Six days on a stagecoach - driven by the devil himself! What with the ruts and the potholes, Tess McKinley has been bumped, bruised, scraped and scratched until she's ready to scream - and she hasn't had a wink of sleep. Next stop: Butte, Montana. Tess can't wait to sink into the biggest bed she's ever seen. Sweet slumber at last...and the rugged angel in the black Stetson must be a dream...No, Gabe Calloway is a flesh-and-blood man. And he can't imagine what a proper Boston lady like Tess is doing way out West. All right - so she saw an ad for hard-working, honest ranchers in need of wives. That doesn't mean Gabe's looking to get hitched. He's tempted to send her back - but there's something about beautiful Tess that just melts his heart - and makes him want to share his home on the range...
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By Deborah MacGillivray
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Here Comes the Bride is a delightful book from first time writer Laura Drewry. In a time when other publishers are crying the historical romance is dead, Zebra Books has really ignored the naysayers and are putting out a wide range of historical fiction. Such as Kate Rothwell's wonderful books set in Gaslight New York, Loving Mercy by Teresa Bodwell - a good old-fashioned Western, and now Drewry's book that takes us to Montana.
It's a high-spirited tale of a Boston lass, Tess Kinley. When Tess gets nervous she rambles at a head-spinning pace. She is simply a fun heroine that will keep the readers smiling as she
takes on the west. When her father announces he has arranged her marriage to a Boston lawyers, Tess takes a powder. She believes in love and happily-ever-after (HEA to romance writers!) so she runs away. She has dreamt of living in the country, so she heads to the big sky to see what life has to offer. She ends up at the ranch of Gabe Calloway through a series of misadventures that has Tess talking a blue streak. One look at Gabe and she decides the name fits because he's her angel. She's ready for love and the HEA, only Gabe is not so ready for such things.
Poor Gabe is not entirely sure what to make of Tess. He is determined not to lose his heart to the jabber box, having been down that road before and had his heart broken. Tess' claims to want to live in the country doesn't help matters, because the first woman left him for the big city. He expects Tess to do likewise. However, Tess really does adapt and come to love
Montana.
But there are more complications in Tess winning Gabe's heart, such as the man her father had arranged a marriage with showing up and a neighbour who really hates Gabe.
Zebra is also to be applauded in letting the writer have the room (word count) to fully realise this charming tale. This is the first book from Ms. Drewry, but without a doubt won't be her last.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A terrific debut!
April 20 2005
By proreader
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved this charming western historical! Tess is an engaging heroine, the plot moves along quickly, the romance is compelling and rewarding, and I found the hero to be a realistic, satisfying alpha male. I'll be looking for more books by Laura Drewry!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
very enjoyable first book
May 18 2005
By Shanna MacIain
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
this writer's first book shows a lot of promise. I particularly delighted in the heroine's inability to stop talking when she was upset. This was so 'real'.
I look forward to Drewy's next book. In a period where the Western seems to be overlooked it's good to see new fresh voice.
I look forward to Drewy's next book. In a period where the Western seems to be overlooked it's good to see new fresh voice.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable and funny tale
April 20 2005
By booksforabuck
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
When her father arranges her marriage to a Boston lawyer, Tess Kinley flees. She believes in marrying for love and she'll never love the lawyer. She's also dreamed of living in the country so she runs away and heads west. By the time she ends up in Gabe Calloway's ranch, she's exhausted, filthy, and been won and lost in a poker game. She takes one look at Gabe (Gabriel), decides he's her angel, and falls in love.
Gabe has no idea what to do with this strange woman who drops into his life and disrupts it completely. One thing for sure, though, he's not going to lose his heart to her. He's already fallen for a woman who claimed to love the country but then decided that the city was the only way she could get what she really needs. Tess may claim to love the land, but she only knows about it from her books. Gabe is certain that no city-woman can ever endure the hardships of Montana territory. Since his own mother gave up her life trying to have a baby far from doctors and medical care, he wouldn't want Tess to stay even if she would. He's had too much loss in his life and Tess looks like another coming up.
Tess realizes that she cannot control Gabriel's love--but the longer she spends in Montana, the less she wants to return to the city. Even if she can't spend her life with Gabriel, she wants to spend it here.
Although Tess doesn't think of herself as beautiful, that doesn't mean she isn't sought after--by other men in Montana, but also by the man who was intended to be her husband back in Boston. Living a quiet life in Montana isn't going to be an easy option for her--and having a woman who sets his blood on fire isn't an easy option for Gabe. But only if he can overcome the wounds from his past can he save himself--and Tess.
Author Laura Drewry spins a warm-hearted romance. Gabe and Tess are perfect for each other--he serious and concerned with consequences, she good-hearted but with an inclination to run off at the mouth when nervous and impulsive (an amusing moment comes when she fantasizes about a child with Gabe's looks and her common sense). Strong secondary characters, including Gabe's brother Bart, the neighboring ranchers who despise Gabe, and Rosa, the housekeeper add to the story's texture.
I would have liked to see the adventure side of the story more fully integrated into the romance rather than coming largely after the romantic resolution, but HERE COMES THE BRIDE is an enjoyable and funny tale.
Gabe has no idea what to do with this strange woman who drops into his life and disrupts it completely. One thing for sure, though, he's not going to lose his heart to her. He's already fallen for a woman who claimed to love the country but then decided that the city was the only way she could get what she really needs. Tess may claim to love the land, but she only knows about it from her books. Gabe is certain that no city-woman can ever endure the hardships of Montana territory. Since his own mother gave up her life trying to have a baby far from doctors and medical care, he wouldn't want Tess to stay even if she would. He's had too much loss in his life and Tess looks like another coming up.
Tess realizes that she cannot control Gabriel's love--but the longer she spends in Montana, the less she wants to return to the city. Even if she can't spend her life with Gabriel, she wants to spend it here.
Although Tess doesn't think of herself as beautiful, that doesn't mean she isn't sought after--by other men in Montana, but also by the man who was intended to be her husband back in Boston. Living a quiet life in Montana isn't going to be an easy option for her--and having a woman who sets his blood on fire isn't an easy option for Gabe. But only if he can overcome the wounds from his past can he save himself--and Tess.
Author Laura Drewry spins a warm-hearted romance. Gabe and Tess are perfect for each other--he serious and concerned with consequences, she good-hearted but with an inclination to run off at the mouth when nervous and impulsive (an amusing moment comes when she fantasizes about a child with Gabe's looks and her common sense). Strong secondary characters, including Gabe's brother Bart, the neighboring ranchers who despise Gabe, and Rosa, the housekeeper add to the story's texture.
I would have liked to see the adventure side of the story more fully integrated into the romance rather than coming largely after the romantic resolution, but HERE COMES THE BRIDE is an enjoyable and funny tale.
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