Series: McKinnie Mail Order Brides
Author: Ciara Knight
Genre: Sweet Historical Romance
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Elizabeth McKinnie will no longer accept men ruling her life. After the Civil War devastated her family home and having no way to survive, Elizabeth accepts one of the mail-order bride proposals presented to her and her sisters. She chooses a man who promises to treat her as an equal. Her sister convinces her to switch suitors, proclaiming the weather in Texas would be more suitable for Elizabeth’s weak lungs. Agreeing, she heads west to meet the mysterious cattle baron she knows little about.
Jeb Clayton grew up as a poor son of a drunkard. He has worked his entire life to ensure he never starves again. He is a man who understands cows better than women, especially after watching the fairer sex manipulate his father into an early grave. Still, he begrudgingly agrees to marry a sturdy bride to produce sons who can help build his ranch into an empire. Yet, what he sees getting off the stagecoach is a whisper-of-a-woman with undesirable birthing hips.
When Elizabeth’s and Jeb’s futures are threatened will they join forces, or will their bitterness be their end?
Momma Says: 4 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don't read much historical fiction because the creative license taken often veers way off from historical facts. However, this one is set in time period when women were often forced out of their traditional roles and had to take extreme actions just to survive. So, while you probably wouldn't have found many, if any, women doing the things Elizabeth does, it makes you feel good to think they might have, and certainly gives you reason to smile. Jeb, on the other hand, frustrated me to no end with his comparisons between women and cows, even the ones he didn't voice, but he's still an entertaining character and he does show tremendous growth as the story progresses. I did enjoy Elizabeth standing up for herself with him, and the ways she shows him just how strong she is. I haven't read the earlier books in this series, but I had no problem following the story in this one. So, while I can't speak about its predecessors, Love On the Ranch is an entertaining story about love, hardship, and finding family where you least expect it.
Ciara Knight is a USA Today bestselling and Maggie Award-winning author who 'battles for love one book at a time'. Her popular sweet romance series, Sweetwater County (rated for all audiences), takes readers into small town romance full of family trials, friendly competition, and community love. If you are looking for a little more adventure, check out her historical western romances with a little grit and a lot of romance. When not pounding away on her keyboard with her dog at her feet and her two cats in her lap, Ciara loves to travel, watch her boys play ball, and gets lost for hours in her favorite place, Ciaraland.
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