jjares reviewed on 3/13/2015 + 3289 more book reviews

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This plot device has been used before but Ruth Langan added an interesting wrinkle or two. Izzy McCree has arrived to marry her mail-order groom only to find that he did not send for her. One of the children wrote.

Soon, Izzy and Matt marry but she has some serious problems with men. Matt, in disgust, orders the stagecoach to pick her up on their next run (the stagecoach travels infrequently in that area).

Izzy is particularly good with the children, who are starved for attention and some mothering. Matt is a good man but rather rough around the edges. One of the children suggests that Matt court his new wife; Matt is appalled by the idea. He works long hours just to keep the children fed. We know hes a concerned father because the children are resourceful, polite and support each other emotionally.

This story comes to life with the twists and turns that Matt, Izzy and the children face. Im glad I had the chance to read this book.

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