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Frontier Bride
Hannah Forrester's Life Did Not Belong To HerA contract of indenture saw to that. But no one owned her soul, and Ethan Reed knew instinctively that she was the one woman who belonged by his side, for now and forever.
Rugged as the frontier he roamed, Ethan had left his mark on Hannah's heart. Yet, though he'd guided her through a new land of wonder, she knew his rambling ways could only lead her astray.
Rugged as the frontier he roamed, Ethan had left his mark on Hannah's heart. Yet, though he'd guided her through a new land of wonder, she knew his rambling ways could only lead her astray.
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First published April 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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July 10, 2026
Rating: 3.5 (rounded down) / 5
Unfortunately, the further along I read into this book, the more it failed to convince me of why the romance between Ethan and Hannah was something earned.
For one thing, it takes too long to develop. A lot of Ethan's fascination with Hannah comes from lust, after all, and Hannah's own fascination with Ethan isn't far off. They do make a great team together and have some chemistry, but the fact that that chemistry relies on physical attraction and that Ethan stoutly holds onto the "not the marrying type" bullshit for so long just doesn't cut it with me.
Additionally, Hannah herself is quite a problem. As is eventually pointed out to her, she uses the fact of her indenture to hide behind, so that she doesn't actually have to make any decisions about her life for the future and deal with life's problems. Hannah's mother had her out of wedlock with a man who abandoned her, so of course Hannah is distrustful of just what same thing. However, Hannah also recognizes that she "gives in to her own lust" with Ethan, and yet even I'm confused by why she doesn't just pick a side when it comes to regretting or not regretting being with Ethan.
And again, all of this takes a while to develop, as a lot of it is just descriptions of travelling and the hardships of pioneering in the late 1700s.
Of course, the other problem I have is the "will they won't they" to commitment, but seeing as Ethan's fine just leaving Hannah for three months at a time with the settler families and whatnot, I don't really buy into it that she wormed her way into her heart that much because, call me a romantic, but if you really love someone, you can't stay away from them for that long.
So...overall, strong start and strong premise, but the execution is as choppy as the rivers of the Ohio, so...*shrugs*.
Unfortunately, the further along I read into this book, the more it failed to convince me of why the romance between Ethan and Hannah was something earned.
For one thing, it takes too long to develop. A lot of Ethan's fascination with Hannah comes from lust, after all, and Hannah's own fascination with Ethan isn't far off. They do make a great team together and have some chemistry, but the fact that that chemistry relies on physical attraction and that Ethan stoutly holds onto the "not the marrying type" bullshit for so long just doesn't cut it with me.
Additionally, Hannah herself is quite a problem. As is eventually pointed out to her, she uses the fact of her indenture to hide behind, so that she doesn't actually have to make any decisions about her life for the future and deal with life's problems. Hannah's mother had her out of wedlock with a man who abandoned her, so of course Hannah is distrustful of just what same thing. However, Hannah also recognizes that she "gives in to her own lust" with Ethan, and yet even I'm confused by why she doesn't just pick a side when it comes to regretting or not regretting being with Ethan.
And again, all of this takes a while to develop, as a lot of it is just descriptions of travelling and the hardships of pioneering in the late 1700s.
Of course, the other problem I have is the "will they won't they" to commitment, but seeing as Ethan's fine just leaving Hannah for three months at a time with the settler families and whatnot, I don't really buy into it that she wormed her way into her heart that much because, call me a romantic, but if you really love someone, you can't stay away from them for that long.
So...overall, strong start and strong premise, but the execution is as choppy as the rivers of the Ohio, so...*shrugs*.
January 21, 2019
Frontier Bride gets a 1.5 review.
It was an interesting concept - an indentured servant traveled with a family and several others in order to establish a new settlement along the lush Destiny River, in the state of Ohio in 1762.
The fact of the matter was that every single man - be it settler, Aboriginal, soldier etc... was attracted to Hannah. It was just rather unrealistic that every man within 100 miles had an interest in the heroine. In fact Hannah was "courting" two men at somewhat at the same time throughout the novel... but then it became sort of a love - square (triangle) with two men and another woman. Yep. A lot of characters were involved in this romance story.
Glad this particular novel is over and I am looking forward to my next read!
It was an interesting concept - an indentured servant traveled with a family and several others in order to establish a new settlement along the lush Destiny River, in the state of Ohio in 1762.
The fact of the matter was that every single man - be it settler, Aboriginal, soldier etc... was attracted to Hannah. It was just rather unrealistic that every man within 100 miles had an interest in the heroine. In fact Hannah was "courting" two men at somewhat at the same time throughout the novel... but then it became sort of a love - square (triangle) with two men and another woman. Yep. A lot of characters were involved in this romance story.
Glad this particular novel is over and I am looking forward to my next read!
April 14, 2018
This was so disappointing. I would've given this one star because the hero was a piece of shit, but I bumped up the rating because I thought the heroine was nice. I honestly can't understand why Hannah wants to be with that selfish jerk. I want a hero that wants to spend forever with his heroine, and is willing to fight for her.
November 16, 2023
Começou com um casal, passou para um triângulo amoroso, me perdi quando formou um quadrângulo.
November 19, 2023
What a great book
November 23, 2014
For being relatively short, some of these Harlequin Historicals are really pretty good and this is one of those. I'm a huge fan of frontier romances and there are not many writers who go there these days, so I'm always on the lookout for older books featuring the 18th century, frontier setting in the US. This story finds a group of settlers heading out of Philadelphia. The heroine is an indentured servant who finds that she is is sought after by both her "master" who has recently lost his wife and the rugged, ex Army guide. While very different, the author does a nice job of giving both men much to recommend them and this creates a good bit of tension in terms of who the heroine will end up with. For a short book, there were some nice historical touches to this one and the romantic elements, while nothing new, were handled well. I enjoyed the book and will certainly look for other titles by Seymour.
September 25, 2009
Western
August 7, 2019
Nudný příběh, nudní hrdinové
Spousta překlepů, chybí čárky v oslovení, např. str. 10, 11, 20, 21, 40, 55 atd.
Nelogicky střídá tykání/vykání (str. 30,31).
s. 65 „hašlerky“ v USA v roce 1764?
Spousta překlepů, chybí čárky v oslovení, např. str. 10, 11, 20, 21, 40, 55 atd.
Nelogicky střídá tykání/vykání (str. 30,31).
s. 65 „hašlerky“ v USA v roce 1764?
June 8, 2017
I believe the year this was supposed to take place in was off. it was more like 1800's
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April 6, 2017This book has been a favorite for years. I can't count how many times I've read it. Truly a wonderful story.
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