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Colorado Bride
Carrie Simpson had been warned-the rough country of Colorado is no place for a gently reared Southern lady. Nevertheless, she is determined to make her own way as the new manager of a stage station. There is only one problem -- the husband she said was on his way would never arrive. — The one thing Lucas Barrow doesn't need is another distraction -- and Carrie Simpson definitely fit in that category. She doesn't belong out in the wilderness. And where is this elusive husband she claims to have? Lucas can't help imagining what it would be like to make her his Colorado Bride.
383 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 1990
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March 3, 2011
In 1868 Carrie Simpson tries to make a new life for herself as the new manager of a Colorado stage station, hiding a secret about a husband that will never make an appearance. And she is certainly not attracted to a drifter with no goals in life. Lucas Barrow has a few secrets of his own and is determined not to tell any of them to someone who is definitely a fish out of water in a rugged country. Greenwood pulls off a good western with his usual great first and secondary characters.
June 29, 2012
The Kindle edition is full of typos which makes the book an exercise in interpretive reading. With over 50 books to the author's credit, I hope this isn't his finest writing (which I would normally expect a Kindle freebie to show). My suggestion - try the paperbacks at the library before spending any money on the author.
April 2, 2020
I've read most of Leigh Greenwood's work and have generally enjoyed all the stories. Both the seven brides series and the cowboys series I have thoroughly enjoyed.
While I enjoyed the story of Colorado Bride and it was nice to see another example of a strong female character and a strong male character interacting, the number of errors in the Kindle version of this book were off putting. There were so many cases of errors in the book that felt like an optical character recognition engine just couldn't recognize the written text, that it actually impacted my enjoyment. Generally I can forgive a few errors since it's really hard to ensure that there are no errors at all in a book of this length, but in this case, there were just too many.
Still an enjoyable book, but I wish a good proofreader had been employed.
While I enjoyed the story of Colorado Bride and it was nice to see another example of a strong female character and a strong male character interacting, the number of errors in the Kindle version of this book were off putting. There were so many cases of errors in the book that felt like an optical character recognition engine just couldn't recognize the written text, that it actually impacted my enjoyment. Generally I can forgive a few errors since it's really hard to ensure that there are no errors at all in a book of this length, but in this case, there were just too many.
Still an enjoyable book, but I wish a good proofreader had been employed.
May 10, 2021
Another Great Read
As usual a very good book. I have read a lot of his books and always enjoy them. Hope he writes another series.
As usual a very good book. I have read a lot of his books and always enjoy them. Hope he writes another series.
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February 15, 2016Historical Western
388p Carrie Simpson had been warned 13 the rough country of Colorado was no place for a gently reared Southern lady, Nevertheless, she was determined to make her own way as the new manager of a stage station, feeding weary travelers and hitching their horses, There was only one problem 13 the husband she said was on his way would never arrive, And Carrie knew it was only a matter of time before someone figured out her secret.
The one thing Lucas Barrow didn 19t need was another distraction 13 and Carrie Simpson definitely fit in that category. With her smooth skin and creamy complexion, she didn 19t belong out in the wilderness. And where was this elusive husband she claimed to have? If Carrie were his wife, he 19d never let her out of his sight. And even though Luca knew it could never be, he Couldn 19t help imagining what it would be like to make her his beautiful 26 Colorado Bride.
388p Carrie Simpson had been warned 13 the rough country of Colorado was no place for a gently reared Southern lady, Nevertheless, she was determined to make her own way as the new manager of a stage station, feeding weary travelers and hitching their horses, There was only one problem 13 the husband she said was on his way would never arrive, And Carrie knew it was only a matter of time before someone figured out her secret.
The one thing Lucas Barrow didn 19t need was another distraction 13 and Carrie Simpson definitely fit in that category. With her smooth skin and creamy complexion, she didn 19t belong out in the wilderness. And where was this elusive husband she claimed to have? If Carrie were his wife, he 19d never let her out of his sight. And even though Luca knew it could never be, he Couldn 19t help imagining what it would be like to make her his beautiful 26 Colorado Bride.
July 9, 2012
I got this free from Amazon.
This was an okay book. I was amazed to learn that it was written by a man. I liked Carrie but she was a little to obstinate for me and the authors descriptions of her were off. I felt there were times when he didn't even know his own character and that he contradicted himself.
Luke was okay for me. I don't think the author took enough time with his character. Or not as much time and he seemed to dwell on Carrie and her inner thoughts.
What I liked about the book was the banter between the two main characters and the supporting characters, Jake and Katie.
I felt the mystery of the book was weak because it took a long time getting there. The book was slow. Nothing much happened and it just quite dull.
Overall, it was interesting to read a book of this genre written by a man. But the book ended up to be nothing very special and was just okay.
This was an okay book. I was amazed to learn that it was written by a man. I liked Carrie but she was a little to obstinate for me and the authors descriptions of her were off. I felt there were times when he didn't even know his own character and that he contradicted himself.
Luke was okay for me. I don't think the author took enough time with his character. Or not as much time and he seemed to dwell on Carrie and her inner thoughts.
What I liked about the book was the banter between the two main characters and the supporting characters, Jake and Katie.
I felt the mystery of the book was weak because it took a long time getting there. The book was slow. Nothing much happened and it just quite dull.
Overall, it was interesting to read a book of this genre written by a man. But the book ended up to be nothing very special and was just okay.
November 23, 2011
Wow. I really enjoyed the characters, and the plot. But for some reason I found the narration very jumpy. Maybe it was well written, but I kept stopping. and kept stopping. My fiancee urged me to finish the book, saying that reading a romance book from a male author (which was a first for me) would be a fresh experience. It was. But never again. :)
July 20, 2014
3*** A good western romance. The heroine is a spitfire who is on her way to run a staging station before her husband is supposed to join her. The stage line has had gold stolen and the horse wrangler is undercover to find the men who did it. The story gets a bit slow in places and certainly needs a better proof reader. Over all worth reading but could be better
August 24, 2013
If you enjoy books where the heroine can take care of herself or put a man to shame…this book is for you.
Carrie is a strong willed woman who fights for everything she wants-including the man.
My favorite characters were Katie and Jake-they just couldn't stop the bickering no matter what crossed their paths.
I will definitely look for more books by this author.
Carrie is a strong willed woman who fights for everything she wants-including the man.
My favorite characters were Katie and Jake-they just couldn't stop the bickering no matter what crossed their paths.
I will definitely look for more books by this author.
July 23, 2012
For me, this book took too long to get moving. I read a lot of books, so it really has to hold my interest, and this one just never captured it. It has other good reviews, so I'm guessing maybe it gets better, but I had to stop and move on.
August 15, 2013
Needed some editing, at one point the spelling was so bad for a word that I wasn't sure what it was supposed to be. But, I think it was a really good book and had some nice plot twists. Has an old feel because of the time period and setting.
November 1, 2012
I struggled to finish this book only because I was busy.
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