Bride of the High Country
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Kaki Warner’s newest novel in the series about unlikely brides who make their way west—and find love where they least expect it… Margaret Hamilton escaped the Irish slums of Five Points as the ward of a wealthy Manhattan widow, but only marriage can make her future secure. Railroad mogul Doyle Kerrigan needs a well-connected wife. It seems a perfect match...until a shocking revelation sends her fleeing from the wedding reception. Desperate to make a fresh start, Margaret takes on a new identity and heads West, finally stopping in Heartbreak Creek, Colorado, a dying mining town of little interest to anyone. Here, she finds new purpose, beloved friends to replace the family she’s lost, and a home at last. But two men from Margaret’s past are on her trail. One is seeking vengeance, the other truth. When they both arrive in Heartbreak Creek, she must choose between the town she has come to love, and the man who might finally capture her heart….
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First half was a four-star historical romance, second half was a disjointed two-star mess as the author tried awkwardly to integrate the third “runaway bride” narrative with the occurrences of the two previous novels. As a result, the romance was abruptly shortchanged. Which was a shame, because I liked Lucinda and Tait and would have liked greater depth to their love story.
Although there were four runaway brides introduced in the first book of the series, it looks like noble half-black Prudence and noble half-Native American Thomas may not get their own novel, which may be just as well. Those two are portrayed so stiltingly and patronizingly I doubt I could endure 300 pages of them.
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3 primary booksRunaway Brides is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Amy Sandas and Kaki Warner.
