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Prescott Brothers #1
Gabriel's Lady
Things Were Different in the Wild West
Amelia Prescott just couldn't believe it when she woke up to find her legs entwined with those of the roguish handsome reprobate, even if he did have more charm than could possible be legal.
Miss Amelia Prescott sure was something, Gabe decided. The Eastern do-gooder who'd braved the frontier to rescue her wayward brother had blossomed beneath the wide Western skies--and miraculously make his own jaded heart begin to thaw..
Amelia Prescott just couldn't believe it when she woke up to find her legs entwined with those of the roguish handsome reprobate, even if he did have more charm than could possible be legal.
Miss Amelia Prescott sure was something, Gabe decided. The Eastern do-gooder who'd braved the frontier to rescue her wayward brother had blossomed beneath the wide Western skies--and miraculously make his own jaded heart begin to thaw..
298 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1996
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Ana Seymour
32 books20 followerspseudonym of Mary Bracho
Ana Seymour's romantic adventures have been published in 11 languages and sold in over 20 countries. Minnesota native Ana Seymour lives in the country near one of her state's fifteen thousand lakes. She was recently named Midwest Fiction Writer of the Year.
Ana Seymour's romantic adventures have been published in 11 languages and sold in over 20 countries. Minnesota native Ana Seymour lives in the country near one of her state's fifteen thousand lakes. She was recently named Midwest Fiction Writer of the Year.
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January 10, 2011
Gabriel Hatch and Amelia Prescott meet on a stage coach headed to Deadwood. Amelia is going to fetch her brother, Parker, home to NYC to take over running their fathers bank as he is ill.
Gabe ends up being Parker's partner on the mine her brother claimed. Amelia wanted to stay away from the man. She was not pleased to know he had won his half of the mine in a card game. Parker & Amelia had been raised to save men from all these types of evils.
As citified as she is, Amelia soon learns to cook and do laundry. During a smallpox epidemic she even learns to put aside her prejudice against the ladies of the evening at Mattie Smith's place.
Not all is happy go lucky in this story. There is death and obstacles between those in love and the big bad saloon owner.
It is a town full of saloons and no law.
Gabe ends up being Parker's partner on the mine her brother claimed. Amelia wanted to stay away from the man. She was not pleased to know he had won his half of the mine in a card game. Parker & Amelia had been raised to save men from all these types of evils.
As citified as she is, Amelia soon learns to cook and do laundry. During a smallpox epidemic she even learns to put aside her prejudice against the ladies of the evening at Mattie Smith's place.
Not all is happy go lucky in this story. There is death and obstacles between those in love and the big bad saloon owner.
It is a town full of saloons and no law.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 16, 2023
Primeiro volume da duologia Prescott Brothers.
As ações não bateram com as caracterizações e nem mesmo com muita força de vontade foi possível elevar a nota desse romance.
Dispensável.
As ações não bateram com as caracterizações e nem mesmo com muita força de vontade foi possível elevar a nota desse romance.
Dispensável.
June 23, 2016
The reason for the rating on this can be summarized by a character study:
Amelia. Heroine. There's a fine line between willfully stupid and TSTL. She treated it like a balance beam. Her brother (unsure if older or younger) ran away from home so she took off after him...to Deadwood. This is the middle of the 19th century. She is neither an orphan, nor a widow. She got one of her father's employees to go with her, but I'm not sure how that's supposed to protect her against indian or gang attacks. Further, her clothing from the description likely needed a lady's maid to assist. Seems awfully modern in her thinking, particularly with regards to her virtue.
Parker. Brother. He's 22 going on 12. His first reaction at seeing his sister was delight, followed by getting pissy because she disapproved of him being in a brothel. His first reaction SHOULD have been horror, as in "what the $#@! are you doing here sis? This is no place for a lady!" and I don't mean the brothel; I mean the town. That pretty much set the tone of his presence in the book. He'd get pissy about something, ride into town, get plastered, gamble with money he didn't have, and visit the brothel where a girl he fancied worked. It was one of these excursions where the saloon owner came to pay him a visit, only to run into sis and proposition her to pay off the brat's debts. Boy wonder was more ticked off that his partner kissed his sister than concerned that his idiocy was endangering her.
Gabe. Hero. He's a former accountant turned gambler after his pregnant wife ran away with some dude with shiny and faked her death. He has no intention of offering for the heroine, but still pursues her. That's ok because she doesn't care about a little ol' thing like virtue (but her future husband might). He's in the process of pushing her away when his wife shows up from the grave.
Morgan. body guard of sorts. Mostly useless. Also an early proponent of gun control evidently. He's a big dude but is afraid to fight.
Mattie. Madame with a heart of gold
Big Jim Driscoll. Bad guy. Not implicitly said but likely the dude with shiny who lured Gabe's wife away. Owns local saloon, shantytown, and plays mob boss.
Samantha. wife. She's spent the past 10 years being a ho. Informs Gabe that he's a father. Tells him if he divorces her, he'll never find the kid.
And a few other minor characters.
The supposed kid never appears, and is only known about 50 or so pages from the end.
Amelia. Heroine. There's a fine line between willfully stupid and TSTL. She treated it like a balance beam. Her brother (unsure if older or younger) ran away from home so she took off after him...to Deadwood. This is the middle of the 19th century. She is neither an orphan, nor a widow. She got one of her father's employees to go with her, but I'm not sure how that's supposed to protect her against indian or gang attacks. Further, her clothing from the description likely needed a lady's maid to assist. Seems awfully modern in her thinking, particularly with regards to her virtue.
Parker. Brother. He's 22 going on 12. His first reaction at seeing his sister was delight, followed by getting pissy because she disapproved of him being in a brothel. His first reaction SHOULD have been horror, as in "what the $#@! are you doing here sis? This is no place for a lady!" and I don't mean the brothel; I mean the town. That pretty much set the tone of his presence in the book. He'd get pissy about something, ride into town, get plastered, gamble with money he didn't have, and visit the brothel where a girl he fancied worked. It was one of these excursions where the saloon owner came to pay him a visit, only to run into sis and proposition her to pay off the brat's debts. Boy wonder was more ticked off that his partner kissed his sister than concerned that his idiocy was endangering her.
Gabe. Hero. He's a former accountant turned gambler after his pregnant wife ran away with some dude with shiny and faked her death. He has no intention of offering for the heroine, but still pursues her. That's ok because she doesn't care about a little ol' thing like virtue (but her future husband might). He's in the process of pushing her away when his wife shows up from the grave.
Morgan. body guard of sorts. Mostly useless. Also an early proponent of gun control evidently. He's a big dude but is afraid to fight.
Mattie. Madame with a heart of gold
Big Jim Driscoll. Bad guy. Not implicitly said but likely the dude with shiny who lured Gabe's wife away. Owns local saloon, shantytown, and plays mob boss.
Samantha. wife. She's spent the past 10 years being a ho. Informs Gabe that he's a father. Tells him if he divorces her, he'll never find the kid.
And a few other minor characters.
The supposed kid never appears, and is only known about 50 or so pages from the end.
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