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Other titles in the McKettrick Cowboys Trilogy series:

  1. High Country Bride
  2. McKettrick's Choice
  3. McKettrick's Heart
  4. Shotgun Bride

Secondhand Bride (McKettrick Cowboys Trilogy)

by Linda Lael Miller

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

To win his father's ranch, a hard-living cowboy settles down and takes a wife — another man's wife!

The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield. No sooner had he and the pretty schoolteacher tied the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married! After a major dustup with Chloe in a Tombstone barroom, an irate Jeb hightails it back to the Triple M Ranch, certain that his chances of winning the spread in a marriage race with his brothers are dashed.

Now Chloe has come to Indian Rock, hoping to find her beloved uncle John and a much-needed teaching post. But when she unexpectedly crosses paths with Jeb, her rage — and passion — flare even stronger than back in Tombstone. Chloe never intended to mislead Jeb about her previous marriage to a scoundrel of a man. But when she finds out Jeb needs a bride and a baby in order to inherit the Triple M, she is livid.

Learning to trust will be the hardest part of this mixed-up marriage — until a stagecoach robbery and the return of a dangerous stranger prove to Jeb and Chloe that they need each other to love and honor as long as they both shall live.

Review:

"Set in 1880s Arizona Territory, the final installment in Miller's McKettrick Cowboys trilogy (High Country Bride; Shotgun Bride) finds the short-tempered McKettrick brothers still squabbling and still vying for ownership of the Triple M ranch, which their father, Angus, will give to the first son who marries and provides him with a grandchild. For youngest son, Jeb, the ranch is the one thing in the world that he holds most dear, so with both his older brothers already wed, Jed needs to move it or lose it. A quick marriage to schoolteacher Chloe Wakefield gets him in the race, but when he hears that his new bride already has a husband, he hightails it back to the ranch instead of sticking around to learn the truth. But Chloe, reputation in shreds, isn't about to go down without a fight. The romance between Jeb and Chloe runs lukewarm, but Miller succeeds in drawing a compelling picture of 19th-century ranch life populated with flawed but genuinely likable characters. Prose as bright as moonlight on the prairie keeps the pages turning, and a perfect, if highly improbable, ending ties things up nicely. Still, the story has an unfinished feel, leaving readers to wonder if a spinoff involving Angus's long-lost son Luke and his daughter, Lizzy, is in the works. Agent, Irene Goodman. (Dec.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

Romantic TimesYou'll adore the McKettricks....

Synopsis:

"One of the finest American writers in the genre" ("Romantic Times") delivers the stunning conclusion to her McKettrick Cowboys trilogy featuring three sexy cowboys and their unsuspecting brides. Original.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780743422758
Author:
Miller, Linda Lael
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Subject:
Romance - Historical
Subject:
Romance - Western
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Western stories
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B101
Series:
McKettrick Cowboys Trilogy
Series Volume:
3
Publication Date:
December 2004
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
6.94x4.50x1.01 in. .47 lbs.

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