends, will Geoffrey be able to leave Ada behind? Archeologist's Find- by Erica Vetsch This is the most unique of the stories which made it just a little jarring although it was good. A wealthy young lady, Ally, is given an ultimatum by her mother to either find herself a husband within three weeks or agree to be courted by someone her parents approve of. Egyptologist and archeologist Max falls for the young art student who has so beautifully captured the essence of his collection. But when he discovers her true identity can their relationship survive?
N**N
Great Collection!
Not only is this book a great collection of nine historical romantic short stories, but it's great for busy people like me. I read each short story in one sitting and still felt satisfied. There's a fantastic variety set in time periods from the American Revolution to the early 1900's. I'll give a quick blurb for each story: 1) "A Bride For A Bargain"- Amanda Barratt Poor Ada McClane agrees to be wealthy Geoffrey Buchanan's pretend fiance. She desperately needs the money for her brother's medical treatments. How much longer can they keep pretending? 2) "Love's Reward"- Susanne Dietz A prank advertisement makes architect Daniel Blair the most eligible bachelor in San Francisco, but he's always had one girl in mind to end his bachelorhood. 3) "A Doctor's Agreement"- Cynthia Hickey To drum up sales for her father's newspaper, a young woman places an ad for a most eligible bachelor lottery to find the town doctor a wife. Little did she know she would be one of the candidates! 4) "The Highwayman"- Shannon McNear Set during American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter becomes enamored by a masked crusader the locals called the Highwayman. An apprentice wagon master wishes he were the object of her affections. Who will she choose? 5) "Four Brides And A Bachelor"- Gabrielle Meyer A missionary minister has five days to choose a wife from a group of four missionary teachers in an 1852 Minnesota mission. Will sensibility or his heart win out? 6)"The Most Ineligible Bachelor In Town"- Connie Stevens Set in 1885 Kansas, a shy postmaster has an unrequited love for a preacher's daughter. Will she ever notice him? 7)"Archeologist's Find"- Erica Vetsch Max is an archeologist who has no interest in matrimony until he meets Ally, an aspiring artist. This one is infused with lots of exotic Egyptology background. 8)" Baker's Dozen"- Gina Welborn Irie has always been in love with Duke, the wealthy son of her mother's employer. Unfortunately, Duke doesn't even notice her. When she's asked to help him find a wife, will her heart be able to withstand it? 9)"The Final Baker Bride"- Kathleen Y'Barbo Set in New Orleans, wealthy Octavia Derby runs away from an arranged marriage. She meets an equally marriage-shy Merritt Baker. A cute story. I enjoyed every one of these short stories. Each author did a good job with the plot and the writing. I highly recommend this book!
A**A
A fantastic collection of eligible bachelors.
A Bride For A Bargain Amanda Barratt Delightful tale (think Prince and the Pauper) of two very different walks of life stumbling across one another and striking a bargain to aid the other. Ada McClane is supporting her ailing brother when she is fired from her job and is struggling to find a way out of her predicament when she runs into one the the richest bachelor in the area. Geoffrey Buchanan has problems of his own with a scheming mother doing all within her power to marry him off. He offers Ada a job to "pretend" to be his fiancé but will the ruse stray into more real territory than either had predicted? Love's Reward Susanne Dietz A ad placed by persons unknown announcing that any lady who can win the heart of architect Daniel Blair kicks off a unique (miss) adventure as the towns young ladies vie for a $1000 cash prize. Meanwhile Daniel has eyes only for childhood sweetheart Josie. A clever little story that doesn't suffer from being of the shorter Novella format and it's author managed to multilayer several complex characters and storyline. It left me chuckling to the end. A Doctor's Agreement Cynthia Hickey Probably my favorite story so far (I'm reviewing each individual one as I read) and will be hard pressed to be beaten. Harlarious scenario as childhood sweethearts end up on opposite sides of a contest with with price marriage. Loved the multitude of characters for a short story to include and the time frame which never felt rushed or too slow. Brillant. The Highwayman Shandon McNeal Loved this Clark Kent/Superman (modern example I could think of) which pits a wagon master who travels by day with his brother and struggles to string two words together around the girl who loves, Sally the innkeepers daughter. But by night he dones the mask of a Highwayman and literally sweeps in to save the day. Sally meanwhile has no idea of the connection between the two and soon is madly in love with said Highwayman and the mystery and danger that brings. A cute little tale which let's the reader in on the plot before the character which I enjoyed. A different time and setting to most of the other stories kept it fresh too. Four Brides and a Bachelor Gabrielle Meyer Another cute story - a old fashioned version of the bachelor tv show meets arranged marriage and that's not a sentence I imagined I'd be tying about this short story. Read it and you'll know what I mean. The Most Ineligible Bachelor in Town Connie Stevens Loved this sweet tale of michah the post and Telegraph operator who had admired his beau from afar but didn't know what to do about it. Not a deeply absorbing take but still a fun little read. The Archaeologist's Find Erica Veatch Another great little tale with a twist. The two protagonists think each other are the Pauper in this prince and pauper style set up. Misunderstanding and miscommunication abound. But you know it'll all work out in the end...somehow. Baker's Dozen Gina Welborn Classic storyline of Duke Baker recently widowed and trying to bring up his daughter and his well meaning father insisting on helping him find a new wife. 12 socialites enter and the choosing begins. But might Duke's choice he closer to home than he could imagine? The Final Baker Bride Kathleen Y'Barbo A cute little tale of initial mistaken identity - she thinks he’s a taxi cab and he’s destined to be her new boss. I loved the starting premise which drew out into a cute little story of two very different people from different walks of life finding common ground. Lovely finale novella.
J**T
Great Book Collection
Fast service, great book, just like new. I love these books that have more than one story in them. And the fact they are good Christian books is an added pleasure. When I start reading these stories I can hardly put the book down. I always look forward to then next book in the collection. Great Seller. Thank You.
S**A
Fun collection of stories.
Great stories! These were quick, easy, and fun to read. I really liked A Bride for A Bargain by Amanda Barratt. It was a fun, sweet story. A Doctor's Agreement by Cynthia Hickey was fun to read as well. Actually, they were all great.
S**Y
Stories from the guys point of view
This was the cutest group of stories I have ever read! As soon as I finished the book I wanted to go back and read each one again. I liked the short length of each one; I read one a night before I fell asleep for the night.
D**S
Good buy! Really interesting plots!
Good book! Amanda Barratt is really good...I wish she would write more books. Very inspired collection!
R**Y
A Treasure Trove of Delightful Romance!
An absolute "treasure trove" of clever, delightful, and quite unique romances, full of chivalry at its best and happy endings deserving of hearty applause. Join nine eligible bachelors traveling very different paths to "meet their match", as you enjoy being introduced to the equally lovely ladies that capture their hearts.
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